Act No. 147 Page 1 of 1
2022
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Act No. 147 (H.729). Judiciary; civil and criminal court procedures
An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures
This act makes a number of changes to court and Judiciary procedures,
including permitting a victim seeking a relief from abuse order during regular
court hours to affirm the affidavit over the telephone; requiring the Restitution
Unit to receive notice when the court issues an order to seal criminal records;
making it a civil offense, subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000, if sealed
criminal history records are knowingly disclosed without authorization by a State
or municipal employee or contractor or by any agent of the court; clarifying that a
filing fee is only charged for petitions to seal adult criminal history DUI records
and not for juvenile DUI records; updating the statutes to reflect that the
Administrative Judge now has the title of Chief Superior Judge; directing the
Chief Superior Judge to report to the House and Senate Committees on Judiciary
by December 1, 2022, on practices for the collection of racial demographic data in
court filings; extending the sunset for the Vermont Sentencing Commission from
July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023; extending the sunset for the regulations governing
advanced license plate readers from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2024; increasing the
fees for service of process and obtaining fingerprints; and making the statute of
limitations six years for all claims related to employment or housing
discrimination.
Effective Date: May 31, 2022
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 12-4853a, 12-4853b, 15-1104, 13-7607, 4-1102, 32-1431, 4-21a, 4-22, 4-36, 4-38, 4-71, 4-73, 4-111, 4-115, 4-272, 4-461a, 4-461c, 4-906, 4-1001, 4-1104, 4-1108, 12-5538, 12-5540a, 13-5451, 24-139, 24-3211, 24-3605, 32-8361, 32-9272, 32-9816
As Passed By the House -- Official: 12-4853a, 12-4853b, 15-1104, 13-7607, 4-1102, 32-1431, 4-21a, 4-22, 4-36, 4-38, 4-71, 4-73, 4-111, 4-115, 4-272, 4-461a, 4-461c, 4-906, 4-1001, 4-1104, 4-1108, 12-5538, 12-5540a, 13-5451, 24-139, 24-3211, 24-3605, 32-8361, 32-9272, 32-9816
As Passed By the House -- Unofficial: 12-4853a, 12-4853b, 15-1104, 13-7607, 4-1102, 32-1431, 4-21a, 4-22, 4-36, 4-38, 4-71, 4-73, 4-111, 4-115, 4-272, 4-461a, 4-461c, 4-906, 4-1001, 4-1104, 4-1108, 12-5538, 12-5540a, 13-5451, 24-139, 24-3211, 24-3605, 32-8361, 32-9272, 32-9816
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 12-4853a, 12-4853b, 15-1104, 15-1106, 33-6936, 13-7606, 13-7607, 4-1102, 32-1431, 13-7602, 4-21a, 4-22, 4-36, 4-38, 4-71, 4-73, 4-111, 4-115, 4-272, 4-461a, 4-461c, 4-906, 4-1001, 4-1104, 4-1108, 12-5538, 12-5540a, 13-5451, 24-139, 24-3211, 24-3605, 32-8361, 32-9272, 32-9816, 32-1591, 20-2062, 16-257
As Enacted: 12-4853a, 12-4853b, 15-1104, 15-1106, 33-6936, 13-7606, 13-7607, 4-1102, 32-1431, 13-7602, 4-21a, 4-22, 4-36, 4-38, 4-71, 4-73, 4-111, 4-115, 4-272, 4-461a, 4-461c, 4-906, 4-1001, 4-1104, 4-1108, 12-5538, 12-5540a, 13-5451, 24-139, 24-3211, 24-3605, 32-8361, 32-9272, 32-9816, 32-1591, 20-2062, 16-257