Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 183
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 183
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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
§ 183. Extension of time when there is a surety
Where the performance of a contract is secured by the obligation of a surety, an agreement made between the creditor and the principal debtor for the extension of the time of payment, or the performance of the contract, shall not have any binding effect at law unless such agreement is made upon a valuable consideration and is in writing, or some note or memorandum thereof is in writing and signed by such creditor, or by some person thereunto duly authorized, reciting briefly the consideration upon which such contract is founded. (1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. March 29, 1972.)