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The Vermont Statutes Online

The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 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.

Title 12 : Court Procedure

Chapter 085 : Costs

(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 2152)
  • § 2152. Penalty for taxing or taking illegal costs or fees

    A clerk of a court who, in taxing costs, knowingly includes a greater sum than is provided for by law, or a person practicing before a court who knowingly makes up, takes, or receives a greater sum in costs than is provided for by law, or a person who knowingly receives greater fees than the law provides, shall pay to the person aggrieved 10 times such excess, to be recovered with costs in an action of tort on this statute.