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12 V.S.A. § 5851
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 211 - Oaths|§ 5851. Affirmation

§ 5851. Affirmation|In the administration of an oath, the word "swear" may be omitted, and the word "affirm" substituted, when the person to whom the obligation is administered is religiously scrupulous of swearing, or taking an oath in the prescribed form; and, in such case, the words "so help you God" may be omitted, and the words "under the pains and penalties of perjury" substituted; and a person so affirming shall be considered, for every legal purpose of privilege, qualification, or liability, as having been duly sworn.
12 V.S.A. § 5852
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 211 - Oaths|§ 5852. Oaths of office; by whom administered

§ 5852. Oaths of office; by whom administered|When other provision is not made by law, oaths of office may be administered by any Justice of the Supreme Court, Superior judge, assistant judge, justice of the peace, notary public, or the presiding officer, secretary, or clerk of either house of the General Assembly, or by the Governor. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 169, eff. March 29, 1972; 1991, No. 22; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 88.)
12 V.S.A. § 5853
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 211 - Oaths|§ 5853. By clerks of courts, referees, etc.

§ 5853. By clerks of courts, referees, etc.|Clerks and registers of courts, committees of the General Assembly, and referees, auditors, commissioners, special masters, and committees appointed by a court of law may administer oaths necessary to be taken for the establishment of truth or the furtherance of justice in any matter coming before such court, board, or commission for investigation.
12 V.S.A. § 5854
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 211 - Oaths|§ 5854. Oaths, administering by court clerks, justices, notaries, etc.; certification

§ 5854. Oaths, administering by court clerks, justices, notaries, etc.; certification|The Clerk of the Supreme Court, county clerks, justices of the peace, judges and registers of probate, judges and clerks of the Criminal Division of the Superior Court, notaries public and masters appointed by a Superior Court under an order of referee may administer oaths in all cases where an oath is required, unless a different provision is expressly made by law; and a notary public need not affix his or her official seal to a certificate of an oath administered by him or her. County clerks and clerks of the Criminal Division of the Superior Court may certify the oaths administered by them under the seal of the court. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 170, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)
12 V.S.A. § 5855
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 211 - Oaths|§ 5855. Oaths and acknowledgments by members of the U.S. Armed Forces

§ 5855. Oaths and acknowledgments by members of the U.S. Armed Forces|Whenever an oath of office, oath to an affidavit, deposition, or other written instrument or an acknowledgment of a deed, lease, conveyance, release, or other written instrument is required for use in or in connection with any matter pending in this State, such oaths may be taken before any officer of the U.S. Armed Forces of the rank of captain or rank superior thereto of the Army or equivalent rank in the other branches of service or by a person authorized by law where such oath or acknowledgment is to be taken to administer oaths and the officer or person who administers such oath or takes such acknowledgment shall state such fact thereunder over his or her signature and rank or title.
12 V.S.A. § 5856
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 211 - Oaths|§ 5856. Storage of judicial oaths

§ 5856. Storage of judicial oaths|The Vermont Supreme Court shall adopt a rule which establishes a procedure for the storage of judicial oaths. (Added 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 37.)
12 V.S.A. § 5871
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 212 - Limitation on Liability for Agritourism Activity|§ 5871. Definitions

§ 5871. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1)(A) "Agritourism activity" means an interactive or passive activity that is carried out for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes on a farm and includes farming, food production, historical, cultural, pick-your-own, and nature-based activities.  (B) "Agritourism activity" does not include lodging at a farm or shopping at a roadside farm stand or operation exclusively devoted to the sale of merchandise or food at retail.  (2) "Agritourism host" means a person who provides the facilities and equipment necessary to participate in an agritourism activity. (3) "Farm" means a parcel or parcels of land owned, leased, or managed by a person and devoted primarily to farming that meets the threshold criteria established by the Required Agricultural Practices. (4) "Farming" has the same meaning as in 10 V.S.A. § 6001(22). (5) "Inherent risk" means any danger or condition that is an integral part of, or arises from, an agritourism activity, including:  (A) the propensity of a wild animal or domestic animal to behave in ways that may result in injury or death to persons on or near the wild animal or domestic animal; (B) a hazard such as a surface or subsurface condition; (C) a natural condition of land, vegetation, or waters; (D) the ordinary dangers of structures or equipment used in farming; and (E) the potential of a participant to act in a negligent way that may contribute to injury or death to the participant or others, such as failing to follow safety procedures or failing to act with reasonable caution while engaging in an agritourism activity.  (6)(A) "Participant" means any individual who is invited to observe or participate in an agritourism activity, regardless of whether the individual paid to observe or participate in the agritourism activity.  (B) "Participant" does not mean an individual who is paid to participate in an agritourism activity. (Added 2021, No. 31, § 1.)
12 V.S.A. § 5872
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 212 - Limitation on Liability for Agritourism Activity|§ 5872. Limitation on duty to protect

