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.
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 1159)
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§ 1159. Indorsement of time of receiving instruments
(a) An instrument shall be deemed recorded when the town clerk:
(1) receives the instrument, the recording fee provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1671, and all supporting documents required by statute; and
(2) indorses a certificate of the date and time of reception on the instrument.
(b) Within three days following the date an instrument is indorsed, the clerk shall enter
the name or names of the parties, the type of instrument, the date of the instrument,
and the date and time of recording in a day book, printed index, or digital index
that is open to public inspection. A town clerk may extend the time for entering the
information for good cause shown, including reasons related to illness or absence
of the clerk. (Amended 2019, No. 38, § 9.)