Vt. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order 41 § 4

The following provisions apply to all licensing statements.

(a) Contents. The licensing statement must be completed in a manner approved by the

State Court Administrator and must include the following:

(1) a certification that the attorney is not obligated to pay child support or is in good

standing with respect to any and all child support payable, as defined by § 14;

(2) a signed written declaration under the pains and penalties of perjury that the

attorney is in good standing with respect to any and all taxes due to the State of Vermont,

as defined by § 13, as of the date such declaration is made;

(3) an option for the attorney to select active, inactive, judicial, or pro bono emeritus

status;

(4) current postal addresses for the attorney’s office and residence;

(5) a current email address;

(6) a certification that the attorney has registered at least one current email address if

required to by Administrative Order No. 44;

(7) the attorney’s pooled interest bearing trust account number(s) (IOLTA), or an

indication of exemption;

(8) the attorney’s professional liability insurance disclosure or an indication of

exemption; and

(9) any other information deemed necessary by the State Court Administrator.

(b) Signature. The attorney must sign the statement. An electronic signature complies

with this rule.

(c) Reporting Requirement. Attorneys are responsible for updating their information with

attorney licensing, including the office mailing address, email address, residential address, and

IOLTA account information. Notice to renew a license sent to a registered email address is

sufficient even if not received by the attorney due to a failure to update an email address.

Reporter’s Notes — 2023 Amendment

Administrative Order 41, § 4(a) is amended to clarify that the

attorney licensing statement must be submitted in a manner

approved by the State Court Administrator. At the moment,

relicensing is done through an online portal and not using a paper

form. A user guide and important information about the portal is

provided on the Judiciary website. Section 4(c), regarding an

attorney’s obligation to report any changes to contact information,

is amended to clarify that attorneys are responsible for keeping

their contact information current and notice sent to the registered

email address is sufficient even if not received due to a failure to

update the information. Currently, attorney contact information is

updated directly in the attorney portal. IOLTA account information

is updated by contacting attorney licensing at

jud.attylicensing@vermont.gov. The amendment removes the

reference to the email being used to send court notices. Court

notices are currently sent to the email(s) registered in the eCabinet

registration system pursuant to Administrative Order 44.