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
002
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DUTIES OF LISTERS
(Cite as: 32 V.S.A. § 3431)
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§ 3431. Lister’s oath
(a) Each lister shall take and subscribe and file in the town clerk’s office, before entering
upon the duties of his or her office, the following oath; and the oath as subscribed
shall be recorded in the town clerk’s office:
“I, _______ , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will appraise all the personal and real property
subject to taxation in the town (or city) of ____________ , so far as required by law, at its fair market value, will list the same without
discrimination on a proportionate basis of such value for the grand list of such town
(or city), will set the same in the grand list of such town (or city) at one per cent
of the listed value and will faithfully discharge all the duties imposed upon me by
law. So help me God.” (or, “under the pains and penalties of perjury.”)
(b) When the listers violate such oath, they shall each be guilty of perjury and punished
accordingly.