Vermont § 4017 Agent’s liability

Vermont Statutes

§ 4017 — Agent’s liability

Vermont § 4017

Title 14Title 14: Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations

Ch. 127Chapter 127: Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act

This text of Vermont § 4017 (Agent’s liability) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Vermont primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4017 (2026).

Text

An agent who violates this chapter is liable to the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the amount required to:

(1)restore the value of the principal’s property to what it would have been had the violation not occurred;

(2)reimburse the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the attorney’s fees and costs paid on the agent’s behalf;

(3)reimburse the reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the principal or the principal’s successor in interest in pursuing rectification of the violation by the agent; and

(4)pay such other amounts, damages, costs, or expenses that the court may award.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

An agent who violates this chapter is liable to the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the amount required to:
(1) restore the value of the principal’s property to what it would have been had the violation not occurred;
(2) reimburse the principal or the principal’s successors in interest for the attorney’s fees and costs paid on the agent’s behalf;
(3) reimburse the reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the principal or the principal’s successor in interest in pursuing rectification of the violation by the agent; and
(4) pay such other amounts, damages, costs, or expenses that the court may award.