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12 V.S.A. § 4966
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 172 - Foreclosure of Mortgages|§ 4966. Conduct and location of sale

§ 4966. Conduct and location of sale|(a) The sale shall be held at the mortgaged property except that it may be held elsewhere if agreed to in writing by the mortgagor and the mortgagee not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days before the sale. At the sale, the mortgaged property shall be sold to the highest bidder in conformance with the terms of sale set forth in the foreclosure notice.(b) The mortgagor shall be entitled to redeem the mortgaged property at any time prior to the sale by paying to the mortgagee the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.(c) The public sale may be adjourned one or more times for a total time not exceeding 60 days by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. Written notice of the new sale date shall also be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, to any person who received notice of the sale pursuant to section 4965 of this title.(d) Any person may bid at the sale. All bidders, except for the mortgagee plaintiff or designee, shall meet the requirements set forth in the notice of sale in order to bid at the sale.(e) In the event that the proceeds of sale, after first deducting the reasonable expenses incurred in making the sale, exceed the amounts due to the mortgagee at the time of sale, the surplus shall be paid to other lien holders of record in the order of the priority of their liens. In the event that the proceeds of sale exceed the amount due to the mortgagee and the amounts due to the other lien holders, the excess shall be paid to the mortgagor. The mortgagee or person conducting the sale may interplead any sale proceeds in excess of the indebtedness and expenses secured by the mortgage in the event there are any liens of record against the real estate.(f) This section shall not preclude the mortgagee from maintaining a subsequent action against the mortgagor for any deficiency.(g) Any party entitled to be sent notice under this section may, either before or after the foreclosure sale, waive the party's right to receive notice, in which case no foreclosure sale shall be invalid or ineffectual to foreclose that party's rights under the mortgage. A waiver of notice authorized or validated under this section shall be recorded in the land records in the town or city where the property is located. (Added 2011, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
12 V.S.A. § 4967
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 172 - Foreclosure of Mortgages|§ 4967. Recording following sale

§ 4967. Recording following sale|(a) Within 90 days after the sale, the mortgagee selling pursuant to the power shall cause the foreclosure deed and an accompanying affidavit to be recorded in the land records of the town where the property is situated. The affidavit setting forth fully and particularly the mortgagee's acts with respect to the sale of the mortgaged property, including the dates that notices of the sale were published, shall set forth facts showing that no person in interest is in the military service as defined in the Service Members Civil Relief Act of 2003. The affidavit or a duly certified copy thereof shall be admissible in evidence on the issue of whether the power of sale was duly executed.(b) If the recording required by this section is prevented by an order or stay of any court, the time for such recording shall be extended until 10 days after the expiration or removal of such order or stay.(c) If the recording required by this section is made more than 60 days after the sale, the affidavit shall state why the recording was not made earlier.(d) Failure to record the deed and affidavit within the statutory period required by this subsection shall render the sale void and of no effect only as to liens or other encumbrances of record intervening between the day of the sale and the time of recording of the deed and affidavit.(e) Correction of error. In case of an alleged error or omission in the affidavit, the court, on petition and after notice to interested parties, may validate the affidavit or authorize the recording of an affidavit amending, correcting, or in substitution for an affidavit so recorded, and the affidavit so authorized to be recorded or a certified copy of the record thereof shall have the same effect and shall be admitted in evidence as if it had been recorded within the 90-day period required by this section. (Added 2011, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
12 V.S.A. § 4968
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 172 - Foreclosure of Mortgages|§ 4968. Transfer of title

§ 4968. Transfer of title|Title to the foreclosed mortgaged property under this section shall not pass to the purchaser until the time of the recording of the deed and affidavit. Upon such recording, title to the mortgaged property shall pass to the purchaser free and clear of all interests and encumbrances which do not have priority over such mortgage. (Added 2011, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
12 V.S.A. § 4969
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 172 - Foreclosure of Mortgages|§ 4969. Failure of sale; resale

§ 4969. Failure of sale; resale|If the purchaser does not pay the balance of the purchase price according to the terms of the sale, and at the option of the mortgagee, the down payment, if any, shall be forfeited and the foreclosure sale shall be void. (Added 2011, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
12 V.S.A. § 4970
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 172 - Foreclosure of Mortgages|§ 4970. Form and effect of foreclosure deed

