Vermont Statutes Title 20. Internal Security and Public Safety, § 609. Stay of legal proceedings because of service in National Guard

(a)(1) If a member of the Vermont National Guard who is ordered to State active duty by the Governor is a party to a civil or administrative proceeding in any Vermont court, the proceeding:

(2) A motion for a stay under this subsection may be filed or the court may issue a stay at any time during the period of State active duty. Any stay issued shall not remain in effect for more than 30 days after the completion of State active duty.

(c)(1) This section shall not apply to:

(2) If a service member is unable to appear at a hearing due to responsibilities related to State active duty service, the court may issue interim or ex parte orders in proceedings identified in subdivision (1)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection, and the Department of Motor Vehicles may suspend a civil operator's license. If the court issued any order while the member was on State active duty, upon the member's return, he or she shall, upon request, be entitled to a hearing and the opportunity to move to strike or modify the order or suspension issued in his or her absence. If the civil operator's license is reinstated, there shall be no reinstatement fee.