Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 2736
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 2736
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
§ 2736. Penalty for not paying to creditor
An officer who, on demand, does not pay to the creditor in an execution, his or her agent or attorney, such sums of money as he or she receives on the execution, shall forfeit to the person to whose use he or she received the same, 15 percent interest thereon, so long as he or she detains it after demand, to be recovered in an action of tort on this statute.