§ 4970. Form and effect of foreclosure deed|(a) The foreclosure deed shall be in substantially the following form:____________ of ____________ County, ______________________ State of _________________, holder of a mortgage from ________ to ________ dated ____________, recorded in ________ Book________ at Page ________ of the Town of __________________ Land Records, by the power conferred by said mortgage and every other power, for ____dollars paid, grant to ____________, (complete mailing address) ____________, of _______________ Street, Town (City) of ___________, ____________ County, State of  ______________, the premises conveyed by said mortgage. (Here add acknowledgment) (b) A deed substantially in the form set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall, when duly executed and delivered, have the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee, heirs, successors, and assigns, to their own use, with covenants on the part of the mortgagee, for himself or herself, that, at the time of the delivery of such deed, the mortgagee was duly authorized to make sale of the mortgaged property; that in all of the mortgagee's proceedings in the sale thereof, the mortgagee has complied with the requirements of this subchapter; and that the mortgagee will warrant and defend the same to the grantee, heirs, successors, and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons claiming by, from, or under him or her. (Added 2011, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
12 V.S.A. § 4981
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4981. Grant defined; acts of incorporation

§ 4981. Grant defined; acts of incorporation|The word "grant" as used in this chapter shall mean grants or charters of lands lying in this State, made by the king of Great Britain, or by this State or any other government; acts of the General Assembly granting to individuals rights or privileges not common to all the citizens of the State; and acts of incorporation for any purpose.
12 V.S.A. § 4982
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4982. Grantee defined

§ 4982. Grantee defined|The word "grantee" as used in this chapter shall mean the person to whom such land, rights, or privileges were granted, and the representatives or assigns of such persons, or the corporation thus created.
12 V.S.A. § 4983
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4983. Grounds for forfeiture of grants

§ 4983. Grounds for forfeiture of grants|Grants may be adjudged forfeited for the nonperformance of a condition annexed to or contained in such grant, whether expressed, or from the nature of the grant, clearly implied.
12 V.S.A. § 4984
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4984. Effect of judgment

§ 4984. Effect of judgment|When a grant is adjudged forfeited, the grantee shall thereby be divested of the rights, benefits, and privileges derived therefrom. The grant shall be considered vacated and the thing granted shall revert to the State.
12 V.S.A. § 4985
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4985. Mode of process; venue

§ 4985. Mode of process; venue|The mode of process shall be by summons and complaint and the action shall be held in the Superior Court of the county in which the land lies, if it is a grant of land. If it is an act of incorporation, the action shall be held in the county in which any part of the business of the corporation is done, or, by the terms of the act, should be done. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 144, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
12 V.S.A. § 4986
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4986. Prosecution of complaint

§ 4986. Prosecution of complaint|The complaint shall be prosecuted in the name of the State by the State's Attorney of the county in which the action is pending. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 145, eff. March 29, 1972.)
12 V.S.A. § 4988
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4988. Prosecution by State's Attorney

§ 4988. Prosecution by State's Attorney|On the application of 20 or more freeholders of the county, the State's Attorney shall commence and prosecute the action against a corporation, if, in his or her opinion, the grant of the corporation is forfeited, and the public good requires that it should be adjudged forfeited. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 146, eff. March 29, 1972.)
12 V.S.A. § 4989
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4989. Grantees may defend severally; jury trial

§ 4989. Grantees may defend severally; jury trial|When several grantees claim under the same grant, each may answer separately, denying the allegations in the complaint, or pleading performance of the conditions of the grant or asserting any equitable reason why the grant should not be forfeited. Issues of fact shall be tried by jury, and the jury may return a general or special verdict, except that issues raised by any equitable defense shall be determined by the presiding judge. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 147, eff. March 29, 1972.)
12 V.S.A. § 4990
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4990. Judgment on default; proof required

§ 4990. Judgment on default; proof required|When the grantee does not answer or appear and sufficient facts are proved on hearing, the court may adjudge the grant forfeited. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 148, eff. March 29, 1972.)
12 V.S.A. § 4995
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4995. Copy of judgment transmitted to Secretary of State

