Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3013
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 3013
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
§ 3013. Who may be summoned as trustee generally; property subject to process
A person or corporation, or the State of Vermont by service of process upon the State Treasurer, may be summoned as a trustee of the defendant. The goods, effects, or credits of the defendant which are in the hands of such trustee at the time of the service of the writ upon the trustee, or which come into the trustee’s hands or possession before disclosure, shall thereby be attached and held to respond to final judgment in the cause, except as hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the State of Vermont may not be summoned as a trustee of the defendant for any tax refunds, credits, or rebates due the defendant under Title 32. (Amended 1991, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. May 7, 1992.)