Vermont § 5132 - Procedure A judge may issue necessary process to bring witnesses before him or her to give evidence in any matter there under investigation
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§ 5132. Procedure A judge may issue necessary process to bring witnesses before him or her to give evidence in any matter there under investigation
- . The witnesses shall be sworn and paid the
same fees as witnesses in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court. A judge so
conducting an inquest shall not be disqualified from trying the cause that was the
subject of inquiry at such inquest. (Amended 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 51, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154, § 238.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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