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: 16 V.S.A. § 1706)
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§ 1706. Decision and order
(a) Hearing panel decision. The hearing panel may take additional evidence and may accept, reject, or modify the
recommendations of the hearing officer and shall issue findings of fact, conclusions
of law, and an order within 30 days of receiving the recommendations, unless the hearing
panel grants an extension for good cause. The hearing panel shall provide a copy of
the decision to the Secretary and, by certified mail, the applicant or licensee charged.
If formal charges are not substantiated, the hearing panel shall include in its order
a statement that the charges were not substantiated by the evidence, and it shall
dismiss the charges.
(b) Charges substantiated. If formal charges are substantiated, the hearing panel, in its order, may: take no
action; issue a warning; issue a private reprimand; issue a public reprimand; or condition,
limit, suspend, or revoke the license to practice. An administrative penalty not to
exceed $1,000.00 may be imposed by itself or in connection with the issuance of a
warning or of a private or public reprimand. (Added 2005, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2007; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 169, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)