The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL BENEFITS
(Cite as: 21 V.S.A. § 1357)
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§ 1357. Notices; form and service
Notices required under the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise provided by
the provisions of this chapter or by rules adopted by the Supreme Court, shall be
deemed sufficient if given in writing and delivered to the person entitled to it by
an agent of the Commissioner, or sent electronically or by ordinary or certified mail
to the last known address of the person appearing in the records of the Commissioner.
The manner of service shall be certified by the agent of the Commissioner making the
service. Regardless of the manner of service and unless otherwise provided, appeal
periods shall commence to run from the date of the determination or decision rendered.
If a person to whom a notice has been sent files with the Commissioner within 60 days
after the date of the notice a sworn statement to the effect that the notice was not
received, or if the Commissioner is satisfied that the addressee did not receive the
notice, a new notice shall be sent to that person and the appeal period shall commence
to run from the date on which the new notice is sent. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 210, § 15, eff. July 11, 1961; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 197, eff. March 29, 1972; 1987, No. 100, § 4; 1989, No. 8, § 9; 1991, No. 82, § 7; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 201, eff. July 1, 2024; 2025, No. 40, § 16, eff. July 1, 2025.)