Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1154a
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 1154a
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
§ 1154a. Agency use of designated address; law enforcement agency
(a) If requested in person by a Program participant to the person creating the record prior to the creation of the record, and upon proof of participation in the Program established by this chapter, a law enforcement agency shall use the participant’s substitute address in:
(1) a summons or complaint for a violation within the jurisdiction of the judicial bureau as set forth in 4 V.S.A. § 1102.
(2) a citation to appear under Rule 3 of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure; or
(3) an accident report filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent a law enforcement agency from requiring that a Program participant provide his or her actual address upon request from the agency.
(c) A law enforcement agency may, in its discretion, use a substitute address in any record released by the agency. (Added 2001, No. 28, § 6, eff. May 21, 2001.)