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3 V.S.A. § 52
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 3 - Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs|§ 52. Records

§ 52. Records|The Secretary shall keep a full and complete record of official acts of the Executive Department in books to be furnished for that purpose and such record books, except those in actual use, shall be kept in the State House.
3 V.S.A. § 53
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 3 - Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs|§ 53. Copies

§ 53. Copies|The Secretary shall make copies of records in his or her office, attested under his or her seal, for the fees provided by law, and full faith and credit shall be given to such copies.
3 V.S.A. § 101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 101. Commission; office

§ 101. Commission; office|The Secretary of State shall be commissioned by the Governor and shall keep an office open for the transaction of business.
3 V.S.A. § 102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 102. Seal

§ 102. Seal|The Secretary shall have a seal of office, with the same device as the State Seal, and around the Seal the words: SECRETARY OF STATE. VERMONT. Full faith and credit shall be given to certified copies and attestations under his or her Seal.
3 V.S.A. § 102a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 102a. Facsimile signature of Secretary of State

§ 102a. Facsimile signature of Secretary of State|A facsimile of the signature of the Secretary of State imprinted by or at his or her direction upon any certification issued under Title 11 or 11A, upon any attestation required of the Secretary by law or upon any certification of official documents or records of which the Secretary is custodian shall have the same validity as the Secretary of State's written signature. (Added 1993, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. Feb. 16, 1994.)
3 V.S.A. § 103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 103. Documents required to be filed

§ 103. Documents required to be filed|(a) All deeds, contracts of sale, leases, and other documents or copies of same conveying land or an interest therein to the State, except for transportation rights-of-way, leases, and conveyances, shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.(b) All deeds, contracts of sale, leases, and other documents conveying land or an interest in land from the State as grantor, except for transportation rights-of-way, leases, and conveyances, shall be made out in duplicate by the authorized agent of the State. The original shall be delivered to the grantee and the duplicate copy, so marked, shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.(c) The Secretary of State shall also record the State Treasurer's bonds and other documents required to be recorded in the Secretary of State's office and give copies of the same upon tender of the Secretary of State's legal fees. (Amended 2009, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 31.)
3 V.S.A. § 104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 104. Preparation and publication of acts and resolutions

§ 104. Preparation and publication of acts and resolutions|After an act or resolution has been passed by both Houses of the General Assembly, signed by the presiding officers of both Houses and by the Governor, it shall be delivered to the custody of the Secretary of State. The Secretary shall cause the act or resolution to be reproduced in form suitable to be submitted to the printer designated in 29 V.S.A. § 1115. Before submission to the printer, the Secretary shall correct obvious typographical errors and assign a public law number to each act or resolution. The Secretary shall cause a suitable index and reference tables to be prepared. (Amended 1969, No. 90, § 2.)
3 V.S.A. § 106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 106. Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly

§ 106. Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly|After the original acts and resolutions of the General Assembly are delivered to the Secretary pursuant to section 104 of this title, the Secretary shall cause a copy of the acts and resolutions to be prepared and printed and the original acts and resolutions to be preserved as State archival records pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 117. (Added 1969, No. 90, § 3; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996; 2009, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 2010; 2021, No. 53, § 1.)
3 V.S.A. § 107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 107. Legislative clerk

§ 107. Legislative clerk|The Secretary of State shall designate members of his or her staff as legislative clerks. The duties of legislative clerks shall be:  (1) to prepare a copy of the acts and resolutions for printing; (2) to keep a register of lobbyists; (3) to prepare and distribute certified copies of resolutions as directed by the General Assembly; (4) to prepare index and tables of laws for the acts and resolves; (5) to prepare a legislative directory containing appropriate matter by December 1 of each odd numbered year; and (6) such other legislative duties as the Secretary shall assign. (Added 1969, No. 90, § 4; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996; 2021, No. 53, § 2.)
3 V.S.A. § 108
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 108. Compilations, indices, bulletins, and circulars

