The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 2139)
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§ 2139. Tender of confession of judgment
When a debtor, before or after an action is commenced, tenders to the creditor or
to his or her agent or attorney holding the obligation or account against such debtor,
a confession of judgment before a district judge for the amount of the debt and costs
then accrued, and such tender is refused, the creditor shall not recover the costs
made after such tender in procuring judgment for his or her debt. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 9, 1974.)