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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 13 - Debts and Claims › § 998. Loans and grants

§ 998. Loans and grants
In the event the State Treasurer issues bonds the interest on which is not to be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes, to the extent that such funds are made available to any municipal corporation, any instrumentality thereof or of the State, or to any other person, the State Treasurer may require the recipients of the funds to enter into agreements regulating the use and investments of funds made available to them, requiring them to account to the State for the investment of such funds, and requiring them to pay to the State earnings on such funds which the State is required to rebate to the federal government. Recipients are authorized to enter into such agreements with the State which shall be valid and enforceable against them. (Added 1987, No. 36, § 6, eff. May 11, 1987.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 13 - Debts and Claims › § 999. Interest remittance and payments

§ 999. Interest remittance and payments
The State Treasurer may remit to the U.S. Treasury Department or any other agency of the United States funds earned on investments as necessary in order to maintain the noninclusion of interest on the General Fund obligations and the Transportation Fund obligations authorized by the General Assembly in the gross income of recipients thereof. Such remittances may be made from funds appropriated for debt service interest. If those appropriations become insufficient to meet interest and other related payments, subject to the approval of the Emergency Board, there is appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to eliminate the insufficiency in the State appropriations for interest. (Added 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 267.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 13 - Debts and Claims › § 1000. Affordable amount of general obligation bond authorization

§ 1000. Affordable amount of general obligation bond authorization
When the General Assembly authorizes the issuance of new long-term general obligation bonds, it shall consider the maximum amount of such bonds recommended as prudent for the fiscal year concerned by the Capital Debt Affordability Advisory Committee created for this purpose by this subchapter. This requirement shall apply to the authorizations of all State tax supported general obligation bonds, which are secured by the State General and Transportation Funds. (Added 1989, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 13 - Debts and Claims › § 1001a. Reports

§ 1001a. Reports
(a) The Capital Debt Affordability Advisory Committee shall prepare and submit consistent with 2 V.S.A. § 20(a) a report on:
(1) general obligation debt, pursuant to subsection 1001(c) of this title; and
(2) how many, if any, Transportation Infrastructure Bonds have been issued and under what conditions.
(b) The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the reports to be made under this section. (Added 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 294h; amended 2009, No. 50, § 32, eff. June 1, 2009; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 66; 2017, No. 84, § 28, eff. June 16, 2017.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1002. Salary of Governor-Elect

§ 1002. Salary of Governor-Elect
(a) The person receiving the major number of votes for Governor as determined by the certificates transmitted to the Secretary of State under provisions of 17 V.S.A. § 2592 shall be designated the Governor-Elect.
(b) The Governor-Elect shall be entitled to receive a salary of 70 percent of the regular weekly salary of the Governor for the period before a new Governor qualifies for office. This amount shall be reduced by the amount the Governor-Elect receives from the State during this period for services performed in fulfilling the duties of any office to which he or she was elected or appointed. (Added 1963, No. 121; amended 1987, No. 121, § 1; 2011, No. 3, § 91, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2015, No. 58, § B.1109.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1006. Executive clerk and Executive messenger

§ 1006. Executive clerk and Executive messenger
The Executive clerk shall be paid weekly compensation and expenses at the rates allowed to members of the General Assembly during a session of the General Assembly, such compensation and expenses to be paid from the appropriation for the Executive Office of the Governor; and the Executive messenger shall be paid the same compensation and reimbursement for expenses as pages of the General Assembly under 2 V.S.A. § 64, such compensation and expenses to be paid out of the appropriation for legislative expenses. (Amended 1963, No. 115, § 1, eff. April 3, 1963; 1966, No. 53 (Sp. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 5, 1966; 1973, No. 117, § 18, eff. retroactively from Jan. 1, 1973; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1981, No. 91, § 4, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 4, 1982.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1007. Lieutenant Governor

§ 1007. Lieutenant Governor
(a) The Lieutenant Governor shall be paid his or her expenses when away from Montpelier or his or her home in the interest of the State.
(b) During any session of the General Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor is entitled to receive the same expenses authorized for members of the General Assembly by subsection 1052(b) of this title. (Amended 1961, No. 285, § 3; 1969, No. 86, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1012. Public Utility Commission

