(a) Proceedings to forfeit retirement benefits under this subchapter shall be heard in the Civil Division of the Superior Court. Venue may be in the Washington unit, the unit where the conviction for the crime related to public office occurred, or in any unit where the member or any known spouse, dependent, or designated beneficiary resides.

(b) The Supreme Court, pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 1, may enact rules and develop procedures consistent with this subchapter to govern proceedings to forfeit retirement payments.

(c) An order under this subchapter may be appealed as a matter of right to the Supreme Court by the Attorney General or State's Attorney that filed the petition, the member, or the member's spouse, dependent, or designated beneficiary. (Added 2013, No. 2, § 1.)