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: 4 V.S.A. § 1003)
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§ 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 evidentiary offers
may be made and shall be noted in the record. Subject to these requirements, when
a hearing will be expedited and the interests of the parties will not be prejudiced
substantially, any part of the evidence may be received in written form. Documentary
evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts if the original is not
readily available. Upon request, parties shall be given an opportunity to compare
the copy with the original.
(b) Notice may be taken of judicially cognizable facts. In addition, notice may be taken
of generally recognized technical or scientific facts within the agency’s specialized
knowledge. Parties shall be notified either before or during the hearing, or by reference
in preliminary reports or otherwise, of the material noticed, including any staff
memoranda or data, and they shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the material
so noticed. (Added 1989, No. 98, § 2.)