Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 26 > Chapter 97 > Subchapter 2 - Administration

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• design: means planning the physical and operational characteristics of a potable water supply or wastewater system that requires a permit or designer's certification or license under the laws of this State. See
• designer: means a person who is licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of potable water supply or wastewater system design. See
• Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
• Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
• Homestead: means a homestead as defined under subdivision 5401(7) of this title, but not under subdivision 5401(7)(G) of this title, and declared on or before October 15 in accordance with section 5410 of this title. See
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Property tax: means the amount of ad valorem taxes, exclusive of special assessments, interest, penalties, and charges for service, assessed on real property in this State used as the claimant's housesite, or that would have been assessed if the homestead had been properly declared at the time of assessment. See
• Property tax credit: means a credit of the prior tax year's statewide or municipal property tax liability or a homestead owner credit, as authorized under section 6066 of this title, as the context requires. 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
• Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See