Poor debtor—oath Poor Debtor’s Oath The oath to poor debtors shall be administered by the commissioners of jail delivery in the following form: 'You solemnly swear that you have not estate, real or personal, to the amount of $20.00, nor sufficient to satisfy the execution on which you are committed, except such as is exempt from execution; and that you have not, directly or indirectly, disposed of any part of your estate to defraud your creditors; and that you have not, since your commitment, disposed of any of your property to defraud the creditor on whose execution you are committed. So help you God.'
Vermont Legal Code
§ 6009
Vermont Title 12 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/213/06009· Version 2026