Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 4671
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 4671
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Conviction: means a judicial determination of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction regardless of whether a trial was held and regardless of whether a sentence was imposed. See
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Insured: means a person owning a private passenger type automobile and includes a relative of an owner or a minor in the custody of an owner or relative, if the relative or minor resides in the same household as does an owner. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- 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
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
§ 4671. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Accident” means any occurrence with a motor vehicle involving the applicant, insured, or any operator of a private passenger type motor vehicle currently a resident in the same household that results in physical contact between the motor vehicle owned or operated by the insured or applicant, and a person or another object.
(2) “Conviction” means a judicial determination of guilt by a court of competent jurisdiction regardless of whether a trial was held and regardless of whether a sentence was imposed. It shall include a plea of nolo contendere, a finding of guilt as the result of a defendant‘s voluntary nonappearance in court, or a conviction after appellate remand. It shall not include a conviction reversed with finality.
(3) “Experience period” means the three years immediately preceding the date of application or the 39 months preceding the renewal date of the policy.
(4) “Insured” means a person owning a private passenger type automobile and includes a relative of an owner or a minor in the custody of an owner or relative, if the relative or minor resides in the same household as does an owner.
(5) “Surcharge” means any amount of premium charged to or paid by an applicant or insured based on experience or record that makes the amount of the premium greater than that imposed on or charged to other applicants or insureds having more favorable experience or records. (Added 1975, No. 75; amended 1993, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)