Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 2931
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 2931
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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
§ 2931. Rehearing of orders and decisions
(a) Within 20 days after any final order or decision has been made by the Commission, any party to the action or proceeding before the Commission, or any person directly affected thereby, may apply for a rehearing in respect to any matter determined in the action or proceeding, or covered or included in the order, specifying in the motion for rehearing the ground therefor. The Commission may grant the rehearing if in its opinion good reason for rehearing is stated in the motion.
(b) The motion shall set forth fully every ground upon which it is claimed that the decision or order complained of is unlawful or unreasonable. No appeal from any order or decision of the Commission shall be taken unless the appellant shall have made application for rehearing as provided in this section. When the application has been made, no ground not set forth in the application shall be urged, relied on, or given any consideration by the court, unless the court for good cause shown allows the appellant to specify additional grounds. (Added 1965, No. 175, § 51; amended 1991, No. 17, § 8(a), eff. April 4, 1991; 2007, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 20, 2008; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 128, eff. July 1, 2022.)