§ 4995. Copy of judgment transmitted to Secretary of State|When final judgment has been rendered that a grant is forfeited, the clerk of the court within 30 days from the rendition thereof shall transmit to the Secretary of State a certified copy of such judgment to be recorded and kept in his or her office.
12 V.S.A. § 4996
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 173 - Forfeiture of Grants|§ 4996. Writ of possession

§ 4996. Writ of possession|When judgment of forfeiture is thus rendered and transmitted, and the thing granted is capable of actual possession and occupancy, possession thereof may be obtained by the State or by a second grantee, by a writ of possession. Such writ shall be issued by the court rendering such judgment, on motion of the State's Attorney or the second grantee, but only after reasonable notice of the motion has been given to the party in possession.
12 V.S.A. § 5051
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 175 - Joint Contracts|§ 5051. Action against resident joint contractor

§ 5051. Action against resident joint contractor|When a bond, recognizance, bill, note, or other contract has been executed by two or more persons jointly and one or more of them reside out of the State, an action may be sustained thereon against the party residing in the State.
12 V.S.A. § 5052
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 175 - Joint Contracts|§ 5052. On joint and several contracts

§ 5052. On joint and several contracts|An action may be sustained against one or more persons on joint and several contracts executed by three or more of them. If any of them reside out of the State, the writ shall designate such nonresidents.
12 V.S.A. § 5053
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 175 - Joint Contracts|§ 5053. Representative of deceased joint contractor

§ 5053. Representative of deceased joint contractor|When one of the several obligors or promisors jointly holden by a contract in writing dies, the representatives of such deceased person and the surviving obligors or promisors may be charged by virtue of such contract in the same manner as if it had been joint and several.
12 V.S.A. § 5054
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 175 - Joint Contracts|§ 5054. Discharge of a joint contractor

§ 5054. Discharge of a joint contractor|A creditor having a debt or demand against a partnership or several joint obligors or promisors may discharge one or more of such partners, obligors, or promisors without impairing his or her right against the others as to the residue of his or her debt or demand.
12 V.S.A. § 5055
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 175 - Joint Contracts|§ 5055. Action against joint contractor not discharged

§ 5055. Action against joint contractor not discharged|In such cases an action may be maintained against those not discharged, setting forth in the complaint that the contract was made with the defendants and the party discharged, and that such party has been discharged. Such discharge shall have the same effect as a payment by the party discharged, of his or her equal part of the debt, according to the number of debtors aside from sureties.
12 V.S.A. § 5056
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 175 - Joint Contracts|§ 5056. Judgment against defendants found liable

§ 5056. Judgment against defendants found liable|In an action founded on contract, express or implied, or under chapter 161 of this title, in which more persons than one are defendants, the plaintiff may have judgment against such defendants as are defaulted and against those who upon trial are found liable, notwithstanding it is found that all the defendants are not jointly liable.
12 V.S.A. § 5059
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 175 - Joint Contracts|§ 5059. Unsatisfied judgment not bar to further action

§ 5059. Unsatisfied judgment not bar to further action|The recovery of judgment against one or more of several obligors or promisors on a joint or joint and several contract, without satisfaction, shall not discharge the other obligors or promisors from their liability on such contract.
12 V.S.A. § 5060
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 175 - Joint Contracts|§ 5060. Action for unpaid balance

§ 5060. Action for unpaid balance|When execution on a judgment obtained against a partnership, association, or company in its firm, associate, or company name is returned unsatisfied in whole or in part, an action of contract for the amount unpaid may be brought against any or all of the partners, associates, or shareholders upon their original liability, provided that only one such action shall be brought and maintained at the same time. If the execution issued in the last named action is returned unsatisfied in whole or in part, subsequent actions may in like manner be maintained for the amount unpaid.
12 V.S.A. § 5111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 177 - Naturalization|§ 5111. Jurisdiction

§ 5111. Jurisdiction|The courts of this State shall have such jurisdiction to naturalize aliens as is or may hereafter be conferred by acts of Congress.
12 V.S.A. § 5131
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 178 - Orders Against Stalking or Sexual Assault|§ 5131. Definitions

