§ 5011. Penalty
(a) A town clerk who fails to transmit copies of marriage certificates as provided in section 5010 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.00.
(b) The Commissioner or a hearing officer designated by the Commissioner may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, impose a civil administrative penalty of not more than $250.00 against a person who fails to perform a duty imposed or violates a prohibition under this part. A hearing under this subsection shall be a contested case subject to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, and the provisions of 3 V.S.A. §§ 809(h), 809a, and 809b related to subpoenas shall extend to the Commissioner, a hearing officer appointed by the Commissioner, and licensed attorneys representing a party. (Amended 1969, No. 265 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2017, No. 46, § 13, eff. July 1, 2019.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally
§ 5000. State Registrar; duties; authority; Statewide Registration System; issuing agents
§ 5002. Report of vital statistics; preservation of records; authority to issue
§ 5003. Materials for issuing agents
§ 5004. Family Division of the Superior Court; divorce and dissolution returns
§ 5005. Unorganized towns and gores
§ 5006. Vital event information published in town reports
§ 5007. Preservation of records
§ 5008. Town clerk; recording and indexing procedures
§ 5009. Certified copies to town of residence
§ 5010. Transmittal of marriage certificates
§ 5012. Town clerk to provide general index; marriages and civil unions