§ 5872. Limitation on duty to protect|(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an agritourism host shall not have a legal duty to protect a participant from the inherent risks of an agritourism activity and shall not be liable for injury to or death of a participant or damage to the property of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of an agritourism activity, provided that the agritourism host posts the warning required under section 5873 of this title.(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall limit the liability of an agritourism host who:  (1) commits a negligent act or omission concerning the safety of a participant that proximately causes injury or death to the participant; (2) has actual knowledge of:  (A) a dangerous condition on the land, facilities, or equipment used in the activity, or (B) the dangerous propensity of an animal used in the activity, which proximately causes injury or death to the participant, and does not make that danger known to the participant;  (3) intentionally injures a participant or intentionally damages a participant's property; (4) commits any other act, error, or omission that constitutes willful or wanton misconduct or criminal conduct that proximately causes injury or death to the participant; or (5) fails to post the warning required under section 5873 of this title.   (c) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall prevent or limit the liability of an agritourism host under product liability law.(d) Any limitation on liability afforded by this section to an agritourism host is in addition to any other limitations on liability otherwise provided by law. (Added 2021, No. 31, § 1.)
12 V.S.A. § 5873
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 212 - Limitation on Liability for Agritourism Activity|§ 5873. Warning notice; posting; contracts

§ 5873. Warning notice; posting; contracts|(a) To qualify for the limitation on liability under section 5872 of this title:  (1) an agritourism host shall post and maintain a sign in a clearly visible location at or near the main entrance to each agritourism activity and in black letters at least one inch in height containing the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this section; and (2) every written contract entered into between an agritourism host and a participant for goods or services related to an agritourism activity shall contain in clearly visible print the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this section.   (b) The warning notice required under subsection (a) of this section shall read: "WARNING: Under Vermont law, an agritourism host is not liable for the injury or death of a participant in an agritourism activity resulting from the inherent risk of the agritourism activity. Inherent risks include the risk of animals, weather, land conditions, and the potential for you as a participant to act in a negligent way that may contribute to your own injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity."  (Added 2021, No. 31, § 1.)
12 V.S.A. § 5901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 5901. Forms prescribed; alterations

§ 5901. Forms prescribed; alterations|The forms of writs set out in this chapter, in the several courts of this State, and other proceedings, shall, as near as circumstances will admit, be adopted and used, and shall be sufficient in law; but alterations may be made and allowed by the courts when necessary to adapt them to changes in the law.
12 V.S.A. § 5911
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 5911. Forcible entry and detainer verdict

§ 5911. Forcible entry and detainer verdict|Verdict in Entry and Detainer     STATE OF VERMONT,                  At a court of inquiry held at  .................... County, ss.      }            .................................., on the                        ............ day of  .................... A. D. 20  .........., before E. F. and G. H., Justices of the peace in and for the county of  ...................., aforesaid. A. B. of  ...................., complainant, against C. D. of ...................., respondent. The jury find that the facts alleged in the said A. B.'s complaint are true, and that the said C. D. is guilty thereof, and that the said A. B. ought to have restitution of the premises therein described, without delay. (If the jury do not find the allegations of the complainant proved, then after the word respondent insert) (the jury find that the facts alleged in the said A. B.'s complaint are not true, and that the said C. D. is not guilty.) N. W., Foreman.
12 V.S.A. § 5912
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 5912. Restitution

