§ 991 - Records to be delivered to successor
§ 991. Records to be delivered to successor
When a town or town school district office becomes vacant by expiration of the term of office of the incumbent, or otherwise, and a successor is elected or appointed, on demand, he shall be entitled to receive from the last incumbent of the office or anyone having possession of the same the records, files, books and papers of such office, or property of the town or the town school district, as the case may be. A person having such records, files, books, papers or other property in his possession who refuses for ten days after such demand to surrender the same shall be fined $10.00 for each week's refusal.