§ 6065 — Forms; tables; notices [Effective until contingency met; see also 32 V.S.A. chapter 154 effective July 1, 2028 if contingency met, set out below]

(a) In administering this chapter, the Commissioner shall provide suitable claim forms with tables of allowable claims, instructions, and worksheets for claiming a homestead property tax credit.
(b) Prior to June 1, the Commissioner shall also prepare and supply to each town in the State notices describing the homestead property tax credit for inclusion in property tax bills. The notice shall be in simple, plain language and shall explain how to file for a property tax credit, where to find assistance filing for a credit, and any other related information as determined by the Commissioner. The notice shall direct taxpayers to a resource where they can find versions of the notice translated into the five most common non-English languages in the State. A town shall include such notice in each tax bill and notice of delinquent taxes that it mails to taxpayers who own in that town a residential property, without regard for whether the property was declared a homestead pursuant to subdivision 5401(7) of this title.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, towns that use envelopes or mailers not able to accommodate notices describing the homestead tax credit may distribute such notices in an alternative manner. (Added 1997, No. 60, § 51, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; amended 1997, No. 71 (Adj. Sess.), § 77, eff. January 1, 1999; 1999, No. 1, § 60f, eff. March 31, 1999; 2023, No. 106 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 13, 2024.)