AS PASSED BY SENATE S.178
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S.178
An act relating to supermajority verdicts in civil trials It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 12 V.S.A. § 1950 is added to read:
§ 1950. VERDICT; EIGHTY PERCENT SUPERMAJORITY REQUIRED
Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, a verdict or finding agreed to by at
least eighty percent of the total number of jurors serving on a jury in a civil trial shall be taken as the verdict or finding of the jury.
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.
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