Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 374
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 374
- 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
- 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.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
§ 374. 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.
(b) The Criminal Division of the Superior Court, upon application of the Board, may 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.
(c) All testimony given before the Board shall be given under oath. (Added 1989, No. 291 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)