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: 24 V.S.A. § 1209)
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§ 1209. Decisions
(a) A final decision in a contested hearing shall be in writing and shall separately state
findings of fact and conclusions of law.
(b) Findings of fact shall explicitly and concisely restate the underlying facts that
support the decision. They shall be based exclusively on evidence of the record in
the contested hearing.
(c) Conclusions of law shall be based on the findings of fact.
(d) The final decision in any case involving local Act 250 review of municipal impacts
shall include notice that it constitutes a rebuttable presumption under the provisions
of 10 V.S.A. chapter 151, and notice that presumption may be overcome in proceedings
under 10 V.S.A. chapter 151.
(e) The presiding officer shall cause copies of the decision to be delivered to each party.
(f) Transcriptions of the proceedings of contested hearings shall be made upon the request
and upon payment of the reasonable costs of transcription by any party. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)