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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RESTRICTED EXEMPTIONS
(Cite as: 32 V.S.A. § 3840)
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§ 3840. Charitable and fraternal organizations
When a society or body of persons associated for a charitable purpose, in whole or
in part, including fraternal organizations, volunteer fire, and ambulance or rescue
companies, owns real estate used exclusively for the purposes of such society, body,
or organization, such real estate may be exempted from taxation, either in whole or
in part, for a period not exceeding 10 years, if the town so votes. Upon the expiration
of such exemption, a town may vote additional periods of exemption not exceeding five
years each. (Amended 1961, No. 24, eff. March 17, 1961; 1975, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)