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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 285

  • Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. 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.
  • 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
  • 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

§ 285. Licenses from other jurisdictions

Without requiring an examination, the Director shall issue an appropriate license to a person who is licensed or certified in good standing under the laws of another jurisdiction with requirements:

(1) substantially equal to those of this State; or

(2) materially less rigorous than those of this State, if the person has had 1,500 documented hours of practice in not less than one year. (Added 1997, No. 40, § 16; amended 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.)