{"data":{"id":"us-vt/9-v.s.a.-5503","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"9 V.S.A. § 5503","heading":"Evidentiary burden","body":"(a) In a civil action or administrative proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden to prove the applicability of the claim.\n(b) In a criminal proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden of going forward with evidence of the claim.","path":["Title 9: Commerce and Trade","Chapter 150: Securities Act","Subchapter 005: FRAUD AND LIABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/150/05503","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:50:21Z","sha256":"71d785d66a9e165f43b5dcf0122e1b98f1a790e9e3d08cc225ae59268a026c10","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/9-v.s.a.-5502","next":"us-vt/9-v.s.a.-5504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}