Vermont § 2152 Penalty for taxing or taking illegal costs or fees

Vermont Statutes

§ 2152 — Penalty for taxing or taking illegal costs or fees

Vermont § 2152

Title 12Title 12: Court Procedure

Ch. 85Chapter 085: Costs

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2152 (2026).

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A clerk of a court who, in taxing costs, knowingly includes a greater sum than is provided for by law, or a person practicing before a court who knowingly makes up, takes, or receives a greater sum in costs than is provided for by law, or a person who knowingly receives greater fees than the law provides, shall pay to the person aggrieved 10 times such excess, to be recovered with costs in an action of tort on this statute.

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A clerk of a court who, in taxing costs, knowingly includes a greater sum than is provided for by law, or a person practicing before a court who knowingly makes up, takes, or receives a greater sum in costs than is provided for by law, or a person who knowingly receives greater fees than the law provides, shall pay to the person aggrieved 10 times such excess, to be recovered with costs in an action of tort on this statute.