§ 1012. Public Utility Commission
The Chair of the Public Utility Commission shall be entitled to an annual salary that is the same annual salary to which each Superior Court judge is entitled. The other members of the Public Utility Commission, each of whom shall serve on a part-time basis, shall be entitled to an annual salary equal to two-thirds of the annual salary to which the Chair is entitled. The annual salary of the clerk of the Commission shall be fixed by the Commission with the approval of the Governor. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39, eff. March 1, 1961; 1967, No. 206, eff. April 27, 1967; 1969, No. 303 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 10, 1970; 1973, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 1979, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. Feb. 1, 1981; 1987, No. 121, § 18; 1995, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. May 22, 1996; 1995, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 26a, eff. July 1, 1998; 2015, No. 58, § B.1111, eff. June 11, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1018. Chair and Executive Secretary of Transportation Board

§ 1018. Chair and Executive Secretary of Transportation Board
(a) The annual salary of the Chair of the Transportation Board shall be fixed by the Governor.
(b) The Transportation Board shall have the authority to hire an Executive Secretary to the Board, who shall be an exempt employee. The annual salary of the Executive Secretary shall be fixed by the Board with the approval of the Governor. (Added 1975, No. 120, § 2, eff. date set out in note below; amended 1977, No. 263 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 19, 1978.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1020. Salary adjustment; approval of Governor

§ 1020. Salary adjustment; approval of Governor
(a) Compensation to be paid any officer or employee within the Executive Branch of State government shall be determined at the time the officer or employee is hired by the Governor or such person as the Governor shall designate, subject to any applicable statutory limits, other than:
(1) an employee in the classified service;
(2) a member of the uniformed State Police within the Department of Public Safety; or
(3) an officer or employee whose compensation is specifically fixed by statute.
(b)(1) Annually, subject to any applicable statutory salary limits, the Governor may grant annual salary adjustments to exempt employees who are deputies or executive assistants to department heads or are deputies or executive assistants to agency secretaries. The annual salary adjustment granted to any officer under this subsection shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect.
(2) In addition to the annual salary adjustment specified in this subsection, the Governor may grant a special salary increase or a bonus to any such officer whose job duties have significantly increased, or whose contributions to the State in the preceding year are deemed especially significant. Special salary increases or bonuses granted to any individual shall not exceed the average rate of adjustment available to classified employees under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect.
(c)(1) The Governor may establish one or more compensation plans for other exempt employees that provide for adjustments in salary based on changes in the duties performed, seniority, or other objective factors that the Governor finds to be appropriate.
(2) The Governor may extend to such employees any adjustments to compensation not to exceed those available to classified employees provided under the collective bargaining agreement then in effect. (Added 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. April 9, 1970; amended 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1973, No. 106, § 9, eff. 30 days from April 25, 1973; 1975, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 28, eff. Oct. 22, 1975; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1979, No. 59, § 9, eff. July 1, 1979; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2021, No. 74, § F.103.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1051. Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate; compensation and expense reimbursement

§ 1051. Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate; compensation and expense reimbursement
(a) The Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be entitled to receive annual compensation of $10,080.00 for the 2005 Biennial Session and thereafter, to be paid in biweekly payments, provided that, beginning on January 1, 2007, the annual compensation shall be adjusted annually thereafter by the cost of living adjustment negotiated for State employees under the most recent collective bargaining agreement, except that, beginning on July 1, 2021 and annually thereafter on January 1, the annual compensation shall be adjusted consistent with the compensation increases provided to other constitutional officers. In addition to the annual compensation, the Speaker and President Pro Tempore shall be entitled to receive:
(1) $652.00 a week for the 2005 Biennial Session and thereafter, to be paid in biweekly payments during the regular and adjourned sessions of the General Assembly, provided that, beginning on January 1, 2007, the weekly compensation shall be adjusted annually thereafter by the cost of living adjustment negotiated for State employees under the most recent collective bargaining agreement, except that, beginning on July 1, 2021 and annually thereafter on January 1, the weekly compensation shall be adjusted consistent with the compensation increases provided to other constitutional officers;
(2) an amount equal to one-fifth of the annually adjusted weekly compensation set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection, rounded up to the nearest dollar, per day during a special session of the General Assembly; and
(3) mileage, meals, and lodging expenses as provided to members of the General Assembly under subsection 1052(b) of this title during the biennial, adjourned, and special sessions of the General Assembly and in addition such other actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in duties imposed by law.
(b), (c) [Repealed.] (Amended 1963, No. 31, § 1, eff. April 3, 1963; 1966, No. 53 (Sp. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 5, 1966; 1971, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Jan. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. April 16, 1974; 1979, No. 59, § 27, eff. July 1, 1979; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 1985, No. 93, § 11; 1987, No. 121, § 15; 1989, No. 67, § 11; 1993, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 103, eff. April 15, 1994; 1997, No. 28, § 1a; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; 2005, No. 66, § 1a; 2011, No. 3, § 92, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2015, No. 58, § B.1112, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.126.2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; 2019, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § B.3, eff. July 1, 2021.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1053. Officers of the General Assembly

