§ 1001. Environmental Division
§ 1001. Environmental Division (a) The Environmental Division shall consist of two judges, each sitting alone. (b) Two Environmental judges shall be appointed to hear matters in the Environmental Division and to hear other matters in the Superior Court when so assigned by the Chief Superior Judge pursuant to subsection 21a(c) of this title. (c) […]
§ 1002. Conduct of hearings
§ 1002. Conduct of hearings Hearings before the Environmental Division shall be conducted in an impartial manner subject to rules of the Supreme Court providing for a summary, expedited proceeding. (Added 1989, No. 98, § 2; amended 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. March 15, 1995; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 53a.)
§ 1003. Evidence
§ 1003. Evidence (a) Irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded. The Vermont Rules of Evidence shall be followed, except that evidence not admissible under the Rules of Evidence may be admitted if it is of a type commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs. Objections to […]
§ 1004. Access to information
§ 1004. Access to information (a) In connection with any proceedings under 10 V.S.A. chapter 201, each party shall provide all other parties with all written statements and information in the possession, custody, or control of the party relative to the violation, including any technical studies, tests and reports, maps, architectural and engineering plans and […]
§ 1102. Judicial Bureau; jurisdiction
§ 1102. Judicial Bureau; jurisdiction (a) The Judicial Bureau is created within the Judicial Branch under the supervision of the Supreme Court. (b) The Judicial Bureau shall have jurisdiction of the following matters: (1) Traffic violations alleged to have been committed on or after July 1, 1990. (2) Civil ordinance violations alleged to have been […]
§ 1103. Venue
§ 1103. Venue Venue for violation hearings in the Judicial Bureau shall be in the unit of the Superior Court where the violation is alleged to have occurred. (Added 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 54.)
§ 1104. Appointment of hearing officers
§ 1104. Appointment of hearing officers The Chief Superior Judge shall appoint members of the Vermont Bar to serve as hearing officers to hear cases. Hearing officers shall be subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct. (Added 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 55a; 2021, No. 147 […]
§ 958. Nonappearance; penalty
§ 958. Nonappearance; penalty A juror who does not appear after being summoned, and does not submit an excuse satisfactory to the court in which the juror was summoned to appear, shall be assessed a civil penalty by the presiding judge of not more than $200.00. The prospective juror may be excused from paying the […]
§ 959. Grand jurors; venire
§ 959. Grand jurors; venire The clerk, as directed by the judges of each Superior Court, shall summon 18 judicious persons within the unit to appear at any stated or special term of that court to serve as grand jurors of the unit. The clerk of the court shall issue a venire accordingly. (Added 1967, […]
§ 907. Licensing and renewal fees
§ 907. Licensing and renewal fees The Supreme Court may by rule impose a fee on applicants for admission to the bar on motion and on applicants for admission to the bar by examination. The Court may also impose an annual fee on lawyers admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court as a condition […]