{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-294","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. § 294","heading":"Sheriff imprisoned","body":"If a sheriff is confined in prison by legal process, his or her functions as sheriff shall be suspended. When the sheriff is released from imprisonment during his or her term of office, he or she shall file a certificate of his or her discharge signed by one of the judges of the Superior Court, in the office of the county clerk, and deliver a like certificate to the high bailiff. Thereupon he or she shall resume the powers and execute the duties of sheriff.","path":["Title 24: Municipal and County Government","Chapter 005: County Officers; Powers and Duties","Subchapter 005: SHERIFFS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24/005/00294","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:05Z","sha256":"961ffa111a2a08cc70f338cd810388e57e0f4bdee488cb42aa574566a0fec760","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-293","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-295"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}