Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3980
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3980
- 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
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
§ 3980. Discharge of person confined for contempt
When it appears on the hearing upon such writ that such disobedience or contempt was committed through ignorance, mistake, or misapprehension, or by acting in good faith under the advice of counsel, and that relief may be granted without impairing the rights of the parties concerned or the due administration of law, the Supreme Court may discharge such person from such imprisonment or confinement upon such terms as seem just.