Appeal; automatic stay
18 V.S.A. § 8714
in effect8714. Appeal; automatic stay
(a) Any party to the proceeding shall have the right to appeal from a judgment issued pursuant to this chapter within 30 days after the judgment pursuant to the Vermont rules of appellate procedure.
(b) If the court has issued a judgment allowing sterilization, the judgment shall not become final for 30 days. An appeal of such a judgment shall operate as a stay of the order during the pendency of the appeal or during the pendency of any further appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Added 1981, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2023, No. 6, § 211, eff. July 1, 2023.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/204/08714Fetched: 10/21/2026
