The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 127 : Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 4017)-
§ 4017. Agent’s liability
An agent who violates this chapter is liable to the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the amount required to:
(1) restore the value of the principal’s property to what it would have been had the violation not occurred;
(2) reimburse the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the attorney’s fees and costs paid on the agent’s behalf;
(3) reimburse the reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the principal or the principal’s successor in interest in pursuing rectification of the violation by the agent; and
(4) pay such other amounts, damages, costs, or expenses that the court may award. (Added 2023, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)
