32 V.S.A. § 624 — Venue, procedure, and appeals

(a) Proceedings to forfeit retirement benefits under this subchapter shall be heard in
the Civil Division of the Superior Court. Venue may be in the Washington unit, the
unit where the conviction for the crime related to public office occurred, or in any
unit where the member or any known spouse, dependent, or designated beneficiary resides.
(b) The Supreme Court, pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 1, may enact rules and develop procedures consistent with this subchapter to govern
proceedings to forfeit retirement payments.
(c) An order under this subchapter may be appealed as a matter of right to the Supreme
Court by the Attorney General or State’s Attorney that filed the petition, the member,
or the member’s spouse, dependent, or designated beneficiary. (