Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 6505
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 6505
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
§ 6505. Payment
The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall allow counsel so employed a reasonable compensation for his or her services and expenses and shall issue his or her warrant for the amount allowed. Compensation shall not be allowed where it appears to the Commissioner that the prosecution was superfluous and instituted to enhance costs, nor in the trial of a person upon a complaint for intoxication or for any other offense against the title relating to alcoholic beverages, except where the respondent pleads not guilty. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2017, No. 83, § 146.)