Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 552 (2026)

Validation of school districts and bonds voted for school construction

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Subchapter 004 : OTHER PROVISIONS

(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 552)

§ 552. Validation of school districts and bonds voted for school construction

No action shall be brought directly or indirectly attacking, questioning, or in any manner contesting the legality of the formation, or the existence as a body corporate and politic of any union school district created pursuant to chapter 11 of this title after six months from the date of recording in the office of the Secretary of State the certificate of the Secretary of Education designating the district as required by section 706g of this title; nor shall any action be brought directly or indirectly attacking, questioning, or in any manner contesting the legality or validity of bonds, issued or unissued, voted by a school district after six months from the date upon which voters in the school district met pursuant to warning and voted affirmatively to issue bonds to defray the cost of school improvements. This section shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose to validate and make certain the legal existence of all school districts in this state and the validity of bonds issued by school districts, and to bar every right to question the existence of a school district or the validity of a bond voted by it, in any manner, and to bar every remedy therefor notwithstanding any defects or irregularities, jurisdictional or otherwise, after the expiration of the six-month period. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 29; amended 1971, No. 46, eff. April 7, 1971; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 60, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2002–2005 · leading case: Bethel v. Mount Anthony Union High Sch. Dist., 795 A.2d 1215 (Vt. 2002).

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Bethel v. Mount Anthony Union High Sch. Dist., 795 A.2d 1215 (Vt. 2002). · cites it 4× “The MAU District in turn filed a Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss on March 30, 2001, claiming that the appellant’s complaint was not *634 timely filed pursuant to 16 V.S.A. § 552, which establishes a six month statute of limitations for commencing actions that challenge the…”

N. Bennington Sch. Dist v. Mount Anthony Union High Sch. Dist. No. 14 (Vt. Super. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “14 seeks dismissal of the complaint filed by the North Bennington and Pownal School Districts, arguing that the suit is barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity; that it is out of time pursuant to 16 V.S.A. §552; that Plaintiffs should seek relief under 16 V.”

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