Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 991
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 19 Sec. 991
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles responsible to the Secretary for the administration of the Department. See
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- highway: includes rights-of-way, bridges, drainage structures, signs, guardrails, areas to accommodate utilities authorized by law to locate within highway limits, areas used to mitigate the environmental impacts of highway construction, vegetation, scenic enhancements, and structures. See
- Town: includes incorporated villages and cities. See
§ 991. Fine
When a town, liable to keep in repair a highway or bridge, fails to do so, it may be indicted for this neglect by a grand jury of the county, and may be fined at the discretion of the court, whether any special damage has been sustained or not. The fine so assessed shall be spent in repairing the highway or bridge, under the direction of a commissioner appointed by the court. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)