2018 Vermont Statutes
Title 4 - Judiciary
Chapter 29 - Judicial Bureau
§ 1107 Appeals
§ 1107. Appeals
(a) A decision of the hearing officer may be appealed to the Criminal Division of the Superior Court. The proceeding before the Criminal Division of the Superior Court shall be on the record, or at the option of the defendant, de novo. The defendant shall have the right to trial by jury. An appeal shall stay payment of a penalty and the imposition of points.
(b) [Repealed.]
(c) If a decision is appealed, the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred shall represent the State, and the State's Attorney, municipal attorney, or other designee of the legislative body of the municipality shall represent the municipality.
(d) No appeal as of right exists to the Supreme Court. On motion made to the Supreme Court by a party, the Supreme Court may allow an appeal to be taken to it from the Criminal Division of the Superior Court. (Added 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2005, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2009, No. 54, § 60, eff. June 1, 2009; 2009, No. 154, §§ 236, 238; 2011, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2017, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
