2005 Vermont Code - § 5165. — Civil union license required for certification; failure to return

§ 5165. Civil union license required for certification; failure to return

(a) Persons authorized by section 5164 of this title to certify civil unions shall require a civil union license of the parties before certifying the civil union. The license shall afford full immunity to the person who certifies the civil union.

(b) A person who certifies a civil union shall be fined not less than $10.00, if such person:

(1) certifies a civil union without first obtaining the license; or

(2) fails to properly fill out the license and, within ten days from the date of the certification, return the license and certificate of civil union to the clerk's office from which it was issued. (Added 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)