V.R.E.F. (front matter)

PROMULGATED 12-10-19; AMENDED ON 7-15-20, 3-15-21, 7-15-21, 12-20-21, 9-6-22, 10-2-23, 1-8-24, 4-1-24,

6-3-24, 10-6-25, 1-6-26; 2-10-26;

2020 VERMONT RULES FOR ELECTRONIC FILING

PROMULGATED 12-10-19; AMENDED ON 7-15-20, 3-15-21, 7-15-21, 12-20-21, 9-6-22, 10-2-23, 1-8-24, 4-1-24,

6-3-24, 10-6-25, 1-6-26; 2-10-26;

Introductory Reporter’s Note

These rules replace the 2010 Vermont Rules for Electronic Filing to

conform to the new Judiciary case management system (CMS). The

CMS will have electronic filing and electronic casefiles and be rolled

out over time in the superior courts and the judicial bureau. Additions

to these rules will be made when the new CMS is rolled out for the

Supreme Court and other judiciary entities. Once the new CMS is

rolled out in all the locations and dockets where eCabinet has been

employed, the 2010 rules will be repealed.

These rules will be supplemented by extensive instructions that will

accompany the CMS system and will often appear on screens for

electronic filing and the viewing of electronic case files. The user must

follow these instructions for electronic filing, service after

commencement, and viewing of files. In addition to the efiling system,

the public and parties will be able to view electronic case files, either

by remote access and/or on terminals at court houses, through a public

portal. To view nonpublic documents a separate registration and

approval of elevated status will be required.

The adoption of these rules is coordinated with the adoption of

extensive amendments to the Vermont Rules for Public Access to

Court Records to enable, with necessary restrictions, the public and

filers to view electronic case files when a filing is accepted. Those

rules contain specific directions for filers to comply with requirements

making certain records and information inaccessible to the public.

Filers should consult the public access rules, as well as these rules, to

be sure a filing complies.