§ 5131. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1)(A) "Course of conduct" means two or more acts over a period of time, however short, in which a person follows, monitors, surveils, threatens, or makes threats about another person, or interferes with another person's property. This definition shall apply to acts conducted by the person directly or indirectly, and by any action, method, device, or means. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of "course of conduct."  (B) As used in subdivision (A) of this subdivision (1), threaten shall not be construed to require an express or overt threat.  (2) [Repealed.] (3) "Nonphysical contact" includes telephone calls, mail, e-mail, social media commentary or comment, or other electronic communication, fax, and written notes. (4) "Reasonable person" means a reasonable person in the victim's circumstances. (5) "Sexually assaulted the plaintiff" means that the defendant engaged in conduct that meets elements of lewd and lascivious conduct as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 2601, lewd and lascivious conduct with a child as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 2602, sexual assault as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 3252, aggravated sexual assault as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 3253, use of a child in a sexual performance as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 2822, or consenting to a sexual performance as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 2823, and that the plaintiff was the victim of the offense. (6) "Stalk" means to engage purposefully in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that the person engaging in the conduct knows or should know would cause a reasonable person to:  (A) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a family member; or (B) suffer substantial emotional distress as evidenced by:  (i) a fear of unlawful sexual conduct, unlawful restraint, bodily injury, or death; or (ii) significant modifications in the person's actions or routines, including moving from an established residence, changes to established daily routes to and from work that cause a serious disruption in the person's life, changes to the person's employment or work schedule, or the loss of a job or time from work.   (7) "Stay away" means to refrain from knowingly:  (A) initiating or maintaining a physical presence near the plaintiff; (B) engaging in nonphysical contact with the plaintiff directly or indirectly; or (C) engaging in nonphysical contact with the plaintiff through third parties who may or may not know of the order.  (8) [Repealed.]  (Added 2005, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; amended 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2015, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
12 V.S.A. § 5132
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 178 - Orders Against Stalking or Sexual Assault|§ 5132. Jurisdiction and venue

§ 5132. Jurisdiction and venue|(a) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this chapter.(b) Proceedings under this chapter may be commenced in the county in which the plaintiff resides. If the plaintiff has left his or her residence to avoid being stalked or sexually assaulted, the plaintiff shall have the option to bring an action in the county of the previous residence or the county of the new residence. (Added 2005, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006.)
12 V.S.A. § 5134
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 178 - Orders Against Stalking or Sexual Assault|§ 5134. Emergency relief

§ 5134. Emergency relief|(a) In accordance with the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure, a person other than a family or household member as defined in 15 V.S.A. § 1101(2) may file a complaint for a temporary order against stalking or sexual assault. Such complaint shall be filed during regular court hours. The plaintiff shall submit an affidavit in support of the order. The court may issue a temporary order under this chapter ex parte, without notice to the defendant, upon motion and findings by the court that the defendant has stalked or sexually assaulted the plaintiff. The court may order the defendant to stay away from the plaintiff or the plaintiff's children, or both, and may make any other such order it deems necessary to protect the plaintiff or the plaintiff's children, or both.(b) Every order issued under this section shall contain the name of the court, the names of the parties, the date of the petition, and the date and time of the order and shall be signed by the judge. Every order issued under this section shall state upon its face a date, time, and place that the defendant may appear to petition the court for modification or discharge of the order. This opportunity to contest shall be scheduled as soon as reasonably possible, which in no event shall be more than 14 days from the date of issuance of the order. At such hearings, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant stalked or sexually assaulted the plaintiff. If the court finds that the plaintiff has met his or her burden, it shall continue the order in effect and make such other orders as it deems necessary to protect the plaintiff or the plaintiff's children, or both.(c) Form complaints and form orders shall be provided by the Court Administrator and shall be maintained by the clerks of the courts.(d) Every order issued under this chapter shall bear the following language: "VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS A CRIME SUBJECT TO A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE, OR BOTH, AND MAY ALSO BE PROSECUTED AS CRIMINAL CONTEMPT PUNISHABLE BY FINE OR IMPRISONMENT, OR BOTH."(e) Affidavit forms required pursuant to this section shall bear the following language: "MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS IN THIS AFFIDAVIT IS A CRIME SUBJECT TO A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE, OR BOTH, AS PROVIDED BY 13 V.S.A. § 2904."  (Added 2005, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; amended 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2017, No. 11, § 23.)