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. § 835)
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§ 835. Procedures and guidance documents
(a) Procedures and guidance documents shall be maintained by the agency in an official
current compilation that includes an index. Each addition, change, or deletion to
the official compilation shall also be dated, indexed, and recorded. The agency shall
publish the compilation and index on its internet website and make all procedures
and guidance documents available to the public. On or after January 1, 2024, an agency
shall not rely on a procedure or guidance document or cite it against any party to
a proceeding, unless the procedure or guidance document is included in a compilation
maintained and published in accordance with this subsection.
(b) A procedure or guidance document shall not have the force of law. However, this subsection
shall not apply to a procedure if a statute that specifically enables the procedure
states that it has the force of law. This subsection is not intended to affect whether
a court or quasi-judicial body gives deference to a procedure or guidance document
issued by an agency whose action is before the court or body. (Added 1981, No. 82, § 6; amended 2017, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)