Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 693 (2026)

Constables

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Subchapter 002 : SERVICE BY SHERIFFS AND CONSTABLES

(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 693)

§ 693. Constables

In the service of process, constables shall have the same powers and be subject to the same liabilities and penalties as sheriffs.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: State v. Hart, 539 A.2d 551 (Vt. 1987).

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State v. Hart, 539 A.2d 551 (Vt. 1987). · cites it 2× “12 V.S.A. § 693 3 gives constables the same powers and subjects them to the same liabilities and penalties as sheriffs when the constables are serving process, thus leaving the implication that when constables are not serving process their powers are not the same as a sheriff’s.”

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