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 24 : Municipal and County Government
Chapter 005 : County Officers; Powers and Duties
Subchapter 001 : ASSISTANT JUDGES
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 136)-
§ 136. Actions by and against county; process; attorney
Actions in which a county is the party in interest shall be brought by or against the county, and service of process against a county shall be made by leaving copies with the county clerk or county treasurer. The assistant judges may appoint an attorney to prosecute or defend actions in which the county is a party. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 198, eff. March 29, 1972.)