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: 15A V.S.A. § 6-111)
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§ 6-111. Public notice of statutory change
The Department, with the cooperation of other departments of State government, shall
make reasonable efforts to notify members of the public who may be affected by changes
in statute governing the release of identifying and nonidentifying information and
access to original birth certificates, including:
(1) informing the general public by submitting press releases to the news media in Vermont
and other states;
(2) informing adoptee, birth parent, and genealogy groups in Vermont and other states;
(3) including information in motor vehicle registration and license renewals;
(4) including information in appropriate locations on the internet; and
(5) contacting the adoption coordinators in each state and determining what agencies or
groups in that state should be notified. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2021, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2023.)