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.
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RULEMAKING; PROCEDURES; GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 833)
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§ 833. Style of rules
(a) Rules and procedures shall be written in a clear and coherent manner using words with
common and everyday meanings, consistent with the text of the rule or procedure.
(b)(1) When an agency proposes to amend an existing rule, it shall replace terms identified
as potentially disrespectful by the study produced in accordance with 2012 Acts and
Resolves No. 24, Sec. 1 with respectful language recommended therein or used in the
Vermont Statutes Annotated, where appropriate.
(2) All new rules adopted by agencies shall use, to the fullest extent possible, respectful
language consistent with the Vermont Statutes Annotated and the respectful language
study produced in accordance with 2012 Acts and Resolves No. 24, Sec. 1, where appropriate.
(c) The Secretary of State may issue a guidance document suggesting how agencies may draft
rules and procedures in accordance with this section. The guidance document may include
suggestions on style, numbering, and drafting the content of the filings required
under this subchapter. (Added 1981, No. 82, § 6; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)