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. § 1979)
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§ 1979. Procedure
(a) Municipal ordinance violations shall be heard by the Bureau and the procedure shall
be as provided in 4 V.S.A. chapter 29.
(b) At the hearing, the municipal attorney or designee of the legislative body of the
municipality may dismiss or amend the complaint, subject to the approval of the hearing
officer.
(c) Upon entry of default judgment pursuant to 4 V.S.A. § 1105(f), the hearing officer shall assess the full penalty provided for in the ordinance
that was found to have been violated.
(d) Upon entry of judgment against the defendant after a contested hearing, the hearing
officer shall assess a civil penalty in an amount not less than the waiver penalty
and not more than the full penalty provided for in the ordinance that was found to
have been violated. (Added 1993, No. 237 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1994; amended 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 1999, No. 58, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; 2017, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.)