Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 624
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 624
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Crime related to public office: means any of the following criminal offenses if the offense is a felony and is committed in connection with employment as a member:
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- State: means the State of Vermont; a county, a municipality, or other subdivision thereof; commission, board, department, or agency thereof; or any other governmental entity authorized or created by State law, including public corporations and authorities. See
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
§ 624. Venue, procedure, and appeals
(a) Proceedings to forfeit retirement benefits under this subchapter shall be heard in the Civil Division of the Superior Court. Venue may be in the Washington unit, the unit where the conviction for the crime related to public office occurred, or in any unit where the member or any known spouse, dependent, or designated beneficiary resides.
(b) The Supreme Court, pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 1, may enact rules and develop procedures consistent with this subchapter to govern proceedings to forfeit retirement payments.
(c) An order under this subchapter may be appealed as a matter of right to the Supreme Court by the Attorney General or State‘s Attorney that filed the petition, the member, or the member’s spouse, dependent, or designated beneficiary. (Added 2013, No. 2, § 1.)