{"data":{"id":"us-vt/19-v.s.a.-991","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"19 V.S.A. § 991","heading":"Fine","body":"When a town, liable to keep in repair a highway or bridge, fails to do so, it may be indicted for this neglect by a grand jury of the county, and may be fined at the discretion of the court, whether any special damage has been sustained or not. The fine so assessed shall be spent in repairing the highway or bridge, under the direction of a commissioner appointed by the court.","path":["Title 19: Highways","Chapter 009: Repairs, Maintenance, and Improvements","Subchapter 008: TOWN LIABILITY FOR NEGLECTING REPAIRS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/19/009/00991","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:03Z","sha256":"fd8630a133ffdadccaae9da1da16d425ebe871a4fc6f478271844ea06c9a6a8e","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/19-v.s.a.-988","next":"us-vt/19-v.s.a.-992"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}