Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 33, § 2113
Action for recovery of expenditures
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Current — June 1, 2022
As of July 1, 2021
Whenever a person, who has received General Assistance from the Department, owns or thereafter acquires real or personal property or an interest therein or becomes employed, the Department on behalf of the State of Vermont may recover on this statute against him or her the amount the Department has expended for General Assistance furnished him or her or his or her family. If the person is deceased, the amount expended by the Department shall be allowed as a claim against his or her estate as a debt due the State. All statutory exemptions shall apply in the civil action. Statutes of limitations shall not be a defense or bar a debt due the State.
Whenever a person who has received General Assistance from the Department owns or thereafter acquires real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property or becomes employed, the Department on behalf of the State of Vermont may recover on this statute against the person the amount the Department has expended for General Assistance furnished to the person or the person’s family. If the person is deceased, the amount expended by the Department shall be allowed as a claim against the person’s estate as a debt due the State. All statutory exemptions shall apply in the civil action. Statutes of limitations shall not be a defense or bar a debt due the State.
Added 1967, No. 147, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.
Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.