Vermont § 1638 - Authority to reject, amend, or terminate
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1638 — Authority to reject, amend, or terminate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1638. Authority to reject, amend, or terminate
- (a) The Secretary of State shall have the authority to: (1) reject a record submitted for filing that the Secretary reasonably determines contains
false, fraudulent, or clearly erroneous information; and (2) amend a record or terminate the registration of a person who the Secretary determines,
after notice and opportunity for hearing pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, has submitted false or fraudulent information in a record, or has attempted or submitted
a record for filing in bad faith, without lawful authority, or to commit fraud or
cause injury. (b)(1) If the Secretary terminates the registration of a person pursuant to this section,
or the Secretary’s rejection or amendment of a record results in the person’s failure
to designate or maintain an agent for service of process, then the person appoints
the Secretary as the person’s agent for service of process. (2) Upon receipt of process, the Secretary of State shall deliver by registered mail a
copy of the process to the person’s last known address. (c) A person aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary under this section may appeal
to the Superior Court of Washington County, which shall consider the matter de novo. (Added 2025, No. 10, § 4, eff. July 1, 2025.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 1638
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Section 1638 ("Authority to reject, amend, or terminate") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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