Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 1208

  • Contested hearing: means one of the following:

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Local board: means the entity authorized to conduct a contested hearing. See
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

§ 1208. Qualification of members

(a) Members of a local board in a contested hearing shall not participate in the decision unless they have heard all testimony and reviewed all other evidence submitted for the board’s decision.

(b) Members who have not attended every session of the board in a contested hearing may participate in the decision if they have listened to the recording of the testimony they have missed (or read transcripts of this testimony) and reviewed all exhibits and other evidence, prior to deliberation. (Added 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 44, eff. March 15, 1995.)