The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS; STATE CODE OF ETHICS
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 1205)
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§ 1205. Mandatory code of ethics education and training
Within the first 120 days of public service, a public servant shall engage in State
Code of Ethics training, which may be in person or online. Completion of State Code
of Ethics training shall be documented by the department where the public servant
is employed. A public servant shall participate in continuing State Code of Ethics
education, which may be in person or online, at least once every three years thereafter.
Approved continuing State Code of Ethics education providers are the State Ethics
Commission, the Department of Human Resources – Center for Achievement in Public Service
(CAPS), the Vermont House of Representatives Ethics Panel for the House of Representatives,
the Vermont Senate Ethics Panel for the Senate, the Vermont Supreme Court and the
Court Administrator’s Office for the Vermont Judiciary, and any education providers
approved by the State Ethics Commission. Copies of State Code of Ethics training materials
by ethics education providers shall be provided to the State Ethics Commission in
advance of the training. On request, the State Ethics Commission may collaborate with
or assist State Code of Ethics education providers. (Added 2021, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)