Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 30 Sec. 28

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.

§ 28. Hearings

For the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of any return or for the purpose of making an estimate of the taxes due from any company, the Department of Public Service shall have power to examine or cause to be examined by any agent or representative designated by it for that purpose any books, papers, records, or memoranda of the company or of any person or corporation in the State bearing upon the matters required to be included in the return, and may require the attendance of any person having knowledge in the premises, at any place in the county where such person resides, and may take testimony and require proof material for its information, with power to administer an oath to such person. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. Feb. 1, 1981.)