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: 11B V.S.A. § 17.03)
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§ 17.03. Savings provisions
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the repeal of a statute by this
chapter does not affect:
(1) the operation of the statute or any action taken under it before its repeal;
(2) any ratification, right, remedy, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued,
or incurred under the statute before its repeal;
(3) any violation of the statute or any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred because
of the violation before its repeal;
(4) any proceeding, reorganization, or dissolution commenced under the statute before
its repeal, and the proceeding, reorganization, or dissolution may be completed in
accordance with the statute as if it had not been repealed; or
(5) any meeting of members or directors or action by written consent noticed or any action
taken before its repeal as a result of a meeting of members or directors or action
by written consent.
(b) If a penalty or punishment imposed for violation of a statute repealed by this chapter
is reduced by this chapter, the penalty or punishment if not already imposed shall
be imposed in accordance with this chapter. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)