Vermont § 10 - Service of process; notice of hearings; temporary restraining orders

§ 10. Service of process; notice of hearings; temporary restraining orders

• (a) All processes issued by the Commission shall state the time and place of return, in
  those cases where return is to be made to the Commission. Orders, notices, and other
  processes issued by the Commission shall be served personally or by first class mail,
  except that the Commission may direct that service be made by registered or certified
  mail. If the whereabouts of a person are unknown, or if the number of respondents
  is so great that personal service or service by mail is impracticable, service may
  be made by publication. (b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the Commission
  shall give 12 days’ notice of all hearings. (c) As used in this section, the term “hearings” refers to public hearings and evidentiary
  hearings. All other proceedings before the Commission may be held upon any reasonable
  notice. (d) An evidentiary hearing, once commenced upon proper notice, may be continued to a subsequent
  date upon any reasonable notice. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, the Commission or a single member
  may grant temporary restraining orders in the manner provided by and subject to limitations
  prescribed by the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. (f) The provisions of sections 110-124 of this title relating to process and notice in condemnation cases shall not be affected by this
  section. (Amended 1959, No. 186, § 1, eff. May 20, 1959; 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1975, No. 59, § 1, eff. April 18, 1975; 1975, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1985, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.); 1993, No. 21, § 5, eff. May 12, 1993; 2019, No. 31, § 22; 2023, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 30, 2024.)