Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 4552
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 4552
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
§ 4552. Jurisdiction; venue
The Vermont Criminal Division of the Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over fish and wildlife violations. Venue for adjudicating fish and wildlife violations shall be the unit of the Criminal Division of the Superior Court having jurisdiction over the geographical area where the offense is stated to have occurred. (Added 1977, No. 229 (Adj. Sess.); amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)