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: 21 V.S.A. § 604)
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§ 604. Manner of trying causes; evidence
The Commissioner shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or
by technical or formal rules of procedure except as provided in this chapter, but
he or she may make such investigation or inquiry or conduct such hearing or trial
in such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties. Declarations
of the deceased employee concerning his or her accident may be received in evidence
and shall be sufficient to establish the accident and the injury, if corroborated
by circumstances or other evidence.