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: 18 V.S.A. § 1655)
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§ 1655. Hearings and judicial review
(a) In any proceeding under this chapter for the issuance or modification of rules relating
to control of by-products, source, and special nuclear materials; or for granting,
suspending, revoking, or amending any license; or for determining compliance with
or granting exemptions from rules of the Department, the Department shall hold a public
hearing upon the request of any person whose interest may be affected by the proceeding
and shall admit any such person as a party to the proceeding, subject to the emergency
provisions in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Whenever the Department finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action
to protect the public health and safety, the Department may, without notice or hearing,
issue an order reciting the existence of the emergency and requiring that such action
be taken as is necessary to meet it. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this
chapter, the order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom the order is
directed shall comply with the order immediately, but on application to the Department
shall be afforded a hearing within 10 days. On the basis of the hearing, the emergency
order shall be continued, modified, or revoked within 10 days after the hearing.
(c) Any final order entered in any proceeding under subsections (a) and (b) of this section
shall be subject to judicial review in the Civil Division of the Superior Court. (Added 1967, No. 27, § 5; amended 1997, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; 2015, No. 82 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2023, No. 6, § 122, eff. July 1, 2023.)