The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
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PROCEDURE FOR ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 3579)
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§ 3579. Detaining public carrier to make arrest; penalties
(a) An officer who has a writ of execution or criminal process for the arrest of a person
whom he or she has reason to believe is on a public carrier may notify the operator
of the carrier thereof. The operator shall thereupon detain the carrier a reasonable
length of time at any place where it is scheduled to stop, and before it leaves the
State, to enable the officer to examine the carrier and, if found, to arrest and remove
the person against whom he or she has the writ of execution or criminal process.
(b) An operator who, after due notice from an officer holding a writ of execution or criminal
process as specified in subsection (a) of this section, refuses or neglects to detain
the carrier, and in consequence thereof the person sought to be arrested escapes from
the borders of this State, if for a civil action, shall be liable to the plaintiff
in an action of tort on this statute, for all damages arising therefrom. If for a
criminal action, he or she shall be fined not more than $100.00. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 107, eff. March 29, 1972.)