Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3690
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3690
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Oath: shall include affirmation where by law an affirmation may be substituted. See
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
§ 3690. Effect of discharge
Upon taking such oath, the prisoner shall be discharged as other persons are discharged upon taking the poor debtor’s oath, and shall thereafter be free from arrest or imprisonment upon an execution issued upon any judgment rendered in such bastardy proceedings or founded thereon. The judgment shall remain in force, and the plaintiff may have execution against his or her property for nonpayment of orders of court, or may sustain an action of contract thereon.