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Certified Mail. Court staff can serve the papers on the other party by mailing them by certified mail, return receipt requested, with delivery restricted. You will need to provide the other party's address. You are responsible for the fee for this type of service unless the court waived your fees and costs of service.

You can contact the court by phone, in writing, in person, or by sending an email to JUD.VJB@vermont.gov. A motion is a request in writing asking the court to consider doing something specific in your case. All motions must identify the request and give specific reasons for the request.

Civil violations are not criminal offenses. However, the court reports civil violation judgments to the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles and/or the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. A civil violation complaint includes traffic violations, municipal ordinance violations, and fish and wildlife violations.

Please note if you are looking to contest a Vermont Civil Violation, you should contact the Judicial Bureau at 802-295-8869. If you would like to request a hearing, please complete the Hearings Request form and return it by mail.

In order to record a judgment lien, you must buy a certified copy of the judgment from the court clerk. Then you must file the certified copy with the town clerk in the land records in the town where the defendant owns property. The court clerk will charge you a fee for the certified record of the judgment.