Miscellaneous Fees

V.S.A. tit. 32, ch. 17, subch. 10

in effect

32 V.S.A. § 1751 Fees when not otherwise provided

1751. Fees when not otherwise provided (a)(1) Officers and persons whose duty it is to record deeds, proceedings, depositions, or make copies of records, proceedings, docket entries, or minutes in their offices, when no other provision is made, shall be allowed: (A) the sum of $0.60 a folio with a minimum fee of $1.00; (B) the sum of $2.00 for each official certificate; (C) for the authentication of documents, $2.00; and (D) for other services, the sum as is in proportion to the fees established by law. (2) Provided, however, that no fees shall be charged to honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, or to their dependents or beneficiaries, for copies of records required in the prosecution of any claim for benefits from the U.S. government, or any State agency, and fees for copies of records so furnished at the rates provided by law shall be paid the officers by the town or city in which the record is maintained. (b)(1) Whenever court officers and employees or officers and employees of the Judicial Bureau furnish copies or certified copies of records, the following fees shall be collected for the benefit of the State: (A) the sum of $0.60 a folio with a minimum fee of $1.00 when a copy is reproduced by typewriter or hand; (B) the sum of $0.25 a page with a minimum fee of $1.00 when a copy is reproduced photographically; (C) for each official certificate, $5.00; however, one conformed copy of any document issued by a court shall be furnished without charge to a party of record to the action; (D) for the authentication of documents, $5.00; (E) for a response to a request for a record of criminal history of a person based upon name and date of birth, $30.00; (F) for appointment as an acting judge pursuant to 4 V.S.A § 22(b) for the purpose of performing a civil marriage, $100.00; and (G) for exemplified certificates, $10.00. (2) However, the fees provided for in this subsection shall not be assessed by these officers and employees in furnishing copies or certified copies of records to any agency of any municipality, State, or federal government or to veterans honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, their dependents, or beneficiaries, in the prosecution of any claim for benefits from the U.S. government, or any State agency. Amended 1959, No. 171, § 16; 1963, No. 37, § 20; 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1971, No. 105, § 5, eff. July 1, 1971; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 1, 1974; 1981, No. 33, § 2; 1995, No. 77 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. March 21, 1996; 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. March 1, 2004; 2003, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 32; 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 213; 2017, No. 76, § 3; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 493, eff. July 1, 2022.

32 V.S.A. § 1752 Tax appeals

1752. Tax appeals If under the provisions of section 4467 of this title the Director of the Division of Property Valuation and Review or the court reduces the appraisal value of the taxpayer’s property by more than 20 percent of the appraisal value, then the appeal fee shall be returned to the taxpayer. Amended 1959, No. 158, § 4, eff. May 5, 1959; 1969, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1997, No. 59, § 14, eff. June 30, 1997.

32 V.S.A. § 1753 Inquests

1753. Inquests The fees and expenses of inquests on the dead and buildings burned shall be the same as in criminal causes before a court. Amended 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 98, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 214.

32 V.S.A. § 1754 Entry and detainer

1754. Entry and detainer On trial for entry and detainer, there shall be allowed $0.50 each warrant, $1.00 to each of the justices, $2.00 to the party recovering, and $1.00 to each juror.

32 V.S.A. § 1755 Travel expenses in causes tried before auditors, etc

1755. Travel expenses in causes tried before auditors, etc A party finally recovering in an action tried by an auditor, referee, or commissioner shall recover $0.06 a mile for his or her travel in this State and $0.75 a day for his or her attendance at the hearing.

32 V.S.A. § 1758 Masters, auditors, referees, and commissioners

1758. Masters, auditors, referees, and commissioners (a) Unless otherwise provided, the pay and the expense allowance for commissioners, masters, auditors, and referees shall be fixed by the court or by the presiding judge thereof and paid by the State. (b) The Superior Court may order that the cost of a master be shared by the parties, with the shares specified in the order, if: (1) the distribution of property is contested and governed by 15 V.S.A. § 751 and the value of the property to be distributed exceeds $500,000.00; or (2) one or both parties seek an award of maintenance under 15 V.S.A. § 752 and the parties have non-wage income of $150,000.00 or more, excluding up to $500,000.00 of income from the sale of a primary residence or jointly owned business. Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236(a), (b), eff. March 29, 1972; 2015, No. 58, § E.204.10.

32 V.S.A. § 1760 Fees of county clerks for index of deeds and index of records

1760. Fees of county clerks for index of deeds and index of records The county clerks shall receive from the county, for making the general index of existing land records under 27 V.S.A. § 401, $1.00 for each 100 entries upon such index; and for making an index as provided in 4 V.S.A. § 656, such sum as the assistant judges certify to be reasonable, to be allowed by the Commissioner of Finance and Management in the accounts of the clerks. Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 215.

32 V.S.A. § 1761 Supervisors of unorganized towns and gores

1761. Supervisors of unorganized towns and gores A supervisor of unorganized towns and gores shall receive in addition to his or her per diem the following fees: (1) for collecting taxes, he or she shall receive five percent of the amount collected by him or her; (2) upon the sale of lands of nonresidents, he or she shall receive the same fees as the collector of town taxes in like cases; and (3) in the performance of his or her duties relating to dogs, he or she shall receive the same fees as town clerks.

32 V.S.A. § 1762 Miscellaneous fees

1762. Miscellaneous fees The Secretary of State shall fix and alter fees for copies, statements, filing, and other services where the amount of the fee is not otherwise fixed by law. Added 1967, No. 278 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. July 1, 1968.

32 V.S.A. § 1763 Stenographic services; transcripts

1763. Stenographic services; transcripts An agency, department, board, or commission may retain the services of stenographic reporters to furnish verbatim and certified transcripts of evidence of proceedings before it, including quasi-judicial proceedings. Added 1987, No. 120, § 1; amended 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 418, eff. May 22, 1996.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/32/017Fetched: 10/21/2026