The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 3: Executive

Chapter 031: Governmental Ethics

• Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS; STATE CODE OF ETHICS
•    § 1201. Definitions

•    § 1202. State Code of Ethics; applicability

•    § 1203. Conflict of interest; appearance of conflict of interest

•    § 1203a. Directing unethical conduct

•    § 1203b. Appearance of unethical conduct

•    § 1203c. Preferential treatment

•    § 1203d. Misuse of position

•    § 1203e. Misuse of information

•    § 1203f. Misuse of government resources

•    § 1203g. Gifts

•    § 1203h. Unauthorized commitments

•    § 1203i. Employment restrictions

•    § 1203j. Compliance with laws, rules, and policies

•    § 1204. Whistleblower protections for ethics complaints

•    § 1205. Mandatory code of ethics education and training

• Subchapter 002: DISCLOSURES
•    § 1211. Executive officers; annual disclosure

•    § 1212. Commission members and Executive Director; annual disclosure

•    § 1213. Disclosures; generally

• Subchapter 003: STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
•    § 1221. State Ethics Commission

•    § 1222. Commission member duties and prohibited conduct [Effective until September 1, 2025; see also 3 V.S.A. § 1222 effective September 1, 2025, set out below]

•    § 1222. Commission member prohibited conduct [Effective September 1, 2025; see also 3 V.S.A. § 1222 effective until September 1, 2025, set out above]

•    § 1223. Procedure for accepting and referring complaints

•    § 1224. Commission ethics training

•    § 1225. Executive Director guidance and advisory opinions

•    § 1226. Commission reports

•    § 1227. Investigations [Effective September 1, 2025]

•    § 1228. Hearings before the Commission [Effective September 1, 2025]

•    § 1229. Warnings; reprimands; recommended actions; agreements [Effective September 1, 2025]

•    § 1230. Procedure; rulemaking [Effective July 1, 2025]

•    § 1231. Records; confidentiality [Effective September 1, 2025]

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