§ 1053. Officers of the General Assembly
The Clerk of the House, the First Assistant Clerk of the House, the Second Assistant Clerk of the House, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Assistant Secretary of the Senate shall be entitled to their necessary expenses and salaries as determined by the Rules Committee of the House or Senate, as the case may be. (Amended 1961, No. 140, eff. May 24, 1961; 1963, No. 205, § 1, eff. April 3, 1963; 1965, No. 72, § 1, eff. May 26, 1965; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 5, 1970; 1971, No. 116, § 1, eff. April 26, 1971; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. April 16, 1974; 1979, No. 59, § 24; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 1981, No. 91, § 18, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 4, 1982; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 2, 1986; 2013, No. 50, § E.126.2, eff. May 28, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1053a. Legislative pages

§ 1053a. Legislative pages
Legislative pages shall be entitled to a weekly compensation of $130.00 effective July 8, 2007, and a weekly expense allowance of $60.00 for those who commute and $95.00 for those who rent a room in the Montpelier area. Pages will be paid in the same manner as members of the General Assembly. (Added 1989, No. 67, § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; amended 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 1997, No. 28, § 2, eff. July 6, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 2, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 2; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; 2005, No. 66, § 2; 2007, No. 47, § 8.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1061. Journals of the General Assembly

§ 1061. Journals of the General Assembly
After the close of the session of the General Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall each be entitled for each day for services rendered to one-fifth of the weekly salary to which each respectively shall be entitled under the provisions of section 1053 of this title and the necessary expenses in preparing to be printed and bound with an adequate appendix and index the journals of their respective houses. They may each procure necessary competent assistance in the preparation thereof at the expense of the State, and, in the case of the Secretary of the Senate, with the approval of the Rules Committee of the Senate and, in the case of the Clerk of the House, with the approval of the Rules Committee of the House of Representatives. (Amended 1963, No. 205, § 3, eff. April 3, 1963; 1965, No. 72, § 2, eff. May 26, 1965; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. April 9, 1970, retroactive to Jan. 4, 1970; 1977, No. 109, § 27, eff. July 3, 1977.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1101. Board of Medical Practice

§ 1101. Board of Medical Practice
Each member of the State Board of Medical Practice shall receive $15.00 a day. The Secretary of the Board shall annually receive $400.00 additional. (Amended 1963, No. 193, § 21, eff. June 28, 1963.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1111. Exemption from licensing renewal fees; persons 80 years of age or older

§ 1111. Exemption from licensing renewal fees; persons 80 years of age or older
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, licensees who are 80 years of age or older shall be exempt from payment of a renewal fee required under any provision of Title 26 or any of the following statutes:
(1) 18 V.S.A. chapter 46 (nursing home administrators); and
(2) 26 V.S.A. chapter 109 (boxing).
(3) [Repealed.] (Added 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 62a; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 293; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 479, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1141. Assistant judges

