The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
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SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5411c)
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§ 5411c. Active community notification by the Department of Public Safety, the Department of
Corrections, and local law enforcement
(a) Notwithstanding other provisions to the contrary, the Department, the Department of
Corrections, and any authorized local law enforcement agency are authorized to notify
members of the public at their discretion about any sex offender whose information
is required to be posted on the Internet in accordance with section 5411a of this title.
(b) The Department, the Department of Corrections, and any authorized local law enforcement
agency are authorized to notify members of the public at their discretion about a
sex offender whose information is not required to be posted on the Internet in accordance
with section 5411a of this title only under circumstances that constitute a compelling risk to public safety and only
after consultation with the Vermont Crime Information Center and the Department of
Corrections.
(c) Registry information shall not be released under this section unless it is released
pursuant to written protocols governing the manner and circumstances of the release
developed by the Department, the Department of Corrections, or an authorized law enforcement
agency. The protocols shall include consultation between the department or agency
releasing the information and the department of corrections’ staff member responsible
for supervising the offender.
(d) Active community notification regarding registered sex offenders who may pose a danger
to members of the community is an important public safety tool that the General Assembly
intends for authorized agencies to use at their discretion in accordance with this
subchapter. (Added 2005, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 26, 2006.)