Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 2110
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 2110
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Transient: means an individual who does not intend to establish a permanent residence within the State of Vermont. See
§ 2110. Reimbursement for relief expenditures
(a) If the Department fails to provide relief for a person, including a transient, the person or hospital relieving him or her may recover for the relief provided in an action on this statute against the State of Vermont.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, no recovery may be had for any period in excess of 72 hours before notice is given to the Department if the plaintiff has failed to timely file the information required under subsection 2109(b) of this title.
(c) This section shall only be operative to the extent that funds are appropriated for it by the General Assembly. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1969, No. 126, § 3; 1973, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1975, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 148; 2021, No. 20, § 312; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 608, eff. July 1, 2022.)