§ 1141. Assistant judges
(a)(1) Each assistant judge of the Superior Court shall be entitled to receive compensation in the amount of $203.05 a day as of July 3, 2022 and $210.97 a day as of July 2, 2023 for time spent in the performance of official duties and necessary expenses as allowed to classified State employees. Compensation under this section shall be based on a two-hour minimum and hourly thereafter.
(2)(A) The compensation paid to an assistant judge pursuant to this section shall be paid by the State except as provided in subdivision (B) of this subdivision (2).
(B) The compensation paid to an assistant judge pursuant to this section shall be paid by the county at the State rate established in subdivision (a)(1) of this section when an assistant judge is sitting with a presiding Superior judge in the Civil or Family Division of the Superior Court.
(b) Assistant judges of the Superior Court shall be entitled to receive pay for such days as they attend court when it is in actual session or during a court recess when engaged in the special performance of official duties. (Amended 1961, No. 239, § 2, eff. July 31, 1961; 1965, No. 138, § 1; 1973, No. 117, § 19; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1975, No. 118, § 88; 1977, No. 109, § 20, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 59, § 21, eff. July 1, 1979; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1981, No. 91, § 6, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1983, No. 88, § 3, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1985, No. 93, § 9; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1987, No. 121, § 4; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1989, No. 67, § 4; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1997, No. 28, § 4, eff. May 15, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 3, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 3; 2003, No. 66, § 317; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 3; 2007, No. 47, § 2; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 198; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2015, No. 58, § B.1113, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F5; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 74, § F.106; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § F.105, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1142. Probate judges

§ 1142. Probate judges
(a) The Probate judges in the several Probate Districts shall be entitled to receive the following annual salaries, which shall be paid by the State in lieu of all fees or other compensation:
(b) Probate judges shall be entitled to be paid by the State for their actual and necessary expenses under the rules pertaining to classified State employees. The compensation for the Probate judge of the Chittenden District shall be for full-time service.
(c) All Probate judges, regardless of the number of hours worked annually, shall be eligible to participate in all employee benefits that are available to exempt employees of the Judicial Department. (Amended 1961, No. 278, § 1, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; 1965, No. 195, § 2; 1967, No. 339 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1971, No. 105, § 2; 1973, No. 117, § 5; 1973, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 1975, No. 118, § 94, eff. April 30, 1975; 1977, No. 109, § 19, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 59, § 3; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1981, No. 91, § 8, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. July 4, 1982; 1983, No. 88, § 4, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1985, No. 93, § 4; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1987, No. 121, § 6; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1989, No. 67, § 5; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 19, 1992; 1993, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 1, 1994; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1995, 1993, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1997, No. 28, § 3, eff. May 15, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 4, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 4; 2001, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 28, 2002; 2003, No. 66, § 318; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 5; 2007, No. 47, § 3; 2009, No. 4, § 119, eff. April 29, 2009; 2009, No. 4, § 123, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 199, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2011, No. 1, § 6, eff. Feb. 2, 2011; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2015, No. 58, § B.1114, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F6; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 74, § F.107; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 480, eff. July 1, 2022; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § F.106, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1143. Compensation of appointees

§ 1143. Compensation of appointees
Persons acting under the authority of the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall be paid as follows:
(1) for each day’s attendance by executor, administrator, trustee, agent, or guardian, on the business of their appointment, $4.00;
(2) for each day’s attendance of commissioners, appraisers, or committee, $4.00; and
(3) the Probate Division of the Superior Court may allow in cases of unusual difficulty or responsibility such further sum as it judges reasonable. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 200, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1145. Illegal fees

§ 1145. Illegal fees
A judge or register of Probate who directly or indirectly accepts or receives, under color of his or her office, money or other valuable thing, by way of fees, remuneration, or compensation for the performance of an act as such judge or register, except as provided in this title, shall be fined not more than $500.00 nor less than $200.00.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1147. Courtroom expenses

§ 1147. Courtroom expenses
The expense of providing a suitable courtroom, without the county courthouse, including rent, heat, and light, with office furniture for the use of the court, shall be paid by the State if the contract for the same is approved by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. (Amended 1961, No. 30, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(2), eff. May 6, 1996; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 481, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1181a. Passport fees; retention by clerk

§ 1181a. Passport fees; retention by clerk
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 502 and 503 of this title, a county clerk may retain for the benefit of the county the execution fee paid pursuant to the issuance of a passport. (Added 1977, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 196; amended 1999, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1182. Sheriffs

