27 V.S.A. § 401
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§ 401. Index of deeds by county clerk; penalty
Official statutory text
(a) The county clerk shall keep for public use a general index of the record of deeds and other transfers of land recorded in his or her office, similar to those required to be kept by town clerks, but this section shall not apply to transfers of the title under a judgment or order of court.
(b) A county clerk who neglects to keep the index required in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined $50.00 for each six months' neglect.
(b) A county clerk who neglects to keep the index required in subsection (a) of this section shall be fined $50.00 for each six months' neglect.
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