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.
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RAILROAD POLICE
(Cite as: 5 V.S.A. § 3759)
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§ 3759. Arrest; place of arraignment and trial
When a criminal offense occurs on a moving train, arraignment and trial of any suspected
offender shall take place in the county or territorial unit in which the offense occurred.
When arrest and continued custody by railroad police are necessary and allowed by
the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure, railroad police may detain a person arrested
on a moving train until the next regular stop for the train on which they are traveling.
The person shall then be removed from the train and delivered to the appropriate authorities. (Added 1981, No. 104, § 1.)