§ 1182. Sheriffs
(a) The sheriffs of all counties except Chittenden shall be entitled to receive salaries in the amount of $94,085.00 as of July 3, 2022 and $97,754.00 as of July 2, 2023. The Sheriff of Chittenden County shall be entitled to an annual salary in the amount of $99,566.00 as of July 3, 2022 and $103,449.00 as of July 2, 2023.
(b) Compensation under subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced by 10 percent for any sheriff who has not obtained Level III law enforcement officer certification under 20 V.S.A. § 2358. (Amended 1961, No. 242, eff. Aug. 1, 1961; 1966, No. 49 (Sp. Sess.), § 1; 1967, No. 345 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. April 1, 1969; 1973, No. 117, § 7; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1977, No. 109, § 17, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 59, § 5; No 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 1981, No. 91, § 10, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. July 4, 1982; 1983, No. 88, § 6, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1985, No. 93, § 6; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1987, No. 121, § 8; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1989, No. 67, § 7; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 19, 1992; 1991, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1997, No. 28, § 6, eff. May 15, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 6, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 6; 2003, No. 66, § 320; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. July 11, 2004; 2005, No. 66, § 7; 2007, No. 47, § 5; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2013, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. July 1, 2015; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2015, No. 58, § B.1115, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F7; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 74, § F.108; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § F.107, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1183. State’s Attorneys

§ 1183. State’s Attorneys
(a) The State’s Attorneys shall be entitled to receive annual salaries as follows:
(b) In settlement of their accounts, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall allow the State’s Attorneys the expense of printing briefs in cases in which the State’s Attorney has represented the State and their necessary and actual expenses under the rules pertaining to classified State employees. (Added 1971, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; amended 1973, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 15, 1974; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. Jan. 1, 1975; 1975, No. 118, § 96, eff. April 30, 1975; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 6, 7; 1977, No. 109, § 18, eff. July 3, 1977; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 2, 1978; 1979, No. 59, § 6; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1981, No. 91, § 12, eff. July 5, 1981; 1981, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. July 4, 1982; 1983, No. 88, § 7, eff. July 3, 1983; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1983, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1985, No. 93, § 7; 1985, No. 225 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1987, No. 121, § 11; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1989, No. 67, § 8; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 8, 1990; 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. July 5, 1992; 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1995, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. June 6, 1996; 1995, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1997, No. 28, § 7, eff. May 15, 1997; 1999, No. 40, § 7, eff. July 4, 1999; 2001, No. 66, § 7; 2003, No. 66, § 321; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 11, 2004; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2005, No. 66, § 8; 2007, No. 7, § 7; 2007, No. 47, § 6; 2011, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2013, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2015, No. 58, § B.1116, eff. June 11, 2015; 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § F8; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2017, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 74, § F.109; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 482, eff. July 1, 2022; 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § F.108, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1185. Office expenses

§ 1185. Office expenses
(a) In settlement of their accounts, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall allow State’s Attorneys their expenses for secretarial assistance; office expenses, including rent, supplies, equipment, maintenance, legal forms and stationery, telephone service, professional liability insurance, the expense of printing briefs in cases in which the State’s Attorney has represented the State, books, advance copies of the Vermont reports, advertising, dues, and subscriptions; tuitions; and stipends for professional training and their necessary expense when away from home on official business.
(b)(1) Secretaries shall be hired by and shall serve at the pleasure of the State’s Attorney unless otherwise modified by a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 27. Secretaries shall be State employees paid by the State, and shall receive those benefits available to other classified State employees who are similarly situated, but they shall not be subject to the rules provided for under 3 V.S.A. chapter 13. The compensation of each secretary shall be determined by the Commissioner of Human Resources with the approval of the Governor unless otherwise determined through collective bargaining pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 27. In fixing compensation, there shall be taken into consideration, among other things, the volume of work requiring the services of the secretary and whether the services are on a full- or part-time basis.
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the subjects for bargaining pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 904. (Added 1971, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 67, eff. June 13, 1988; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2017, No. 81, § 11, eff. June 15, 2017.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1224. Town clerks

