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Title 27 : Property
Chapter 005 : Conveyance of Real Estate
Subchapter 003 : Recording
(Cite as: 27 V.S.A. § 407)-
§ 407. Commitment of vendor for refusal
When such person does not show sufficient cause for omitting to procure his or her deed to be recorded, the judge shall sentence him or her to jail, there to remain until he or she procures it to be recorded and pays the costs of the complaint and commitment. Either party may appeal from the decision of such judge as provided in this chapter. Such person shall also be further liable for damages to the party whose right or title is affected in an action on this statute. (Amended 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 89, eff. April 9, 1974.)
