{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-296a","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. § 296a","heading":"Civil liability resulting from escaped prisoner","body":"A jailer or other officer who, through negligence, suffers a prisoner in his or her custody, convicted of or charged with a crime, to escape, shall be civilly liable to any person proximately damaged as a result thereof to the maximum amount of $500.00. A person so damaged may maintain a civil action therefor.","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/24/005/00296a","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:05Z","sha256":"95ca009434aee4b47b10584c1350adf614bc986207ee060d0935696e7f061044","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-296","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-297-298"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}