Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 21 Sec. 605

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor or the Commissioner's designee. See
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

§ 605. Testimony of person without the State, how taken

Upon the application of a party in a cause pending before him or her and on such notice to the adverse party or his or her attorney as he or she thinks reasonable, the Commissioner may issue a commission to a person designated by the Commissioner, to take the testimony of a person residing or being without the state. Such testimony shall be taken upon interrogatories settled by order of the Commissioner or upon oral examination, as he or she directs.