§ 1224. Town clerks
Town clerks shall receive such salaries as the town may vote, to be paid by their respective towns each year. A town may vote a salary in addition to fees retained under section 1401 of this title or a salary in lieu of fees. If a town votes a salary in lieu of fees, those fees shall be charged and collected by the clerk and at least quarterly turned over to the town treasurer and credited to the town general fund. (Amended 1979, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. date, see note set out below.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1227. Appraisers for unorganized towns and gores

§ 1227. Appraisers for unorganized towns and gores
An appraiser for unorganized towns and gores shall receive $50.00 a day and necessary expenses for time actually spent in the performance of his or her duties. (Amended 1965, No. 138, § 2; 1985, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1229. Supervisors for unorganized towns and gores

§ 1229. Supervisors for unorganized towns and gores
A supervisor for unorganized towns and gores shall receive $15.00 a day for time actually spent in the performance of his or her duties, except for his or her services as collector of taxes. On all taxes collected after the expiration of 90 days from mailing of his or her tax notice, such supervisor shall be allowed to tax and collect from the taxpayer a commission of eight percent in the amount of the tax, which commission shall be paid into the State Treasury as provided in section 4967 of this title. (Amended 1963, No. 193, § 31, eff. June 28, 1963.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1266. Clerical assistance

§ 1266. Clerical assistance
Each department, board, or commission, unless otherwise specifically provided, is empowered to employ assistance, clerical or otherwise, as the Governor deems necessary and, subject to the Governor’s approval, to fix the compensation to be paid for the assistance. (Amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 484, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1267. Mileage; reimbursement

§ 1267. Mileage; reimbursement
Reimbursement for mileage shall be a subject of collective bargaining as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 904(a). (Added 1975, No. 118, § 97; amended 1977, No. 109, § 32, eff. July 1, 1979.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1271. Fair notice

§ 1271. Fair notice
Employees as defined by subsection 1020(a) of this title who fill permanent positions, have been continuously employed more than six months, and whose employment is otherwise in good standing shall be provided with fair notice of separation from a position from the Governor or the Governor-Elect. Fair notice shall be no greater than that provided to classified employees. For the purpose of this section, fair notice shall be at least 30 days. The Governor may provide pay in lieu of notice for a maximum of 30 days. (Added 1991, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. May 19, 1992.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 15 - Salaries and Fees › § 1281. Adjustments to compensation and benefits of Executive and Judicial Branch employees

§ 1281. Adjustments to compensation and benefits of Executive and Judicial Branch employees
(a) The process described in this section shall apply to any requests for increased funding that arise during a biennium when the State and the collective bargaining representative for State employees have agreed to a two-year collective bargaining agreement that begins in the first year of the legislative biennium.
(b) During the first year of the legislative biennium, the General Assembly shall hear testimony from representatives of the Departments of Human Resources and of Finance and Management, the Office of the Defender General, the Court Administrator, and the collective bargaining representative before introducing a bill that increases funding for pay and benefits for employees of the Executive or Judicial Branches of the State of Vermont.
(c) Prior to the second year of the legislative biennium, if there are any requests to increase funding beyond what has already been agreed to as a result of the collective bargaining process, the request shall be presented to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and on Government Operations and Military Affairs, after consultation with the Secretary of Administration, not later than November 1 of the year preceding the beginning of the second year of the biennium. If the Committee Chairs request a review, the proposal to increase funding for pay and benefits shall be submitted for study to a Committee that shall be known as the Pay Act Committee. The Pay Act Committee shall consist of two members of the House Committee on Appropriations and three members of the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. The Pay Act Committee shall meet not more than twice before the beginning of the legislative session to hear testimony from interested parties. The Pay Act Committee shall present a report on the proposal to the House Committees on Appropriations and on Government Operations and Military Affairs not later than January 15 for further consideration. (Added 2001, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 28, 2002; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 485, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1401. Disposition of fees

§ 1401. Disposition of fees
All lawful fees received by any State, county, or municipal official shall belong to the official, unless other provision for the disposition of the fees is made by law. (Amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 486, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1402. Receipt for fees

§ 1402. Receipt for fees
Unless otherwise provided, any person or official lawfully entitled to charge, demand, and receive fees for services rendered shall deliver to any person paying the fees a receipt for payment, if so requested, and the receipt shall show the items of the fees, the sum of the fees, the date when the services were rendered, and the date of payment. (Amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 487, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1403. Justices to make rules for fees

