{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-1313","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. § 1313","heading":"Village may indemnify officers","body":"An incorporated village, by vote, may indemnify a duly appointed public or peace officer of the village against legal proceedings for injuries committed by him or her while in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties. If an action is commenced against such officer, upon vote of such village, the trustees may defend such action at its expense.","path":["Title 24: Municipal and County Government","Chapter 039: Incorporated Villages"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24/039/01313","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:05Z","sha256":"69c0437b2faed9ad69c2161ced4b10f048e1f3392e399b5c660ec82c131361b6","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-1312","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-1314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}