§ 3982 - Penalty for attempting to elude service - Vermont Statutes

§ 3982. Penalty for attempting to elude service

Whether a writ has been issued or not, a person who has in his custody or under his power a prisoner entitled to a writ of habeas corpus, and who, with intent to elude the service of such writ or to avoid the effect thereof, transfers such prisoner to the custody, or places him under the power or control of another person, or conceals him or changes the place of his confinement, shall forfeit to the person aggrieved $400.00, to be recovered in an action of tort on this statute.