The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 2 V.S.A. § 22)
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§ 22. Complaint filed in the Superior Court to compel testimony or production of evidence
(a) If a person does not comply with a legislative subpoena, a Superior Court may compel
the attendance of the person, the giving of testimony, and the production of papers
or other evidence, as required by the subpoena.
(b) A person may refuse to comply with a legislative subpoena on the grounds of a valid
privilege.
(c) The General Assembly, by a majority vote of those present in either house, or any
committee of the General Assembly having subpoena authority by a majority vote of
its membership, may initiate proceedings under this section by filing a complaint
with the court asking that the witness be so compelled.
(d) The failure of any witness to comply with an order of the court issued under this
section shall constitute contempt of court. (Added 1993, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)