§ 5912. Restitution|Writ of Restitution in Case of Forcible Entry and Detainer STATE OF VERMONT,                                To any sheriff or constable in .................... County, ss.   }                            the state or to ....................... ,                          an indifferent person,   Greeting:       Whereas A. B. of, etc., at a court of inquiry of forcible entry and detainer, held at  ...................... in the county of  ...................., on the .................... day of  .................... A.D. 20  ......, before E. F. and G. H., justices of the peace in and for the county of ....................., by the consideration of the said court recovered a judgment against C. D. of  ........................, to have restitution of (here describe the premises as in the complaint)  Therefore, by the authority of the state of Vermont, you are hereby commanded forthwith to remove the said C. D. from the premises, and to cause the said A. B. to have peaceable restitution thereof. You are also hereby commanded, that of the goods, chattels or lands of the said C. D., within your precinct    , you cause to be levied, and, the same being disposed of according to law, paid  and satisfied to the said A. B., the sum of  .................... dollars, being the costs taxed against the said C. D. for the said A. B., by the court aforesaid, together with  .................... cents for this writ, and thereof also satisfy yourself for your own fees. Fail not, but service and return make within  .................... days from the date hereof.    Dated at  .................... in the county of  ...................., the .................... day of  .................... A.D. 20  ........      E. F., Justice of the Peace.                                                                                    G. H., Justice of the Peace.
12 V.S.A. § 5913
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 5913. Habeas corpus

§ 5913. Habeas corpus|Writ of Habeas Corpus( Commencement as in § 5903. )To the sheriff of ............................... (or person having the custody of the prisoner,) (to be designated by his or her name or name of office) or to any sheriff in the state, or his deputy, (as the case may be)Greeting:By the authority of the state of Vermont, you are hereby commanded that the body of A. B. of .............................................., in the prison in .............................................., in the county of ..................., (or by you imprisoned and restrained of his or her liberty,) (as the case may beby whatsoever name the said A. B. shall be called or charged, you have forthwith before the ............................... court now sitting at, etc., or before me, at ....................................... (if issued by a Justice of the Supreme Court or a Superior Judge ) to do and receive what the said court shall then and there consider concerning him in this behalf, and have you have this writ.(in case of imprisonment or detention by any person not an officer of this State, or of the courts of the United States, insert as follows) And you are hereby further commended to summon the said ......................................... (naming the person by whom such prisoner is restrained) to appear before said court or before me (as the case may be) at the time and place aforesaid, and show the cause, if any he have, of the taking and of detaining said A. B.Dated at ............................... in the county of ....................., the ..................... day of ............................... A.D. 20 ………                                                                                              Judge, etc., or Clerk.
12 V.S.A. § 5963
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 5963. Writ and complaint- justice ejectment

§ 5963. Writ and complaint- justice ejectment|STATE OF VERMONT,                                       To any sheriff or constable in ....................           County, ss.  }                          the state, or to  ........................                          an indifferent person,   Greeting:       By the authority of the state of Vermont, you are hereby commanded to attach the goods, chattels, or estate of  .................... of ...................., in the county of  .................... to the value of .................... dollars, and  .................... notify thereof according to law, (and for want thereof take his body, if to be found within your precinct, and him safely keep so that you have him to appear before me) (and  .................... also notify to appear before me) at ...................., on the  .................... day of .................... at  ............... o'clock in the  .................... noon, then and there to answer to the complaint of  .................... of ...................., in the county of  .....................  For that the said defendant,  ...................., is in the possession of certain lands (and tenements) situated in the town of  ...................., in the county of  ...................., described as follows: (insert a brief description) which lands (and tenements) the said defendant holds unlawfully and against the right of the plaintiff, as it is said.  To the damage of the plaintiff  .................... dollars, to recover which  and the quiet and peaceable possession of the premises, with just costs, the plaintiff brings this action.  Fail not, but service and return make according to law.      ( Conclude as in § 5903.)
12 V.S.A. § 5967
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 5967. Witness- subpoena for appearance before grand jury

