Vt. Stat. tit. 24 § 296a
Current through L. 2024, c. 142.
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.
24 V.S.A. § 296a