Penalty for not paying to creditor An officer who, on demand, does not pay to the creditor in an execution, his or her agent or attorney, such sums of money as he or she receives on the execution, shall forfeit to the person to whose use he or she received the same, 15 percent interest thereon, so long as he or she detains it after demand, to be recovered in an action of tort on this statute. § 2736. Penalty for not paying to creditor An officer who, on demand, does not pay to the creditor in an execution, his or her agent or attorney, such sums of money as he or she receives on the execution, shall forfeit to the person to whose use he or she received the same, 15 percent interest thereon, so long as he or she detains it after demand, to be recovered in an action of tort on this statute.
Vermont Legal Code
§ 2736
Vermont Title 12 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/111/02736· Version 2026