§ 108. Compilations, indices, bulletins, and circulars|The Secretary shall cause to be prepared and printed such compilations of the different chapters of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto or laws affecting the subject matter thereof, as may be necessary for the purpose of distribution, exchange, or for the use of the respective State officers, commissioners, departments, and citizens of the State. The Secretary may cause such compilations to be provided with the proper indices. He or she shall also cause bulletins or circulars to be prepared and printed relating to statistical and other matters of public nature on file or recorded in his or her office, and may employ necessary assistance for the preparation of such compilations, indices, bulletins, and circulars. The expense of such preparation and publication of such compilations, indices, bulletins, and circulars shall be paid by the State, and the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall issue his or her warrants for such expenses when the accounts therefor have been duly approved by the Secretary. All accounts for printing shall also be approved by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services before the Commissioner of Finance and Management issues such warrants. (Amended 1961, No. 30, eff. March 17, 1961; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996.)
3 V.S.A. § 109
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 109. Laws and journals

§ 109. Laws and journals|The Secretary shall procure one copy of the printed journal of each House of the General Assembly at each session thereof, one copy of the laws passed at such session, one copy of this and all subsequent revisions of the laws, immediately after the same are printed and published, and deposit the same in his or her office, which, with such laws and journals and revisions of the laws as are now in his or her office, shall be kept therein and shall not be taken therefrom unless by authority of law.
3 V.S.A. § 110
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 110. Surveyor General's papers

§ 110. Surveyor General's papers|All books, papers and records of the Surveyor General which are in the possession of the State or may come into its possession shall be in the custody of the Secretary of State, and copies thereof duly certified by such officer shall be evidence in court and have the same force as the original.
3 V.S.A. § 111
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 111. Township charters

§ 111. Township charters|(a) The Secretary shall procure from the proper sources authenticated copies of such original charters of townships in this State as were not granted by the General Assembly.(b) Copies of original charters of townships deposited in the Secretary of State's office shall be valid records of such charters, and such record or copies thereof duly certified by the Secretary of State shall be competent evidence of such original charters in Court.
3 V.S.A. § 112
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 112. Statements and communications to General Assembly

§ 112. Statements and communications to General Assembly|The Secretary shall make such statements and communications to the General Assembly as may be required by it.
3 V.S.A. § 113
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 113. Record by photostatic or photographic method

§ 113. Record by photostatic or photographic method|The Secretary of State may record by photostatic or photographic method any instrument, paper, or document required by law to be recorded by him or her, and he or she may give photostatic or photographic copies of the same, required by law to be filed or recorded with him or her, upon tender of his or her legal fees. Such copies, duly certified by him or her, shall be competent evidence in court and have the same force as the originals thereof would have had, if produced in court. (Amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
3 V.S.A. § 116a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 116a. State boards and commissions registry

§ 116a. State boards and commissions registry|(a)(1) The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration shall maintain and make available on its website a registry of State boards and commissions and shall update that registry when changes are made that affect the information provided in the registry.  (2)(A) The registry shall include the names of the members of each State board and commission, their term length and expiration, and their appointing authority.  (B) Each State board and commission shall be responsible for providing to the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration this registry information and any updates to it in a manner prescribed by the State Archivist.  (3) The registry shall track the dates of the initial creation of State boards and commissions created by State law and of any amendments to those laws for the purpose of the intended five-year expiration of those State boards and commissions described in subsection (b) of this section.   (b)(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that, except for State boards and commissions required by interstate compact and except as otherwise provided by law, a State board or commission created by State law shall cease to exist after five years from the date of its initial creation, five years from the last date that the statutory or session law containing the State board or commission was amended, or on January 1, 2025, whichever date is latest.  (2)(A) In each biennial session beginning in the year 2025, the Office of Legislative Counsel, in consultation with the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration and based on the registry's date tracking described in subdivision (a)(3) of this section, shall prepare for the General Assembly's review a list of the State boards and commissions subject to expiration under this subsection.  (B) A State board or commission shall only expire pursuant to legislative enactment.    (c) As used in this section, "State board or commission" means a professional or occupational licensing board or commission, advisory board or commission, appeals board, promotional board, interstate board, supervisory board or council, or any other similar entity that:  (1) is created by State law, by federal law and contains State appointees, or by executive order; (2) is established as or is attached to an Executive Branch entity; (3) has statewide jurisdiction or carries out a State function; and (4) is not composed of members appointed exclusively by regional, county, or municipal entities. (Added 2018, No. 2 (Sp. Sess.), § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 2019; amended 2019, No. 61, § 1.)
3 V.S.A. § 118
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 118. Collection and disposition of revenue

