General Provisions

V.S.A. tit. 32, ch. 17, subch. 1

in effect

32 V.S.A. § 1401 Disposition of fees

1401. Disposition of fees All lawful fees received by any State, county, or municipal official shall belong to the official, unless other provision for the disposition of the fees is made by law. Amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 486, eff. July 1, 2022.

32 V.S.A. § 1402 Receipt for fees

1402. Receipt for fees Unless otherwise provided, any person or official lawfully entitled to charge, demand, and receive fees for services rendered shall deliver to any person paying the fees a receipt for payment, if so requested, and the receipt shall show the items of the fees, the sum of the fees, the date when the services were rendered, and the date of payment. Amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 487, eff. July 1, 2022.

32 V.S.A. § 1403 Justices to make rules for fees

1403. Justices to make rules for fees (a) The Justices of the Supreme Court, under their general rulemaking power, shall establish uniform rules to govern the allowance of fees not specified by law for services and expenses in the courts of the State. The Court Administrator shall recommend to the Justices such alterations in the rules as he or she finds necessary. The Court Administrator shall endeavor to secure uniform allowances in the several counties and to correct deviations from the prescribed rules. (b) [Repealed.] Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1969, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 216, eff. March 29, 1972; 1975, No. 118, § 98; 1987, No. 1, § 3, eff. Jan. 30, 1987; 1991, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(3), eff. July 1, 2019.

32 V.S.A. § 1404 Justices and judges not to receive special fees

1404. Justices and judges not to receive special fees A Justice of the Supreme Court or a Superior judge shall not demand or receive fees for special services performed by him or her either as a Justice or judge. Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236(a), (b), eff. March 29, 1972.

32 V.S.A. § 1405 Names—Typewritten

1405. Names—Typewritten When an instrument is left for recording, any public official required by law to record it may require that the names be typed, stamped, or printed under the signatures. An additional recording fee of $2.00 may be charged by the recorder for those instruments that fail in this requirement. Amended 1993, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.

32 V.S.A. § 1406 Illegible

1406. Illegible An instrument shall not be invalid because of the illegibility of the signatures, nor shall such illegibility affect the time in which the instrument is received for record. Added 1965, No. 101, § 2.

32 V.S.A. § 1407 Costs to be borne by the State

1407. Costs to be borne by the State (a) As described in this section, the State shall cover the costs of certain medical care for victims of crime committed in this State without health insurance or whose health insurance does not pay for all of the care provided. (b) The State shall bear the costs of forensic medical and psychological examinations administered to victims of crime committed in this State, in instances where that examination is requested by a law enforcement officer or a prosecuting authority of the State or any of its subdivisions and the victim does not have health coverage or the victim’s health coverage does not cover the entire cost of the examination. The State shall also bear the costs of sexual assault examinations, as defined in 8 V.S.A. § 4083, administered to victims in cases of alleged sexual assault where the victim obtains such an examination prior to receiving such a request if the victim does not have health coverage or the victim’s health coverage does not cover the entire cost of the examination. If, as a result of a sexual assault examination, the alleged victim has been referred for mental health counseling, the State shall bear any costs of such examination not covered by the victim’s health coverage. These costs may be paid from the Victims’ Compensation Fund from funds appropriated for that purpose. (c)(1) Health care facilities and health care providers shall bill the victim’s health insurance plan, Medicaid, Medicare, or another health benefit plan, as applicable, for the services described in subsection (b) of this section. If the victim does not have health coverage or if the victim’s health benefit plan denies the claim, the Fund shall reimburse health care facilities and health care providers located in Vermont as defined in 18 V.S.A. § 9402 at 60 percent of the billed charges for these claims, and the health care provider or facility shall not bill any balance to the crime victim. (2) If the victim’s health coverage does not cover all of the medical care provided pursuant to this section and the victim would otherwise be responsible for any co-payment, coinsurance, deductible, or other cost-sharing, the Fund shall pay the victim’s share directly to the health care facility or provider. (d) A victim, at his or her own expense, may obtain copies of the results of an examination under this section. Added 1981, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 17, 1981; amended 1993, No. 60, § 51; 2005, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 75b; 2007, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2015, No. 34, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; 2025, No. 11, § 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2025.

32 V.S.A. § 1408 Guardians ad litem; expense reimbursement

1408. Guardians ad litem; expense reimbursement The Court Administrator shall reimburse guardians ad litem for necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Added 1987, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/32/017Fetched: 10/21/2026