Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 30, § 15 (2026)

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(Cite as: 30 V.S.A. § 15)

§ 15. Decree of Commission; enforcement

A party to an order or decree of the Public Utility Commission or the Commission itself, or both, may complain to the Supreme Court for relief against any disobedience of or noncompliance with such order or decree. In such proceedings and upon such notice thereof to the parties as it shall direct, the Supreme Court shall hear and consider such petition and make such order and decree in the premises by way of writ of mandamus, writ of prohibition, injunction, or otherwise, concerning the enforcement of such order and decree of the Public Utility Commission as to law and equity shall appertain. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2021 · leading case: Town of Springfield, Vermont v. McCarren, 549 F. Supp. 1134 (D. Vt. 1982).

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Town of Springfield, Vermont v. McCarren, 549 F. Supp. 1134 (D. Vt. 1982). “30 V.S.A. § 15. And although “ ‘[ojrdinarily, when properly applied for, a mandate to enforce such an order would issue almost as a matter of course,’ ” the Supreme Court will refuse to enforce the order if it represents an abuse of discretion or if the Board’s powers were not…”

In re Investigation Into Gen. Order No. 45, 2013 VT 24 (Vt. 2013). · cites it 4× “(NEC) filed a complaint in this Court pursuant to 30 V.S.A. § 15 seeking injunctive relief.”

In re Investigation Pursuant to 30 V.S.A. §§ 30 & 209 into whether the Initiated Site Preparation at Apple Hill in Bennington, Vermont (Allco Renewable Energy Ltd., Appellant), 2021 VT 92 (Vt. 2021). · cites it 3× “Allco further asserts that its appeal is proper under 30 V.S.A. § 15 because it seeks “relief against any disobedience of or noncompliance with” the PUC’s injunction order.”

First Nat'l Bank of White River JCT. v. Reed, 306 F.2d 481 (2d Cir. 1962). “Moreover, the Commission has long had authority to “complain to the supreme court for relief against any disobedience of or noncompliance with” its orders or decrees, 30 V.S.A. § 15. . Compare Re Firth Telephone Co.”

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