Title 03, Title 03: Executive

§ 13. Application Sections 10–13 of this title shall apply only to the following sections: 202, 207, and 631 of this title; 4 V.S.A. § 852; 6 V.S.A. §§ 3, 4, and 2922; 10 V.S.A. §§ 53, 54, and 4149; 20 V.S.A. §§ 1484, 1874(a), 1875, 2221, 2271, and 2273; 21 V.S.A. § 1104; 22 V.S.…

§ 14. Federal Highway Safety Act; powers of Governor and political subdivision (a) The Governor shall be responsible for the administration of the State’s Highway Safety Program, and may cooperate with and contract with State and federal agencies and political subdivisions, and p…

§ 17. Federal funding cuts; transfer of personnel To enable the Governor to respond effectively to cuts in federal spending and in the interests of efficiency, he or she may, with the approval of the General Assembly or the Joint Fiscal Committee if the General Assembly is not in…

§ 18. Spouse abuse programs; eligibility (a) There is hereby created the Spouse Abuse Program. (b) The Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services shall be authorized to award grants for the Spouse Abuse Program. Awards shall be made by the Center to spouse abuse programs establishe…

§ 2. Agencies and boards in Governor’s office The following agencies and boards are hereby attached to the Governor’s office for administrative purposes: (1) State Claims Commission (2) Emergency Board (3) All agencies that involve or concern interstate relationships including: (…

§ 21. Sexual Assault Victims Program (a) The Sexual Assault Victims Program is hereby established. (b) The Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services is authorized to award grants for a sexual assault victims program. Awards shall be made by the Center to a sexual assault victims p…

§ 23. The Commission on International Trade (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section: “International Trade Agreement” means a trade agreement between the federal government and a foreign country. International Trade Agreement does not include a trade agreement between th…

§ 3. Executive clerk and messenger At the beginning of his or her term, the Governor shall appoint an executive clerk and an executive messenger for the term of two years to serve him or her when the General Assembly is in session and may remove them at pleasure.

§ 4. Correspondence (a) The official correspondence of the Governor is the property of the State. Upon retiring from office, he or she shall cause such correspondence and an itemized list thereof to be deposited with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall preserve t…

§ 5. Counsel The Governor may employ counsel in behalf of the State in any State department or office, when, in his or her judgment, the protection of the rights and interests of the State demands it.

§ 6. Certificates of election The Governor shall furnish certificates of election to the Senators and Representatives elected to represent this State in Congress.

§ 7. Delegates Whenever in his or her judgment it is for the best interest of the State, the Governor may appoint a delegate to attend any convention, conference, or meeting without the State, as a representative of this State or any department thereof.

§ 8. Inspection of State institutions The Governor shall have power, in his or her discretion, to visit and inspect any State institution or to appoint a visitor to make such inspection and report to him or her.

§ 9. Rewards The Governor may offer a suitable reward, not exceeding the sum of $1,000.00 in any case, to be paid to a person or persons who, in consequence of such offer, apprehends or secures a person who has escaped from any institution in this State in which he or she was law…

§ 51. Seal The Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs shall have a seal of office upon which shall be the words: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. VERMONT.

§ 52. Records The Secretary shall keep a full and complete record of official acts of the Executive Department in books to be furnished for that purpose and such record books, except those in actual use, shall be kept in the State House.

§ 53. Copies The Secretary shall make copies of records in his or her office, attested under his or her seal, for the fees provided by law, and full faith and credit shall be given to such copies.

§ 101. Commission; office The Secretary of State shall be commissioned by the Governor and shall keep an office open for the transaction of business.

§ 102. Seal The Secretary shall have a seal of office, with the same device as the State Seal, and around the Seal the words: SECRETARY OF STATE. VERMONT. Full faith and credit shall be given to certified copies and attestations under his or her Seal.

§ 102a. Facsimile signature of Secretary of State A facsimile of the signature of the Secretary of State imprinted by or at the Secretary’s direction upon any certification issued pursuant to law, upon any attestation required of the Secretary by law, or upon any certification of…

§ 103. Documents required to be filed (a) All deeds, contracts of sale, leases, and other documents or copies of same conveying land or an interest therein to the State, except for transportation rights-of-way, leases, and conveyances, shall be filed in the Office of the Secretar…

§ 104. Preparation and publication of acts and resolutions After an act or resolution has been passed by both Houses of the General Assembly, signed by the presiding officers of both Houses and by the Governor, it shall be delivered to the custody of the Secretary of State. The S…

§ 106. Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly After the original acts and resolutions of the General Assembly are delivered to the Secretary pursuant to section 104 of this title, the Secretary shall cause a copy of the acts and resolutions to be prepared and printed and th…

