§ 31. Jurisdiction; Civil Division
The Civil Division shall have:
(1) original and exclusive jurisdiction of all original civil actions, except as otherwise provided in sections 2, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 1102 of this title;
(2) appellate jurisdiction of causes, civil and criminal, appealable to the court;
(3) original jurisdiction, concurrent with the Supreme Court, of proceedings in certiorari, mandamus, prohibition, and quo warranto;
(4) exclusive jurisdiction to hear and dispose of any requests to modify or enforce orders in civil cases previously issued by the Superior or District Court other than orders relating to those actions listed in sections 437 and 454 of this title; and
(5) jurisdiction to hear and dispose of any other matter brought before the court pursuant to law that is not subject to the jurisdiction of another division. (Added 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 7b; amended 2013, No. 34, § 1.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
§ 1. Unified court system established
§ 2. Supreme Court established; jurisdiction
§ 3. Judicial officers; administrative and disciplinary control
§ 6. Disqualification of Justices
§ 8. General and special terms
§ 17. Reporter of decisions; appointment
§ 18. Opinions; filing and preservation; copies
§ 21a. Duties of the Chief Superior Judge
§ 22. Designation and special assignment of judicial officers and retired judicial officers
§ 25. Judicial Branch; furlough days; administrative leave
§ 27. Court Technology Special Fund
§ 27a. Contracts for Internet service
§ 27b. Electronically filed verified documents
§ 28. Municipal Ticket Repayment Revolving Fund
§ 31. Jurisdiction; Civil Division
§ 32. Jurisdiction; Criminal Division
§ 33. Jurisdiction; Family Division
§ 34. Jurisdiction; Environmental Division
§ 35. Jurisdiction; Probate Division
§ 36. Composition of the court