Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1004

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • 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.

§ 1004. Access to information

(a) In connection with any proceedings under 10 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 201, each party shall provide all other parties with all written statements and information in the possession, custody, or control of the party relative to the violation, including any technical studies, tests and reports, maps, architectural and engineering plans and specifications, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, and other data compilations from which information can be obtained, the names and addresses of the party’s witnesses, and any other information that the Environmental Division deems necessary, in its sole discretion, to a fair and full determination of the proceeding.

(b) No other discovery or depositions, written interrogatories, or requests to admit shall be permitted except that which is necessary for a full and fair determination of the proceeding. (Added 1989, No. 98, § 2; amended 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. March 15, 1995; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 53b.)