{"data":{"id":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-9-402","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"9A V.S.A. § 9—402","heading":"Secured party not obligated on contract of debtor or in tort","body":"The existence of a security interest, agricultural lien, or authority given to a debtor to dispose of or use collateral, without more, does not subject a secured party to liability in contract or tort for the debtor’s acts or omissions.","path":["Title 9A: Uniform Commercial Code","Article 009: Secured Transactions"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/09A/009","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:57:21Z","sha256":"56f015725b6b04e7b80b1b1b5dcba2d5d050f8f995569bf9894c60366abf72f8","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-9-401","next":"us-vt/9a-v.s.a.-9-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}