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: 12 V.S.A. § 3971)
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§ 3971. Pleading; hearing
The prisoner may deny any of the facts set forth in the return or statement and may
allege other material facts. Such court or magistrate may examine the causes of the
imprisonment or restraint in a summary manner and hear the evidence produced by any
person interested or authorized to appear, in support of or against such imprisonment
or restraint.