Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 2a-104

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

§ 2A—104. Leases subject to other law

(1) A lease, although subject to this article, is also subject to any applicable:

(a) certificate of title statutes of this state, including 23 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 21 (motor vehicles), and 23 V.S.A chapter 36 (motorboats);

(b) certificate of title statute of another jurisdiction (§ 2A—105); or

(c) consumer protection statute of this state, including the provisions of chapter 63 of Title 9 and the provisions of chapter 65 of Title 9 relating to agricultural leases, or a final consumer protection decision of a court of this state existing on the effective date of this article.

(2) In case of conflict between this article, other than sections 2A—105, 2A—304(3), and 2A—305(3) of this title, and a statute or decision referred to in subsection (1), the statute or decision controls.

(3) Failure to comply with an applicable law has only the effect specified therein. (Added 1993, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.)