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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 5139

  • Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See

§ 5139. Clerk’s duties; penalty

(a) A town clerk who knowingly issues a civil marriage license without first requiring the applicant to fill out, sign, and certify the accuracy of the application, as provided in section 5131 of this title, shall be fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $20.00.

(b) [Repealed.] (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2017, No. 46, § 40, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2022.)