Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 24 > Chapter 119 > Subchapter 3 - Powers and Prohibitions

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: means the national professional organization of dietitians that provides direction and leadership for quality dietetic practice, education, and research. See
• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: means a national professional association of marriage and family therapists that accredits marriage and family therapy academic programs and provides direction and leadership for marriage and family therapy practice, education, and research. See
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Bank: means the Vermont Bond Bank established by section 4571 of this title. See
• biennially: shall mean the year in which a regular session of the General Assembly is held. See
• Board: means the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners established under section 3262a of this title. See
• Bonds: means bonds of the Bank issued under this chapter. See
• Certified dietitian: means a person who is certified to practice dietetics under this chapter. See
• Commission: means the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education, the committee of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy that reviews and accredits academic programs in marriage and family therapy that are offered at both regionally recognized colleges and universities and at independent post-graduate training institutes. See
• Commission on Dietetic Registration: means the Commission on Dietetic Registration that is a member of the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. See
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Dietetics: means advising and assisting individuals or groups on appropriate dietary intake by integrating information from the individual or group assessment with information of food and other sources of nutrients and meal preparation. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Disciplinary action: means any action taken by an administrative law officer established under 3 V. See
• 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.
• Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Governmental unit: means any county, municipality, or public body. See
• Issue: when used in reference to bonds or notes, means the physical delivery thereof or the effectuation thereof in book entry form, in each case against payment therefor. See
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Licensed marriage and family therapist: means a person who is licensed under this chapter. See
• Marriage and family services: means the diagnosis and treatment of mental conditions or disabilities, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, from the context of marital and family systems. See
• Marriage and family therapy: means the rendering of professional marriage and family services to individuals, family groups, couples, singly or in groups, whether such services are offered directly to the general public or through organizations either private or public, for compensation, monetary or otherwise. See
• Notes: means any notes of the Bank issued under this chapter. 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
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Reserve Fund: means the Vermont Bond Bank Reserve fund established under section 4671 of this title. See
• Revenue bond: means a bond or note or evidence of debt constituting an obligation or financing arrangement of a governmental unit authorized under laws of the State and payable solely from revenues derived from the financed asset, enterprise funds, or other specified revenues and the earnings thereon. See
• Revenues: means all fees, charges, monies, profits, payments of principal of or interest on municipal bonds and revenue bonds and other investments, gifts, grants, contributions, appropriations, and all other income derived or to be derived by the Bank under this chapter. See
• seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon paper alone or by means of a wafer or wax affixed thereto. See
• 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.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• sworn: shall include affirmed. See
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.