§ 1403. Justices to make rules for fees
(a) The Justices of the Supreme Court, under their general rulemaking power, shall establish uniform rules to govern the allowance of fees not specified by law for services and expenses in the courts of the State. The Court Administrator shall recommend to the Justices such alterations in the rules as he or she finds necessary. The Court Administrator shall endeavor to secure uniform allowances in the several counties and to correct deviations from the prescribed rules.
(b) [Repealed.] (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1969, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 216, eff. March 29, 1972; 1975, No. 118, § 98; 1987, No. 1, § 3, eff. Jan. 30, 1987; 1991, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2017, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(3), eff. July 1, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1404. Justices and judges not to receive special fees

§ 1404. Justices and judges not to receive special fees
A Justice of the Supreme Court or a Superior judge shall not demand or receive fees for special services performed by him or her either as a Justice or judge. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236(a), (b), eff. March 29, 1972.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1405. Names—Typewritten

§ 1405. Names—Typewritten
When an instrument is left for recording, any public official required by law to record it may require that the names be typed, stamped, or printed under the signatures. An additional recording fee of $2.00 may be charged by the recorder for those instruments that fail in this requirement. (Amended 1993, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1407. Costs to be borne by the State

§ 1407. Costs to be borne by the State
(a) As described in this section, the State shall cover the costs of certain medical care for victims of crime committed in this State without health insurance or whose health insurance does not pay for all of the care provided.
(b) The State shall bear the costs of forensic medical and psychological examinations administered to victims of crime committed in this State, in instances where that examination is requested by a law enforcement officer or a prosecuting authority of the State or any of its subdivisions and the victim does not have health coverage or the victim’s health coverage does not cover the entire cost of the examination. The State shall also bear the costs of sexual assault examinations, as defined in 8 V.S.A. § 4089, administered to victims in cases of alleged sexual assault where the victim obtains such an examination prior to receiving such a request if the victim does not have health coverage or the victim’s health coverage does not cover the entire cost of the examination. If, as a result of a sexual assault examination, the alleged victim has been referred for mental health counseling, the State shall bear any costs of such examination not covered by the victim’s health coverage. These costs may be paid from the Victims’ Compensation Fund from funds appropriated for that purpose.
(c)(1) Health care facilities and health care providers shall bill the victim’s health insurance plan, Medicaid, Medicare, or another health benefit plan, as applicable, for the services described in subsection (b) of this section. If the victim does not have health coverage or if the victim’s health benefit plan denies the claim, the Fund shall reimburse health care facilities and health care providers located in Vermont as defined in 18 V.S.A. § 9402 at 60 percent of the billed charges for these claims, and the health care provider or facility shall not bill any balance to the crime victim.
(2) If the victim’s health coverage does not cover all of the medical care provided pursuant to this section and the victim would otherwise be responsible for any co-payment, coinsurance, deductible, or other cost-sharing, the Fund shall pay the victim’s share directly to the health care facility or provider.
(d) A victim, at his or her own expense, may obtain copies of the results of an examination under this section. (Added 1981, No. 1 (Sp. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 17, 1981; amended 1993, No. 60, § 51; 2005, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 75b; 2007, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2015, No. 34, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1408. Guardians ad litem; expense reimbursement

§ 1408. Guardians ad litem; expense reimbursement
The Court Administrator shall reimburse guardians ad litem for necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (Added 1987, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1433. Exemption of State from payment of fees

§ 1433. Exemption of State from payment of fees
In judicial proceedings initiated in the name of the State by public officials authorized so to do, the State may not be required to pay the State fees set forth in sections 1431 and 1432 of this title. However, if the State prevails in the proceedings, the fees shall be taxed in the bill of costs under sections 1471 and 1474 of this title. (Added 1961, No. 29, eff. March 17, 1961.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1434. Probate cases

