| 1 | 1 | | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.254 |
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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #380758 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | H.254 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Representatives Luneau of St. Albans City, Bartley of Fairfax, 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Boutin of Barre City, Galfetti of Barre Town, Gregoire of 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Fairfield, Hango of Berkshire, Higley of Lowell, Laroche of 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Franklin, Malay of Pittsford, Morgan, M. of Milton, Morrissey 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | of Bennington, Oliver of Sheldon, Taylor of Milton, Toof of St. 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Albans Town, Walker of Swanton, and Winter of Ludlow 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Referred to Committee on 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Date: 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Subject: Court procedure; service of process 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to provide that 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | when a court permits alternate service of process in a civil proceeding, the 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | order shall remain in effect and apply to all subsequent service of process in 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | the same proceeding. 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | An act relating to orders permitting alternate service of process in civil 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | proceedings 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Sec. 1. 12 V.S.A. § 663 is added to read: 18 |
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| 24 | 24 | | § 663. ALTERNATE SERVICE OF PROCESS; DURATION OF ORDER 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.254 |
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| 28 | 28 | | VT LEG #380758 v.1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | When the court orders that alternate service of process be made in a civil 1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | proceeding, the order shall remain in effect and apply to all subsequent service 2 |
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| 31 | 31 | | of process in the same proceeding, including post-judgment proceedings. This 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | section shall apply to orders issued pursuant to Vermont Rule of Civil 4 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Procedure 4(d)(1) permitting service of process by publication or by leaving a 5 |
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| 34 | 34 | | copy at the defendant’s dwelling house or usual place of abode, or to orders 6 |
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| 35 | 35 | | permitting alternate service of process under any other provision of law. 7 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 8 |
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| 37 | 37 | | This act shall take effect on passage. 9 |
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