Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 1313 (2026)

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(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 1313)

§ 1313. Village may indemnify officers

An incorporated village, by vote, may indemnify a duly appointed public or peace officer of the village against legal proceedings for injuries committed by him or her while in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties. If an action is commenced against such officer, upon vote of such village, the trustees may defend such action at its expense.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1993–2005 · leading case: Morway v. Trombly, 789 A.2d 965 (Vt. 2001).

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Morway v. Trombly, 789 A.2d 965 (Vt. 2001). · cites it 2× “§ 1101 (state obligated to defend state employee in civil action alleging damages arising from act or omission in performance of employee's official duties) and 12 V.”

Hudson v. Town of East Montpelier, 638 A.2d 561 (Vt. 1993). “§ 901 (suits against municipal officers must be brought against municipalities; municipalities must assume legal fees incurred by officers sued for their nonmalicious acts committed while performing official duties); 24 V.S.A. § 1313 (incorporated villages “may” defend and…”

Holmberg v. Brent, 636 A.2d 333 (Vt. 1993). · cites it 2× “One such specific law is 24 V.S.A. § 1313, which provides that: An incorporated village, by vote, may indemnify a duly appointed public or peace officer of the village against legal proceedings for injuries committed by him while in the lawful discharge of his official duties.”

Truhan v. Bailey (Vt. Super. Ct. 2005). “The Court in Holmberg concluded that where § 901 and 24 V.S.A. § 1313 (allowing an incorporated village to indemnify its officers) overlap, § 1313 applies.”

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