Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 504
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 504
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Law: includes the laws and ordinances of the State, its political subdivisions, and municipalities. See
- Parole: means the release of an inmate to the community by the Parole Board before the end of the inmate's sentence subject to conditions imposed by the Board and subject to the supervision and control of the Commissioner. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
§ 504. Witnesses; production of records
(a) The Board may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of any witnesses and the production of any records, books, papers, and documents as it may consider necessary for investigation of the case of any person before it. Subpoenas may be signed and oaths administered by any member of the Board. Subpoenas so issued may be served by a parole or probation officer, or a law enforcement officer, in the same manner as similar process in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court. Any Criminal Division of the Superior Court of the State, upon application of the Board, may in its discretion compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence before the Board in the same manner as it may compel them to attend or be produced before the court.
(b) Any person who testifies falsely or fails to appear when subpoenaed, or fails or refuses to produce material under the subpoena, shall be subject to the same orders and penalties to which a person before a court is subject. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)