Vermont § 105 - Hearing before Commissioner

§ 105. Hearing before Commissioner

• (a) In the administration of the laws relating to motor vehicles and to the operators
  and the operation of motor vehicles, the Commissioner may conduct hearings, subpoena
  witnesses, administer oaths, and take testimony. He or she may also cause depositions
  to be taken and order the production of books, papers, and records relating to the
  matter under investigation. The fees for travel and attendance of witnesses and fees
  for officers shall be the same as for witnesses and officers before a court and shall
  be paid by the State upon presentation of proper bills of cost to the Commissioner
  of Finance and Management. The fees of witnesses summoned or used by the petitioner
  shall be paid by him or her. The Commissioner may appoint a hearing examiner to conduct
  hearings. At all hearings, conducted by either the Commissioner or a hearing examiner,
  an oath shall be administered. (b) A person aggrieved by the decision of a hearing under subsection (a) of this section
  may have such decision reviewed by the Superior Court pursuant to Rule 74 of the Vermont
  Rules of Civil Procedure unless otherwise specifically provided by law. (c) If a presuspension or prerevocation hearing is available by law, the written notice
  of suspension or revocation shall so state. Unless otherwise specifically provided
  by statute, a written request for a hearing must be received at the Department of
  Motor Vehicles within 15 days after the date of the notice or the right to a hearing
  is deemed to be waived. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1977, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 19, 1978; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1991, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1993, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1999, No. 34, § 3; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)