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Statutes› Title 32› Chapter 121› § 3485

Title 32 : Taxation and Finance

Chapter 121 : General Provisions

Subchapter 004 : Miscellaneous

(Cite as: 32 V.S.A. § 3485)

  • § 3485. Records to be kept relating to deeds and mortgages

    [Subsection (a) effective until July 1, 2031; see also subsection (a) effective July 1, 2031, set out below.]

    (a) Annually on April 1, town clerks shall furnish the listers with copies of the property tax returns filed by the clerk under section 9610 of this title relating to deeds that were filed for record during the year ending on the first day of such month. However, upon request in writing by the listers, on or before the 15th day of each month, town clerks shall furnish the listers with copies of the property transfer tax returns to deeds that were filed for record during the next preceding calendar month.

    [Subsection (a) effective July 1, 2031; see also subsection (a) effective until July 1, 2031, set out above.]

    (a) Annually on January 1, municipal clerks shall furnish the listers with copies of the property tax returns filed by the clerk under section 9610 of this title relating to deeds that were filed for record during the year ending on the first day of such month. However, upon request in writing by the listers, on or before the 15th day of each month, municipal clerks shall furnish the listers with copies of the property transfer tax returns to deeds that were filed for record during the next preceding calendar month.

    [Subsection (b) effective until July 1, 2031; see also subsection (b) effective July 1, 2031, set out below.]

    (b) Failure on the part of the town clerk to furnish the copies required under subsection (a) of this section shall not render the town liable in damages to any person. A town clerk who willfully fails to furnish the copies required under subsection (a) of this section shall be fined $10.00 for each offense.

    [Subsection (b) effective July 1, 2031; see also subsection (b) effective until July 1, 2031, set out above.]

    (b) Failure on the part of the municipal clerk to furnish the copies required under subsection (a) of this section shall not render the town liable in damages to any person. A municipal clerk who willfully fails to furnish the copies required under subsection (a) of this section shall be fined $10.00 for each offense. (Amended 1959, No. 21, eff. March 6, 1959; 1995, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 512, eff. July 1, 2022; 2025, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. July 1, 2031.)