Vermont § 1202 Application

Vermont Statutes

§ 1202 — Application

Vermont § 1202

Title 24Title 24: Municipal and County Government

Ch. 36Chapter 036: Municipal Administrative Procedure Act

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 1202 (2026).

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(a)This chapter shall be used by local boards conducting contested hearings, where required by law, and may be used by local boards conducting contested hearings, even where not required by law. Local determinations to use this chapter, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by majority vote of those voting at a duly warned special or annual municipal meeting, or may be made on behalf of the municipality by the legislative body.

(b)This chapter creates only procedural rights and imposes only procedural duties. They are in addition to those created and imposed by other statutes.

(c)This chapter provides the minimum due process rights of parties in contested hearings. A local board may grant additional rights to parties so long as the rights of other parties are not substantially

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(a) This chapter shall be used by local boards conducting contested hearings, where required by law, and may be used by local boards conducting contested hearings, even where not required by law. Local determinations to use this chapter, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by majority vote of those voting at a duly warned special or annual municipal meeting, or may be made on behalf of the municipality by the legislative body.
(b) This chapter creates only procedural rights and imposes only procedural duties. They are in addition to those created and imposed by other statutes.
(c) This chapter provides the minimum due process rights of parties in contested hearings. A local board may grant additional rights to parties so long as the rights of other parties are not substantially prejudiced.
(d) A local board may adopt additional procedural rules not inconsistent with this chapter governing its hearings. The ordinance adoption process established by chapter 59 of this title shall be used for this purpose. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)