Vermont Statutes
Chapter 25 - Administrative Procedure
§ 847. Availability of adopted rules; rules by Secretary of State

§ 847. Availability of adopted rules; rules by Secretary of State
(a) Availability from agency. An agency shall make each rule it has finally adopted available to the public online and for physical inspection and copying. Online, the agency shall post its adopted rules on a separate web page that is readily accessible from a prominent link on its main web page, that lists adopted rules by title and topic, and that is searchable.
(b) Register; code.
(1) The Secretary of State (Secretary) shall keep open to public inspection a permanent register of rules. The Secretary may satisfy this requirement by incorporating the register into the centralized rule system created pursuant to section 818 of this title.
(2) The Secretary shall publish a code of administrative rules that contains the rules adopted under this chapter. The requirement to publish a code shall be considered satisfied if a commercial publisher offers such a code in print at a competitive price and at no charge online. However, if the Secretary establishes the centralized rule system under section 818 of this title as a digital system, then the system shall include the online publication of this code.
(c) Rules for administration. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules for the effective administration of this chapter. These rules shall be applicable to every agency and shall include uniform procedural requirements, style, appropriate forms, and a system for compiling and indexing rules. (Added 1981, No. 82, § 6; amended 1995, No. 61, § 5; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2015, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2015, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2017, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 3 - Executive

Chapter 25 - Administrative Procedure

§ 800. Purpose

§ 801. Short title and definitions

§ 806. Procedure to request adoption of rules or procedures; guidance documents

§ 807. Declaratory judgment on validity or applicability of rules

§ 808. Procedure to request declaratory rulings by agencies

§ 809. Contested cases; notice; hearing; records

§ 809a. Enforcement of subpoenas; compulsion of testimony

§ 809b. Modification of subpoena or discovery order

§ 810. Rules of evidence; official notice

§ 811. Examination of evidence by agency

§ 812. Decisions and orders

§ 813. Ex parte consultations

§ 814. Licenses

§ 815. Judicial review of contested cases

§ 816. Exemptions

§ 817. Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules

§ 818. Secretary of State; centralized rule system

§ 820. Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules

§ 831. Required policy statements and rules

§ 832. Exemptions; limitations

§ 833. Style of rules

§ 834. Periodic review of rules and forms

§ 835. Procedures and guidance documents

§ 836. Procedure for adoption of rules

§ 837. Prefiling

§ 838. Filing of proposed rules

§ 839. Publication of proposed rules

§ 840. Public hearing and comment

§ 841. Final proposal

§ 842. Review by Legislative Committee

§ 843. Filing of adopted rules

§ 844. Emergency rules

§ 845. Effect of rules

§ 846. Remedies for procedural failures

§ 847. Availability of adopted rules; rules by Secretary of State

§ 848. Rules repeal; amendment of authority; notice by agency