{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-304","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. § 304","heading":"Liability for misfeasance of deputy","body":"Actions for official misfeasance or neglect of a deputy sheriff, or for cause affecting his or her administration of the office, shall be sustained only against the sheriff; but the sheriff shall not be amenable criminally for the conduct of his or her deputy, other than for fines for neglect of duty.","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/24/005/00304","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:05Z","sha256":"6fdd018ace35748445541a0ddd63597a51d4c80fa470d55e24e578b844353558","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-303","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}