Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3474

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • 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

§ 3474. Release of bail for misrepresentations, etc

When it is made to appear to the court by a person who is bail for a party in a cause pending therein, that he or she was induced to enter bail by misrepresentations or by promise of indemnity which has not been performed, with the consent of the party for whose security the bail is taken, the court may discharge such bail, and order new bail on reasonable terms.