The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 32 : Taxation and Finance
Chapter 133 : Assessment and Collection of Taxes
Subchapter 009 : Delinquent Taxes
(Cite as: 32 V.S.A. § 5226)-
§ 5226. Presumption of lawful assessment
Except as otherwise provided in sections 5224-5226 and 5291 of this title, a tax bill regular on its face that has been theretofore placed for collection in the hands of the treasurer, collector of taxes, or other officer designated by law to collect the same, in a town or municipality within it so bringing suit, shall be prima facie evidence that the taxes therein standing against the name of the defendant were lawfully assessed against him or her.
