Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3963

  • 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

§ 3963. Receipt and return of writ; notice to State‘s Attorney or Attorney General

A person to whom the writ is directed shall receive the same and, upon payment or tender of the charges demandable for its execution, shall make return thereof forthwith. In case a person is restrained of his or her liberty by reason of a court sentence to a penal institution the judge may, in his or her discretion, order such other or further notice be given to the State’s Attorney of the county in which the prisoner was convicted or to the Attorney General as he or she deems reasonable.