§ 3521. Imprisonment for debt abolished
No person shall be arrested or imprisoned on mesne process. No person shall be arrested or imprisoned on an execution or by other means to enforce a judgment in any civil action for money damages. Notwithstanding the provisions herein, the court shall have full power to punish for contempt. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 96, eff. March 29, 1972; 1979, No. 67, § 1, eff. date, see note set out below.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 125 - Arrest, Bail, and Recognizances
§ 3471. Bail or recognizance as including surety bond
§ 3472. Surety bond in lieu of recognizance
§ 3473. Insufficiency of recognizance or bail; order for new bail
§ 3474. Release of bail for misrepresentations, etc
§ 3476. Rights of bail—Bailpiece in bastardy proceedings
§ 3479. Commitment of principal
§ 3482. Principal delivered in bastardy proceedings
§ 3483. Commitment of principal
§ 3484. Surety may have warrant
§ 3521. Imprisonment for debt abolished
§ 3574. Penalty for not delivering copy
§ 3578. Pleading privilege from arrest
§ 3579. Detaining public carrier to make arrest; penalties
§ 3580. Escapes—Jailer to keep prisoner
§ 3582. County answerable if jail insufficient
§ 3585. Defense and recovery in action on escape