§ 118. Collection and disposition of revenue|(a) There is hereby created a Secretary of State Services Fund. The Fund shall be used to provide appropriations for the operations of the Office of the Secretary of State, with the exception of those operations provided for in chapter 5, subchapter 3 of this title. The Fund shall be administered as a special fund pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. At the end of each fiscal year, the unobligated balance in this Fund shall be transferred to the General Fund.(b) All revenues collected by the Secretary of State shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Services Fund except for the following revenues:  (1) any revenues collected by the Office of Professional Regulation set forth in chapter 5, subchapter 3 of this title; and (2) any revenues collected pursuant to subsection 117(k) of this title. (Added 2013, No. 1, § 78.)
3 V.S.A. § 121
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 121. Definitions

§ 121. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Director" means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. (2) "Licensing board" or "board" refers to the boards, commissions, and professions listed in section 122 of this subchapter and, in the case of disciplinary matters or denials of licensure, either an administrative law officer appointed under subsection 129(j) of this subchapter or the Director in advisor professions. Notwithstanding statutory language to the contrary, this subchapter shall apply to all those boards. (3)(A) "License" includes any certification, registration, permit, commission, or other official authorization to undertake a regulated activity.  (B) "Licensee" includes any person to whom a license has been issued by a board or the Director.  (4) "Office" means the Office of Professional Regulation. (Added 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 40, § 1; 2001, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2019, No. 30, § 1.)
3 V.S.A. § 122
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 122. Office of Professional Regulation

§ 122. Office of Professional Regulation|The Office of Professional Regulation is created within the Office of the Secretary of State. The Office shall have a director who shall be qualified by education and professional experience to perform the duties of the position. The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation shall be a classified position with the Office of the Secretary of State. The following boards or professions are attached to the Office of Professional Regulation:  (1) Board of Architects (2) Barbers and Cosmetologists (3) Board of Chiropractic (4) Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners (5) Board of Dental Examiners (6) Funeral Service (7) Board of Professional Engineering (8) Board of Land Surveyors (9) [Repealed.] (10) Board of Nursing (11) Nursing Home Administrators (12) Opticians (13) Board of Optometry (14) Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (15) Board of Pharmacy (16) Physical Therapists (17) Radiologic Technology (18) Private Investigative and Security Services (19) Board of Public Accountancy (20) Board of Veterinary Medicine (21) Motor Vehicle Racing (22) Boxing (23) Board of Psychological Examiners (24) Real Estate Commission (25) Clinical Social Workers (26) Acupuncturists (27) Tattooists and Body Piercers (28) Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers (29) Real Estate Appraisers (30) Auctioneers (31) Occupational Therapists (32) Dietitians (33) Respiratory Care Practitioners (34) Psychoanalysts (35) Foresters (36) [Repealed.] (37) Naturopathic Physicians (38) Athletic Trainers (39) Midwifery (40) Electrology (41) Speech-Language Pathologists (42) Landscape Architects (43) Property Inspectors (44) Applied Behavior Analysts (45) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (46) Potable Water Supply and Wastewater System Designers (47) Pollution Abatement Facility Operators (48) Notaries Public (49) Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers, and Touch Professionals (50) Well Drillers  (Added 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 61; 1991, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 3 ; 1993, No. 102, § 2; 1993, No. 103, § 2; 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 1995, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1995, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1997, No. 40, § 76; 1997, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 52; 2001, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. July 1, 2003; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2015, No. 38, § 45, eff. July 1, 2016; 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2016; 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; 2015, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2019, No. 30, § 2; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. April 1, 2021; 2021, No. 69, § 1, eff. June 8, 2021.)
3 V.S.A. § 124
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 124. Professional Regulatory Fee Fund

