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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POLICE OFFICERS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 215, § 402)
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§ 402. Duties, compensation, and terms of police officers
The trustees may specify their duties as watchmen and patrols and agree with them
for their compensation, which shall be paid by the the Village. Each of the police
shall be sworn; shall have the same powers within the limits of the Village as constables
in serving criminal process and in criminal matters; when on duty, shall wear conspicuously
a badge of office; and shall hold their office for one year, unless sooner discharged. (Amended 2023, No. 6, § 301, eff. July 1, 2023.)