Vermont Statutes
Chapter 23 - Limitation of Time for Commencement of Actions
§ 553. Member of Armed Services; tolling statute of limitations

§ 553. Member of Armed Services; tolling statute of limitations
When an inhabitant of this State is in the Military or Naval Service of the United States or is a member of the Vermont National Guard and has been ordered to State active duty and, at the time of entering such service or duty, had a cause of action against another person, or another person had a cause of action against him or her, the time spent in such Military or Naval Service outside this State or the time spent in State active duty shall not be taken as part of the time limited for the bringing of an action by or against him or her founded on such causes. The limitation period for a cause of action shall be tolled during the duration of the person’s out-of-state Military or Naval Service, or State Active Duty Service, plus an additional 60 days. (Amended 2011, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 5a.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 12 - Court Procedure

Chapter 23 - Limitation of Time for Commencement of Actions

§ 461. Actions by State

§ 462. Lands for a public, pious, or charitable use

§ 463. Counterclaims and cross-claims

§ 464. Actions specially limited by other provisions

§ 465. Limitations or waiving limitation of actions in contracts

§ 466. When action deemed commenced

§ 501. Recovery of lands

§ 502. Entry into houses or lands

§ 503. Covenant of seisin

§ 504. Covenant of warranty

§ 505. Covenants other than warranty or seisin

§ 506. Judgments

§ 507. Specialties

§ 508. Witnessed promissory note

§ 509. Evidence of debt issued by a monied corporation

§ 510. Liability of stockholders and of foreign corporations

§ 511. Civil action

§ 512. Assault and battery; false imprisonment; slander and libel; injuries to person or property

§ 513. Skiing, injuries sustained while participating in sport of

§ 514. Insufficiency of bridge

§ 515. Neglect of official duty of town clerk

§ 516. Misfeasance of sheriff or deputy

§ 517. Taxes paid under protest

§ 518. Ionizing radiation injury; latent

§ 519. Emergency medical care

§ 520. Payment of wages

§ 521. Medical malpractice

§ 522. Actions based on childhood sexual or physical abuse

§ 523. Trade secrets

§ 524. Actions based on residential building energy standards

§ 525. Actions based on discrimination

§ 551. Minority, incapacity, or imprisonment

§ 552. Absence from State

§ 553. Member of Armed Services; tolling statute of limitations

§ 554. Alien enemies in time of war

§ 555. Fraud

§ 555a. Fraudulent transfers

§ 556. Injunction staying action

§ 557. Death of party

§ 558. New action after failure of original action

§ 559. Rights not affected by a descent cast

§ 560. Childhood sexual abuse

§ 591. New promise must be in writing and signed

§ 592. Indorsement or memorandum of payment

§ 593. Joint promisors—Promise or payment by one

§ 594. Recovery where action not barred as to all