§ 10. Service of process; notice of hearings; temporary restraining orders
(a) All processes issued by the Commission shall state the time and place of return, in
those cases where return is to be made to the Commission. Orders, notices, and other
processes issued by the Commission shall be served personally or by first class mail,
except that the Commission may direct that service be made by registered or certified
mail. If the whereabouts of a person are unknown, or if the number of respondents
is so great that personal service or service by mail is impracticable, service may
be made by publication.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the Commission
shall give 12 days’ notice of all hearings.
(c) As used in this section, the term “hearings” refers to public hearings and evidentiary
hearings. All other proceedings before the Commission may be held upon any reasonable
notice.
(d) An evidentiary hearing, once commenced upon proper notice, may be continued to a subsequent
date upon any reasonable notice.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, the Commission or a single member
may grant temporary restraining orders in the manner provided by and subject to limitations
prescribed by the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure.
(f) The provisions of sections 110-124 of this title relating to process and notice in condemnation cases shall not be affected by this
section. (Amended 1959, No. 186, § 1, eff. May 20, 1959; 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1975, No. 59, § 1, eff. April 18, 1975; 1975, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1985, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.); 1993, No. 21, § 5, eff. May 12, 1993; 2019, No. 31, § 22; 2023, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 30, 2024.)