The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
006
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ADMINISTRATION AND JUDICIAL REVIEW
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 5601)
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§ 5601. Administration
(a) The Commissioner shall administer this chapter.
(b) It is unlawful for the Commissioner or an officer, employee, or designee of the Commissioner
to use for personal benefit or the benefit of others records or other information
obtained by or filed with the Commissioner that are not public under subsection 5607(b) of this title. This chapter does not authorize the Commissioner or an officer, employee, or designee
of the Commissioner to disclose the record or information, except in accordance with
section 5602, subsection 5607(c), or section 5608 of this title.
(c) This chapter does not create or diminish a privilege or exemption that exists at common
law, by statute or rule, or otherwise.
(d) The Commissioner may develop and implement financial services education initiatives
to inform the public about financial services, with particular emphasis on the prevention
and detection of securities, banking, and insurance fraud. In developing and implementing
these initiatives, the Commissioner may collaborate with public and nonprofit organizations
with an interest in financial services education. The Commissioner may accept a grant
or donation from a person or from a nonprofit organization, regardless of whether
the person or organization is affiliated with the financial services industry, to
develop and implement financial services education initiatives. This subsection does
not authorize the Commissioner to require participation or monetary contributions
of a registrant in financial services education program.
(e) [Repealed.] (Added 2005, No. 11, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006; amended 2011, No. 21, § 12; 2019, No. 57, § 17.)