(a) A person who has a claim against the State, the payment of which is not otherwise
specially provided for by law, may file a claim in Small Claims Court in accordance
with 12 V.S.A. chapter 187. Notwithstanding 12 V.S.A. § 5531(a), judgments on such claims shall not exceed $2,000.00.
(b) A claim under this section shall be filed within 18 months after the date the claim
accrued, and shall not be filed until the claimant has exhausted any duly adopted
administrative grievance procedure of the State agency or department against which
the claim is made. If the agency or department has not issued a final determination
within 90 days after the grievance was filed, then for purposes of a claim under this
subchapter, the grievance claim shall be deemed granted. (Amended 1977, No. 94; 1997, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. April 29, 1998; 1999, No. 8, § 1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2013–2026 · leading case: Maynus v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026).
Maynus v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). · cites it 3דIn addition, specific to Count 4, 32 V.S.A. § 932(a) explicitly requires filing in the small claims division.”
Abel v. Doc (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2דSummary of Key Facts Found and Rulings Made by the SCC Claims for lost or stolen property are governed by 32 V.S.A. § 932 and DOC Directive 321.02, available at https://outside.”
Maynus v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). · cites it 2דSome months will be slightly greater than $2000 but I waive it down to $2000 per claim for the purposes of 32 V.S.A. § 932 Counts 1) Jul 2) Aug 3) Sep 4) Nov 5) Dec (2020) 6) Jan 7) Feb 8) Mar 9) Jun 10) Jul 11) Aug 12) Sep 13) Oct 14) Nov 15) Dec (2021) 16) Jan 17) Feb 18) Mar…”
butler v. doc (Vt. Super. Ct. 2023). “2 1To the extent Plaintiff seeks to bring this action under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 932, the result would be the same.”
Butler v. VT DOC (Vt. Super. Ct. 2020). “2 1To the extent Plaintiff seeks to bring this action under the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 932, the result would be the same.”
Morgan v. Doc (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “The SCC determined that DOC’s grievance policy is such a remedy, that it was available to provide a potential remedy for Appellant’s claim, and that he failed to pursue that remedy.”
Anthony Deyo v. Andrew Pallito, Comm'r of the Dept. of Corr. (Vt. 2013). “The small claims court dismissed the action as time barred under the eighteen-month statute of limitations set forth in 32 V.S.A. § 932(b). In so ruling, the court rejected plaintiff’s argument that the limitations statute was tolled by 12 V.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 32, § 932(a): 1 case
Maynus v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). “In addition, specific to Count 4, 32 V.S.A. § 932(a) explicitly requires filing in the small claims division.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 32, § 932(b): 3 cases
Abel v. Doc (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “Summary of Key Facts Found and Rulings Made by the SCC Claims for lost or stolen property are governed by 32 V.S.A. § 932 and DOC Directive 321.02, available at https://outside.”
Maynus v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). “In addition, specific to Count 4, 32 V.S.A. § 932(a) explicitly requires filing in the small claims division.”
Anthony Deyo v. Andrew Pallito, Comm'r of the Dept. of Corr. (Vt. 2013). “The small claims court dismissed the action as time barred under the eighteen-month statute of limitations set forth in 32 V.S.A. § 932(b). In so ruling, the court rejected plaintiff’s argument that the limitations statute was tolled by 12 V.”
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