§ 107. Legislative clerk The Secretary of State shall designate members of his or her staff as legislative clerks. The duties of legislative clerks shall be: (1) to prepare a copy of the acts and resolutions for printing; (2) to keep a register of lobbyists; (3) to prepare and di…

§ 108. Compilations, indices, bulletins, and circulars The Secretary shall cause to be prepared and printed such compilations of the different chapters of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto or laws affecting the subject matter thereof, as may be necessary for …

§ 109. Laws and journals The Secretary shall procure one copy of the printed journal of each House of the General Assembly at each session thereof, one copy of the laws passed at such session, one copy of this and all subsequent revisions of the laws, immediately after the same a…

§ 110. Surveyor General’s papers All books, papers and records of the Surveyor General which are in the possession of the State or may come into its possession shall be in the custody of the Secretary of State, and copies thereof duly certified by such officer shall be evidence i…

§ 111. Township charters (a) The Secretary shall procure from the proper sources authenticated copies of such original charters of townships in this State as were not granted by the General Assembly. (b) Copies of original charters of townships deposited in the Secretary of State…

§ 112. Statements and communications to General Assembly The Secretary shall make such statements and communications to the General Assembly as may be required by it.

§ 113. Record by photostatic or photographic method The Secretary of State may record by photostatic or photographic method any instrument, paper, or document required by law to be recorded by him or her, and he or she may give photostatic or photographic copies of the same, requ…

§ 116a. State boards and commissions registry (a)(1) The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration shall maintain and make available on its website a registry of State boards and commissions and shall update that registry when changes are made that affect the information …

§ 117. Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (a) As used in this chapter: (1) “Records and information management” means the efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use, and disposition of public records, including the processes for cap…

§ 118. Collection and disposition of revenue (a) There is hereby created a Secretary of State Services Fund. The Fund shall be used to provide appropriations for the operations of the Office of the Secretary of State, with the exception of those operations provided for in chapter…

§ 121. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. (2) “Licensing board” or “board” refers to the boards, commissions, and professions listed in section 122 of this subchapter and, in the case of disciplinary…

§ 122. Office of Professional Regulation The Office of Professional Regulation is created within the Office of the Secretary of State. The Office shall have a director who shall be qualified by education and professional experience to perform the duties of the position. The Direc…

§ 123. Duties of Office (a) The Office shall provide administrative, secretarial, financial, investigatory, inspection, and legal services to the boards. The services provided by the Office shall include: (1) Sending, receiving, and processing applications for licenses. (2) Issui…

§ 124. Professional Regulatory Fee Fund (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, it is the policy of this State that: (1) the cost of regulating a profession attached to the Office of Professional Regulation should be borne by the profession; and (2) on…

§ 125. Fees (a) In addition to the fees otherwise authorized by law, a board or advisor profession may charge the following fees: (1) Verification of license, $30.00. (2) An examination fee established by the Secretary, which shall be not greater than the costs associated with ex…

§ 126. Agent for process; nonresident licensees Whenever a person practicing a profession attached to the Office resides outside the borders of the State and fails to appoint an agent for process, the Secretary of State shall be an agent of that person, upon whom any process, not…

§ 127. Unauthorized practice (a) When the Office receives a complaint of unauthorized practice, the Director shall refer the complaint to Office investigators and prosecutors. (b)(1) A person practicing a regulated profession without authority or an employer permitting such pract…

§ 128. Disciplinary action to be reported to the Office (a)(1) Any hospital, clinic, community mental health center, or other health care institution in which a licensee performs professional services shall report to the Office, along with supporting information and evidence, any…

§ 129. Powers of boards or of Director in advisor professions; discipline process (a) In addition to any other provisions of law, a board or the Director, in the case of professions that have advisor appointees, may exercise the following powers: (1) Consistent with other law and…

§ 129a. Unprofessional conduct (a) In addition to any other provision of law, the following conduct by a licensee constitutes unprofessional conduct. When that conduct is by an applicant or person who later becomes an applicant, it may constitute grounds for denial of a license o…

§ 129b. Board member and advisor appointments (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary relating to terms of office and appointments for members of boards attached to the Office of Professional Regulation, all board members appointed by the Governor shall be appoin…

§ 130. Provisional licensure (a) The Director may issue a 90-day provisional license to an individual who has completed an application for full licensure and: (1) whose eligibility for licensure is contingent upon acceptable verification of licensure from another jurisdiction; (2…

§ 130a. Appeals (a)(1) A party aggrieved by a final decision of a board or administrative law officer may, within 30 days of the decision, appeal that decision by filing a notice of appeal with the Director who shall assign the case to an appellate officer. (2)(A) The review shal…