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: 19 V.S.A. § 7a)
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§ 7a. Hearing before Secretary
(a) In the administration of the laws relating to highways, the Secretary may conduct
hearings, subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and take testimony. He or she may
also cause depositions to be taken and order the production of books, papers, and
records relating to the matter under investigation. The fees for travel and attendance
of witnesses and fees for officers shall be the same as for witnesses and officers
before a Civil Division of the Superior Court and shall be paid by the State upon
presentation of proper bills of cost to the Commissioner of Finance and Management.
The fees of witnesses summoned or used by the petitioner shall be paid by him or her.
The Secretary may appoint a hearing examiner to conduct hearings.
(b) A person aggrieved by the decision of a hearing under subsection (a) of this section
may have the decision reviewed on the record by the Superior Court pursuant to Rule
74 of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure unless otherwise specifically provided
by law. (Added 1993, No. 61, § 9, eff. June 3, 1993; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)