Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 333
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 333
- Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- sworn: shall include affirmed. See
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
§ 333. Confinement of sheriff; vacancy
A high bailiff by virtue of a writ or other process directed to him or her against the sheriff may commit the sheriff to the Commissioner of Corrections. While the sheriff remains in confinement, or in case of vacancy in the office, the functions of the sheriff shall be exercised by the high bailiff, who shall have the powers and be subject to the liabilities of a sheriff until the sheriff is released from confinement or one is appointed and sworn into office. (1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. July 1, 1972.)