32 V.S.A. § 4875 — Absconding taxpayers

When the town treasurer or collector is informed and believes that a taxpayer whose
taxes are unpaid is about to abscond or remove from the town, he or she shall at once
institute in the name of the town a civil action to collect the same under sections
5222-5224 of this title, or the town treasurer may proceed under a warrant issued by him or her as provided
by section 4796 of this title.