§ 1434. Probate cases
(a) The following entry fees shall be paid to the Probate Division of the Superior Court for the benefit of the State, except for subdivisions (18) and (19) of this subsection, which shall be for the benefit of the county in which the fee was collected:
(b) Pursuant to Rule 3.1 of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure, part of the filing fee may be waived if the court finds the applicant is unable to pay it. The court shall use procedures established in subsection 1431(h) of this title to determine the fee. No fee shall be charged for necessary documents pertaining to the opening of estates, trusts, and guardianships, including the issuance of two certificates of appointment and respective letters. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of two certified copies of adoption decree and two certified copies of instrument changing name.
(c) A fee of $5.00 shall be paid for each additional certification of appointment of a fiduciary. (Amended 1969, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 14-16, eff. March 24, 1970; 1971, No. 105, § 4, eff. July 1, 1971; 1981, No. 33, § 1; 1985, No. 54, § 4; 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 1995, No. 77 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, eff. March 21, 1996; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. March 1, 2004; 2005, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2007, No. 56, § 4; 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2009, No. 20, § 30; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 204, eff. February 1, 2011; 2013, No. 67, § 4; 2013, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2015, No. 57, § 32; 2017, No. 76, § 2; 2017, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 11, 2018; 2019, No. 70, § 28; 2019, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. Oct. 7, 2020; 2021, No. 65, § 8, eff. June 7, 2021.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1471. Taxation of costs

§ 1471. Taxation of costs
(a) There shall be taxed in the bill of costs to the recovering party in the Supreme and Superior Courts or the Judicial Bureau a fee equal to the entry fees, the cost of service fees incurred, and the total amount of the certificate of witness fees paid.
(b) Any costs taxed to the respondent in any action filed by the Office of Child Support shall be paid to the clerk of the court for deposit in the General Fund. (Amended 1973, No. 106, § 11, eff. 30 days from April 25, 1973; 1977, No. 235 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1995, No. 77 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 21, 1996; 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 206.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1472. Plaintiff’s travel

§ 1472. Plaintiff’s travel
In an action in favor of several plaintiffs, fees for their travel shall not be taxed but from that plaintiff’s residence that is nearest the place of trial, unless the others personally attend the trial, in which case the court shall tax such further sum for travel as is equitable.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1511. Grand and petit jurors in Superior Court

§ 1511. Grand and petit jurors in Superior Court
There shall be allowed to grand and petit jurors in the Superior Court the following fees and expenses:
(1) for attendance, $30.00 a day, on request, unless the jurors were otherwise compensated by their employer;
(2) for each talesman, $30.00 a day, on request, unless the talesmen were otherwise compensated by their employer; and
(3) upon request and upon a showing of hardship, reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred for travel from home to court, and return, at the rate of reimbursement allowed State employees for travel under the terms of the prevailing collective bargaining agreement. (Amended 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. April 9, 1970; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1977, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. July 2, 1978; 1987, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1987, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1993, No. 24, § 3, eff. May 19, 1993; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 207.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1513. Excused jurors

§ 1513. Excused jurors
When jurors are excused to a day certain or subject to call, they shall be allowed per diem only for time actually and necessarily spent in going to and returning from their homes and for mileage. The clerk of the court shall record the name of jurors thus excused, and compute their debentures in accordance herewith.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1514. Board and lodging of jurors

§ 1514. Board and lodging of jurors
When in a grand jury investigation or in the trial of a criminal or civil cause jurors are kept together by order of the court, their board and lodging and that of the officers having such jurors in charge shall be paid by the State. (Amended 1959, No. 59, eff. March 25, 1959; 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 208.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 32 - Taxation and Finance › Chapter 17 - Fees and Costs › § 1551. Attendance fees

§ 1551. Attendance fees
There shall be allowed to witnesses the following fees:
(1) For attendance before a court or to give a deposition before a notary public, $30.00 a day.
(2) For attendance before an appraiser appointed by the Commissioner of Taxes, $30.00 a day, such fees to be apportioned as the appraiser may direct.
(3) For attendance on other courts or tribunals, $30.00 a day.
(4) For travel in the State, all witnesses shall receive mileage at the rate of reimbursement allowed State employees for travel under the terms of the prevailing collective bargaining agreement. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1969, No. 294 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. April 9, 1970; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236(a), (b), eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 94, eff. April 9, 1974; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. March 1, 2004; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 210.)