Vermont Code § 12 V.S.A. § 5246

Bond of sheriff and high bailiff—action by a creditor after execution returned unsatisfied
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§ 5246. Bond of sheriff and high bailiff—action by a creditor after execution returned unsatisfied
When judgment is rendered against a sheriff or high bailiff for official misconduct,
neglect, or default and execution on the judgment is returned unsatisfied or the defendant
is committed to jail thereon, the creditor in the execution may bring an action, in
his or her own name and right, on the recognizance or bond entered into by the sheriff
or high bailiff and his or her sureties for the faithful performance of the duties
of his or her office in the Superior Court of the county where the recognizance or
bond was taken.

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