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Reviewed 15 November 2009 See also Legal Research and Assistance, below.  E-mail: Administrator@LawSource.com

Vermont Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Vt.) Environmental Court (Vt. Envtl. Ct.) Superior Court (Vt. Super. Ct.) — Civil Cases ————— U.S. District Court (D. Vt.) * U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Bankr. D. Vt.) —————  * Not available — Browse for information.

Appellate cases can be retrieved by citation (e.g., “164 Vt. 507” or “671 A.2d 808”) from a LEXIS database (free searching goes back five years only). There is also a text-search function. (Registration is required but is free.)

Additional Resources
¶  Vermont Supreme Court — Oral Arguments ... Audio files of arguments in cases heard from January 2007 to the present.
¶  Vermont Environmental Court — Decisions ... [Vt. Dep't of Libraries]

Vermont Constitution and Legislation

1. Constitution (Vt. Const.)
   Bills
   2007-2008 Bills 2005-2006 Bills 2003-2004 Bills 2001-2002 Bills 1999-2000 Bills 1997-1998 Bills 1995-1996 Bills 1993-1994 Bills 1991-1992 Bills 1989-1990 Bills 1987-1988 Bills
   See also the Vermont Legislature web site.
   Laws of Vermont (Vt. Laws)
   2007-2008 Acts and Resolves 2005-2006 Acts and Resolves 2003-2004 Acts and Resolves 2001-2002 Acts and Resolves 1999-2000 Acts and Resolves 1997-1998 Acts and Resolves 1995-1996 Acts and Resolves 1993-1994 Acts and Resolves 1991-1992 Acts and Resolves 1989-1990 Acts and Resolves 1987-1988 Acts and Resolves
   These are the session laws.

2. Vermont Statutes (Vt. Stat.)
   A search function is available at the LexisNexis site linked in Additional Resources below (for which “cookies” must be enabled). The legislature's web site states: “The Vermont Statutes Online [linked above] is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, provided as a convenience. It has NOT been edited for publication. [¶] The ‘official’ version of the Vermont Statutes Annotated is online at LexisNexis Publishing.”
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Laws of Vermont—Statutes Affected: 2007-2008 Legislation 2005-2006 Legislation 2003-2004 Legislation 2001-2002 Legislation 1999-2000 Legislation 1997-1998 Legislation 1995-1996 Legislation 1993-1994 Legislation 1991-1992 Legislation 1989-1990 Legislation 1987-1988 Legislation
   ¶  Vermont Statutes ... [LexisNexis]
   ¶  Vermont Consumer Laws and Regulations ... [Vermont Attorney General]

Vermont Rules of Procedure and Practice

1. Rules of Procedure
   U.S. District Court Rules (D. Vt. R.)
   U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules (D. Vt. Bankr. R.) and Supplement

Vermont Administrative Law Sources

1. Regulations
   1. Vermont Administrative Procedures Bulletin (Vt. Admin. Proc. Bull.)
   Opinions ♦ Decisions ♦ Orders ♦ Rulings
   Labor Relations Board Decisions (Vt. Labor Rel. Bd.) Natural Resources Board — Land Use Panel Decisions      — Water Resources Panel Decisions Professional Conduct Board Decisions (Vt. Prof. Conduct Bd.) [until 9/1/1999] * Professional Responsibility Board Decisions (Vt. Prof. Resp. Bd.) [after 9/1/1999] * Department of Labor and Industry: Workers' Compensation Decisions * —————  * No search function.
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Regulations ... These are topical collections provided at various web sites.

   Banking ... [Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration, Dep't of] — See also Banking Division bulletins.

   Consumer Fraud ... [Attorney General]

   Health Care Administration ... [Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration, Dep't of] — See also Health Care Administration Division bulletins.

   Insurance ... [Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration, Dep't of] — See also Insurance Division bulletins.

   Natural Resources ... [Natural Resources Board] — See also the Natural Resources Board's rules of procedure.

   Securities ... [Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration, Dep't of]

Vermont Local Law Sources

Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
Municipal Ordinances
Barre <2> Burlington <2>   
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.

Vermont Law-Related Periodicals

1. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (Vt. J. Envtl. L.)

Other Vermont Commentary

Vermont Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Vermont Court Information

Web Sites
See also contact information in a directory of law-related resources.
Vermont Judicial System ————— Supreme Court Environmental Court ————— Superior Courts District Courts Family Courts Probate Courts ————— U.S. District Court U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Vermont Forms

Court Forms
Supreme Court Forms Environmental Court Forms ————— Superior Court Forms District Court Forms Family Court Forms Probate Court Forms
1. State Agency Forms
   1. Taxes Department
      Tax Forms

2. Business Entity Forms ...[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Vermont Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
Legislature Judicial Branch ————— Attorney General ————— Secretary of State Taxes Department
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶  Vital Records — Contact Information ... [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶  Workers' Compensation — Agency Contact and Staff Contact Information ... [Robert W. McDowell / North Carolina Industrial Commission]
1. Bar Associations ♦ Law-Related Organizations
   See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
   Vermont Bar Association
   Vermont Trial Lawyers Association
   Law Schools ♦ Admission to Practice ♦ Continuing Legal Education
   Continuing Legal Education Board of Bar Examiners Vermont Law School

2. Consulate General of Canada in Boston • Consulat Général du Canada à Boston ... Canadian consular office serving Vermont

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
Vermont Law School: Julien & Virginia Cornell Library
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
1. Consumer Protection Information ... [Attorney General]

2. Banking, Insurance, Securities, and Health Care Administration Information ... Access to brochures covering topics within the regulatory purview of the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities, and Health Care Administration. The department also provides a “Civil Union Information Page” covering banking, insurance, and health care issues, as well as “Common Questions Regarding Personal Finance” for civil-union partners, covering insurance, banking, and tax issues.

3. Vermont Bar Association Public Information
   On Your Own ... “This booklet contains a general overview of the legal rights and responsibilities that a person—perhaps someone like you—often wants to and should be aware of when reaching legal majority at age 18.”
   Understanding Wills, Trusts and Estates: An Outline Guide to the Fundamentals of Estate Planning

4. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Vermont Residents ... [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Vermont law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Vermont.

5. Low-Cost Legal Aid ... See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. Vermont Legal Help for the Poor ... [Am. Bar Ass'n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA's Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs' web sites.
   2. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help ... [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.