§ 124. Professional Regulatory Fee Fund|(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, it is the policy of this State that:  (1) the cost of regulating a profession attached to the Office of Professional Regulation should be borne by the profession; and (2) one profession should not subsidize the cost of regulating another profession.   (b) Professions regulated by the Director in consultation with advisor appointees shall share the cost of regulating those professions.(c) A Professional Regulatory Fee Fund is created. All revenues received by the office shall be deposited into the Fund, credited to the appropriate board or to the professions regulated by the Director as a group, as appropriate, shall be used to offset up to two years of the costs incurred by that board or that group and shall not be used for any purpose other than professional regulation.(d) To ensure that revenues derived by the Office are adequate to offset the cost of regulation, the Secretary of State shall review fees from time to time, and present proposed fee changes to the General Assembly. (Added 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 62; 1997, No. 59, § 44, eff. June 30, 1997; 1999, No. 52, § 1; 2007, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
3 V.S.A. § 126
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 126. Agent for process; nonresident licensees

§ 126. Agent for process; nonresident licensees|Whenever a person practicing a profession attached to the Office resides outside the borders of the State and fails to appoint an agent for process, the Secretary of State shall be an agent of that person, upon whom any process, notice, or demand may be served. In the event any process, notice, or demand is served on the Secretary of State, the Secretary shall immediately cause one of the copies thereof to be forwarded by certified mail, addressed to the person at its registered Office. (Added 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
3 V.S.A. § 128
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 5 - Secretary of State|§ 128. Disciplinary action to be reported to the Office

§ 128. Disciplinary action to be reported to the Office|(a)(1) Any hospital, clinic, community mental health center, or other health care institution in which a licensee performs professional services shall report to the Office, along with supporting information and evidence, any disciplinary action taken by it or its staff that limits or conditions the licensee's privilege to practice or leads to suspension or expulsion from the institution.  (2) The report shall be made within 10 days of the date the disciplinary action was taken, regardless of whether the action is the subject of a pending appeal, and in the case of a licensee who is employed by, or under contract with, a community mental health center, a copy of the report shall also be sent to the Commissioners of Mental Health and of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. (3) This section shall not apply to cases of resignation, separation from service, or changes in privileges that are unrelated to:  (A) a disciplinary or adverse action; (B) an adverse action report to the National Practitioner Data Bank; (C) an unexpected adverse outcome in the care or treatment of a patient; (D) misconduct or allegations of misconduct; (E) the initiation or process of an action to limit, condition, or suspend a licensee's privilege to practice in an institution; (F) an action to expel the licensee from an institution; or (G) any other action that could lead to an outcome described in subdivisions (A) through (F) of this subdivision (3).    (b) Within 30 days of any judgment or settlements involving a claim of professional negligence by a licensee, any insurer of the licensee shall report such information to the Office, regardless of whether the action is the subject of a pending appeal.(c) Information provided to the Office under this section shall be confidential unless the Office decides to treat the report as a complaint, in which case the provisions of section 131 of this title shall apply.(d) A person who acts in good faith in accord with the provisions of this section shall not be liable for damages in any civil action.(e) A person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.00. (Added 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 13, 2002; 2011, No. 66, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2017, No. 48, § 2; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)