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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 04, § 693 (2026)

Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.

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Subchapter 002 : DISTRICT COURT

(Cite as: 4 V.S.A. § 693)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1987–2019 · leading case: In Re Sealed Documents, 772 A.2d 518 (Vt. 2001).
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In Re Sealed Documents, 772 A.2d 518 (Vt. 2001). · cites it 9× “Appellants contend they are entitled to examine the subject documents under Vermont statutory law—specifically 4 V.S.A. § 693 providing for public inspection and examination of court records—as well as under the common law, and the First Amendment.”
Rutland Herald v. Vermont State Police & Off. of the Attorney Gen., 2012 VT 24 (Vt. 2012). · cites it 5× “The Herald noted that the inquest materials were court records subject to 4 V.S.A. § 693, [10] the disclosure of which could not be controlled by the Attorney General.”
State v. Tallman, 537 A.2d 422 (Vt. 1987). · cites it 4× “After an affidavit is reviewed by a court, access to the document is governed by 4 V.S.A. § 693. This section states in part that "papers relating to causes in the district court .”
In re Essex Search Warrants, 2012 VT 92 (Vt. 2012). · cites it 4× “After the affidavit was reviewed by a court, access to the document was then governed by 4 V.S.A. § 693, the statute that administered public access to “records of the court.”
In re VSP-TK / 1-16-18 Shooting (Gray Television, Inc., Appellant), 2019 VT 47 (Vt. 2019). · cites it 2× “Before the Judiciary adopted the PACR Rules, statutes distinct from the PRA regulated public access to judicial case records.”
Shahi v. Ascend Fin. Servs., Inc., 898 A.2d 116 (Vt. 2006). “Title 4 V.S.A. § 693 provides an affirmative right of public access to court records.”
State v. Whitney, 2005 VT 102 (Vt. 2005). · cites it 6× “For example, in Tallman , the majority held that an affidavit of probable cause becomes a public document after review by a court, relying on 4 V.S.A. § 693, and noted that, once the document had been presented in court, 1 V.”
In re Affidavit of Probable Cause (Jacob Oblak, Appellant), 2019 VT 43 (Vt. 2019). “As to petitioner’s claim that denial of access is a violation of his First Amendment right of access, we refer to our decision in In re Sealed Documents wherein we noted that the appellants, four media organizations, had a presumptive right of access to sealed search warrants…”
State v. Favreau, 800 A.2d 472 (Vt. 2002). “Relying on the statutory right of access to court records found in 4 V.S.A. § 693, as well as the common law, we held that the appellants had a presumptive right of access to the material sought which could be overcome only through a “specific showing of substantial harm to…”
In re Affidavit of Probable Cause (Jacob Oblak, Appellant), 2019 VT 43 (Vt. 2019). “As to petitioner’s claim that denial of access is a violation of his First Amendment right of access, we refer to our decision in In re Sealed Documents wherein we noted that the appellants, four media organizations, had a presumptive right of access to sealed search warrants…”
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