2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 9 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 51 - Miscellaneous Liens
§ 1972. Preference for wage liens

Universal Citation:
9 VT Stats § 1972
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§ 1972. Preference for wage liens

If a person or company is compelled to stop business by reason of an attachment upon mesne process and does not resume business within 30 days thereafter, an employee to whom such person or company is indebted for wages may attach the same property upon his or her debt. Such attachment shall take precedence over such prior attachment to an amount not exceeding $50.00 if made before sale thereof on execution.

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