§ 5967. Witness- subpoena for appearance before grand jury| Subpoena for Witness Before Grand Jury (Commencement and direction as in § 5903.)    By the authority of the state of Vermont, you are hereby commanded to summon .................... of  ............... to appear before the grand jury of the county of  ...................., at the courthouse in ...................., on the  .................. day of  ................ A.D. 20  ......., at  ............ o'clock in the  .................. noon, to give evidence of what they know relative to all matters of complaint pending and to be investigated before such grand jury; and this neither of them may omit, as they will answer their default under the pains and penalties of the law in such case made and provided.  Fail not, but service and return make according to law.  Dated at, etc.       G. H., Clerk, Justice of the Peace,  Notary Public
12 V.S.A. § 6002
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 6002. Bailpiece- surety in jail bond taken on execution

§ 6002. Bailpiece- surety in jail bond taken on execution|Bailpiece to be Furnished a Surety in a Jail Bond Taken on an Execution    STATE OF VERMONT,                    On the  ......... day of  ............  .................... County, ss.             }    A. D. 20  ........., A. B. of  ............     in the county of  .................... was bailed by C. D. of .................... in the county of  ...................., to the liberties of the jail yard in  .................... in the county of ...................., on an execution in favor of E. F. of .................... in the county of  ...................., the sum of ................. dollars damages, and  .................... dollars costs of action, with  .................... cents for such execution, and officers' fees thereon to the amount of  .....................           G. R., Jailer.
12 V.S.A. § 6003
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 6003. Surety for person charged with being father of illegitimate child

§ 6003. Surety for person charged with being father of illegitimate child| Bailpiece to be Furnished the Surety for Person Charged with Being the Father of an Illegitimate Child     STATE OF VERMONT,                           A. B. of  .................... in  .................... County, ss.                          } the county of  .................... is     bailed by C. D. of  .................... in the county of ...................., upon a recognizance in the sum of  .................... dollars, returnable to (insert name of court or justice and the time and place  of session) at the instance of E. F.; the said C. D. having become surety for  the appearance of the said A. B. before said court (or justice) at ...................., on the  ........... day of  .............    Given under my hand at  ...................., this  ................. day of .................... A. D. 20  .......       Attest,  G. H., Sheriff or Jailer.       (The warrant for arrest of principal may be as in § 6007, setting forth that the principal is charged with being the father of an illegitimate child, instead of with a crime.)
12 V.S.A. § 6005
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 6005. Warrant- issued on bailpiece furnished to surety in jail bond

§ 6005. Warrant- issued on bailpiece furnished to surety in jail bond| Warrant to be Issued on the Bailpiece Furnished to a Surety in Jail Bond (Commencement and direction as in § 5903.)    Whereas it has been made to appear to me, on application of C. D. of .................... in the county of  ...................., that on the .................... day of  .................... A.D. 20  .......... , at .................... in the county of  ...................., one A. B. of .................... in the county of  ...................., then a prisoner in the common jail in  .................... in the county of ...................., on an execution in favor of E. F. of .................... in the county of  ...................., for the sum of ............... dollars damages, and for the sum of  .................... dollars costs of action, and  .................... cents for such execution, and officer's fees thereon to the amount of  ...................., was bailed to the liberties of the aforesaid jail yard by the said C. D.; and the said C. D. having prayed for a warrant to recommit the said A. B., agreeably to the statute in such case made and provided;  Therefore, by the authority of the State of Vermont, you are hereby commanded to apprehend the body of the said A. B., and him safely keep until he pays the  sums above mentioned, or is released from imprisonment by the creditor, or otherwise by order of law.       (Conclusion and date as in § 5912.)         J. I., Justice of the Peace.
12 V.S.A. § 6006
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 213 - Judicial Forms|§ 6006. Request therefor for arrest of principal in relief of bail

§ 6006. Request therefor for arrest of principal in relief of bail| Request for a Warrant for the Arrest of a Principal in Relief  of Bail    Whereas I, A. B., on  .................... day of  .................... A.D. 20  ......., became bail for C. D., in the sum of  .................... dollars, for his appearance before the Superior Court within and for the county of  ...................., on the  ................. day of ............. next; the said C. D. being charged with the crime of ..................; I now request you to grant me a warrant, in due form of law, to apprehend the body of the said C. D., that I may commit him to jail in  the county of  ...................., in discharge of my recognizance.  Dated at, etc.       A. B.             (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)