Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5249
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5249
- Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
§ 5249. When the principal has removed from the State
When a person liable as sheriff or high bailiff for official misconduct, neglect, or default has removed from the State leaving no known attachable property therein, so that service of process cannot be made upon him or her, an action founded in contract may be brought directly upon the recognizance or bond of the sheriff or high bailiff and his or her sureties by the party entitled thereto, without first bringing suit against the sheriff or high bailiff. In the action, the sureties may make any defense which their principal might have made if the action had been against him or her directly for the misconduct, neglect, or default. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 164, eff. March 29, 1972.)