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: 13 V.S.A. § 1459)
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§ 1459. Commencement of action and hearing
(a) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this chapter. The
Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure and the Vermont Rules of Evidence shall apply.
(b) Proceedings under this chapter may be commenced in the county in which the complainant
or the defendant resides, or in the county in which the incident occurred.
(c) A plaintiff may seek a hate-motivated crime injunction by filing a complaint under
this chapter.
(d) A preliminary hearing upon the complaint shall be scheduled as soon as reasonably
possible in consideration of the safety of the complainant. (Added 1999, No. 56, § 3.)