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
005
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DISCHARGE FROM IMPRISONMENT; POOR DEBTORS
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 3689)
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§ 3689. Application for discharge; hearing; oath
When the petition is granted, after the time fixed by the court or justice, the prisoner
may apply to the commissioners of jail delivery in the county for a discharge from
imprisonment. After giving notice to the opposite party before such examination,
as provided in other cases in this chapter, if they find on examination that such
person has not property, except his or her wearing apparel, exceeding $20.00, the
commissioners shall administer to him or her the following oath:
“You solemnly swear that you have not estate, real or personal, exceeding $20.00,
except your wearing apparel, and that you have not disposed of any of your property
for the purpose of defrauding the complainant in the proceedings on which you are
committed. So help you God.”