12 V.S.A. § 5: Dissemination of electronic case records [Effective July 1, 2027; see also § 5 effective until July 1, 2027, set out above]

(a) The Court shall not permit public access via the internet to family or probate case records.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Court shall provide licensed Vermont attorneys in good standing with access via the internet, through the Judiciary’s public portal website or otherwise, to nonconfidential family and probate case records.

(c) Procedures governing public access via the internet to criminal case records shall be set forth in rules promulgated by the Court.

(d) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the Court from providing electronic access to:

(1) court schedules of the Superior Court;

(2) State agencies in accordance with data dissemination contracts entered into under Rule 12 of the Vermont Rules for Public Access to Court Records; or

(3) decisions, recordings of oral arguments, briefs, and printed cases of the Supreme Court.