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.
Subchapter
002
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ARREST IN ACTIONS FOUNDED ON CONTRACT
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 3521)
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§ 3521. Imprisonment for debt abolished
No person shall be arrested or imprisoned on mesne process. No person shall be arrested
or imprisoned on an execution or by other means to enforce a judgment in any civil
action for money damages. Notwithstanding the provisions herein, the court shall
have full power to punish for contempt. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 96, eff. March 29, 1972; 1979, No. 67, § 1, eff. date, see note set out below.)