Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/bills/house/H-097.HTM
Timestamp: 2017-10-20 14:16:49
Document Index: 571573576

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 674', '§ 2307', '§ 2307', '§ 5941', '§ 5932', '§ 5941']

Sec. 1. 23 V.S.A. § 674(i) is added to read:
(i) A person who violates section 676 of this title for the fourth or a subsequent time shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
Sec. 2. 23 V.S.A. § 2307 is amended to read:
§ 2307. SUSPENSION REMEDIES FOR FOR FAILURE TO PAY
(2) “Designated credit bureau” means a credit bureau designated by the court administrator or the court administrator’s designee.
(3) “Designated collection agency” means a collection agency designated by the court administrator.
(1) Notice of hearing. The judicial bureau shall provide notice by first class mail sent to the defendant’s last known address that a contempt hearing will be held pursuant to this subsection and that failure to appear at the contempt hearing may result in the sanctions listed in subsection (c)(2) of this section and subject to procedures for tax setoffs under 32 V.S.A. § 5941.
(3) Hearing. The hearing shall be conducted in a summary manner. The hearing officer shall examine the defendant and any other witnesses, and may require the defendant to produce documents relevant to the defendant’s ability to pay the amount due. The state or municipality shall not be a party except with the permission of the hearing officer. The defendant may be represented by counsel at the defendant’s own expense.
(B) The hearing officer may specify a date by which the defendant shall pay the amount due, and may notify the commissioner of motor vehicles to reinstate the defendant’s operator’s license or privilege subject to payment of the amount due by the specified date. If the defendant fails to pay the amount due by the specified date, the judicial bureau may notify the commissioner to suspend the defendant’s operator’s license or privilege. A license may be reinstated under this subdivision only if the defendant’s license is suspended solely for failure to pay a judicial bureau judgment.
Sec. 3. 32 V.S.A. § 5932(8) and (9) are added to read:
(8) “Court” means a superior court, district court, or the judicial bureau.
Sec. 4. 32 V.S.A. § 5941 is added to read:
(a) The court shall include in any judgment a notice that any unpaid amounts shall be certified to the department for a set off on the judgment debtor’s income tax refund, and the notice shall explain how the judgment debtor may challenge the certification.
Sec. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION