§ 309. Bonds of deputies; liability of sheriff; deputy’s powers and duties
A sheriff shall be liable for the official acts and neglects of his or her deputies, and may take bonds of indemnity from them. Such deputies may, and when required, shall perform any official duty which may be required of the sheriff. Returns of their acts and doings shall be signed by them as deputy sheriffs, and their official acts shall be deemed to be the acts of the sheriff.
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 - Municipal and County Government
Chapter 5 - County Officers; Powers and Duties
§ 132. United States and State flags; display
§ 133. County tax; amount; assessment
§ 134. County tax; county treasurer; warrant
§ 135. County tax; payment by town
§ 136. Actions by and against county; process; attorney
§ 139. Assistant judge judicial education
§ 172. Certificate of appointment
§ 173. Certificate of Secretary of State
§ 177. Certification of election and qualification of officers
§ 178. Record of sheriff’s commission; copies; evidence
§ 180. Claim; clerk to draw orders
§ 181. Settlements; record; filing
§ 184. Processing of passport applications
§ 213. Accounts; disbursements
§ 214. Care of lands in unorganized towns and gores; lease lands
§ 215. Lands in unorganized towns and gores; power to sue and defend actions
§ 216. Lands in unorganized towns and gores; rents
§ 217. Disposal of rents of lands in unorganized towns and gores
§ 218. Rents for county property
§ 219. Treasurer to levy tax to meet execution
§ 220. Tax warrant; payment by town
§ 221. Annual statement; penalty
§ 222. Neglect to settle; penalty
§ 223. Statement compared, corrected, and filed
§ 224. Annual reports; publication; penalty
§ 290. County sheriff’s department
§ 296. Transportation of prisoners
§ 296a. Civil liability resulting from escaped prisoner
§ 299. Duties as peace officer
§ 301. Penalty for refusal to assist
§ 302. Power to search; return
§ 303. Obstructing sheriff; penalty
§ 304. Liability for misfeasance of deputy
§ 305. Not to appear as counsel, or make writ
§ 307. Deputy sheriffs; appointments and revocation
§ 308. Deputy sheriffs; no compensation for appointment; penalty
§ 309. Bonds of deputies; liability of sheriff; deputy’s powers and duties
§ 312. Jurisdiction of sheriffs
§ 333. Confinement of sheriff; vacancy
§ 362. Full-time State’s Attorneys; private law practice
§ 363. Deputy State’s Attorneys
§ 365. Penalty for taking bribe