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20 V.S.A. § 1874
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1874. Organization of Department by Commissioner

§ 1874. Organization of Department by Commissioner|(a) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, shall so organize and arrange the Department as will best and most efficiently promote its work and carry out the objectives of this chapter. To that end, the Commissioner may, with the Governor's approval, create, rearrange, and abolish divisions, establish grades, ranks, and positions to be held by members, and formulate, put into effect, alter, and repeal rules for the administration of the Department.(b) The Commissioner may, in accordance with the rules adopted by him or her, designate or change the rank or grade to be held by a member. The Commissioner may assign or transfer members to serve at such stations and, within the limits of this chapter or other existing law, to perform such duties as he or she shall designate. The Commissioner may determine what members other than State Police shall give bonds, and prescribe the conditions and amount of the bonds. (Amended 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 31; 2021, No. 20, § 155.)
20 V.S.A. § 1875
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1875. Radio communication system

§ 1875. Radio communication system|(a) The Commissioner shall establish a communication system as will best enable the Department to carry out the purposes of this chapter. This shall include a radio set furnished, on written request, to the sheriff and State's Attorney of each county on a memorandum receipt.(b)(1) The Commissioner may charge to all users of telecommunications services managed, maintained, or operated by the Department for the benefit of the users a proportionate share of the actual cost of providing the services and products inclusive of administrative costs.  (2) Such charges shall be based on a pro rata allocation of the actual costs of services or products, determined in an equitable manner, which shall be representative of services provided to or system usage by individual units of government, including State, local, and federal agencies or private nonprofit entities. (3) Such charges shall be credited to the Vermont Law Telecommunications Special Fund and shall be available to the Department to offset the costs of providing the services. (Amended 1967, No. 48, § 1, eff. March 23, 1967; 1969, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 8, 1970; 1999, No. 49, § 162; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
20 V.S.A. § 1876
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1876. Headquarters and stations; equipment

§ 1876. Headquarters and stations; equipment|The Commissioner shall establish headquarters and stations in such localities as he or she deems advisable for the enforcement of the laws of the State, and to that end, within the limits of appropriations, he or she may lease, or otherwise acquire, in the name of the State the right to use and maintain lands and buildings, and may purchase or otherwise acquire horses, motor equipment, and other supplies including radio and all other equipment and services the Commissioner deems essential for the needs of the Department or its members in carrying out their duties. The Commissioner may discontinue a headquarters or station, where he or she determines such action to be desirable. The Commissioner may sell such property as shall have become unnecessary or unfit for further use, and all monies received from the sale shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the appropriation for the Department. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 156.)
20 V.S.A. § 1878
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1878. Appointment or promotion of members

§ 1878. Appointment or promotion of members|Within the limits of the appropriation for the department, and in accordance with section 1921 of this title, the commissioner may appoint or promote members to the ranks, grades and position deemed necessary for efficient administration. The commissioner may devise and administer examinations designed to test the qualifications of members and only those applicants shall be appointed or promoted who meet the prescribed standards and qualifications. (Amended 1979, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1999, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
20 V.S.A. § 1879
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1879. Training school and courses

§ 1879. Training school and courses|The commissioner of public safety may provide additional in-service training beyond basic training to personnel in the department. The commissioner may seek certification of such training from the director of the criminal justice training council. (Amended 1979, No. 57, § 16.)
20 V.S.A. § 1879a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1879a. Location of in-service training

§ 1879a. Location of in-service training|In-service training beyond basic training provided personnel in the department shall, when cost effective, be held at the state-owned law enforcement and fire service training facility in Pittsford. Such training operations and facilities of the department shall when practicable be made available to other state and municipal law enforcement personnel. Notwithstanding the requirement of this section, in-service training of one day or less in duration, or longer duration if no commercial overnight lodging is required, may be provided at a department duty station for the personnel assigned to that department. (Added 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 43a, eff. June 21, 1994.)
20 V.S.A. § 1880
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1880. Disciplinary procedures

§ 1880. Disciplinary procedures|(a) Any disciplinary action taken by the department against a member of the department, except a temporary suspension, shall be taken pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section.(b) Within seven days after the delivery to a member of written charges against such member, the member may file with the commissioner a request for a hearing before a hearing panel appointed in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, which request shall be honored.(c) If the charged member does not request a hearing within seven days after receipt of the written charges, the commissioner may take such disciplinary action as the commissioner deems appropriate, including reprimand, transfer, suspension, demotion or removal. The member may appeal the charges and the disciplinary action taken by filing an appeal with the state labor relations board within 30 days of the imposition of disciplinary action by the commissioner. When the disciplinary action taken by the commissioner is dismissal, the state labor relations board shall schedule a hearing within 60 days after filing of the appeal, subject to the rules of the board. All hearings before the board under this subsection shall be de novo.(d) If the member requests a hearing panel, the commissioner shall provide the member with the names of five members, at least one of whom shall have the rank of lieutenant or higher, who have had no connection with the matters at issue. The member shall choose three members from the five names to serve as the hearing panel, provided that at least one member shall have the rank of lieutenant or higher. As soon as is practicable, the panel shall schedule a hearing, at which the member or the member's representative, or both, may cross examine witnesses and present evidence. The panel may issue subpoenas. At the discretion of the charged member the hearing may be closed or public.(e) The panel shall report to the commissioner whether or not the charges have been proved by a preponderance of the evidence. The panel may make recommendations to the commissioner regarding disciplinary action to be taken if the charges are proved.(f) If the panel finds that the charges are not proved, any pay or other rights lost through temporary suspension shall be restored. If the panel finds the charges are proved, the commissioner shall take such disciplinary action as the commissioner deems appropriate, including reprimand, transfer, suspension, demotion or removal. The decision of the panel and any resulting disciplinary action taken by the commissioner are final. (Amended 1979, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1983, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 1991, No. 25; 1995, No. 98 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
20 V.S.A. § 1881
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1881. Expenses; lodging and subsistence

§ 1881. Expenses; lodging and subsistence|The commissioner shall approve vouchers in payment of expenses incurred by a member in the discharge of his or her duties, to be paid out of appropriations for the department in the manner required by law. Allowance for lodging and subsistence while away from his or her official station may be paid to a member under such terms and conditions as the commissioner may prescribe, subject to collective bargaining. The commissioner may provide lodging and subsistence for a member at his or her official station. (Amended 1981, No. 91, § 19.)
20 V.S.A. § 1882
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1882. Subpoenas

§ 1882. Subpoenas|In connection with any investigation into the internal affairs of the department, the commissioner may request subpoenas for the testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence. The fees for travel and attendance of witnesses shall be the same as for witnesses and officers before a superior court. The fees in connection with subpoenas issued on behalf of the commissioner or the department shall be paid by the state, upon presentation of proper bills of costs to the commissioner. Notwithstanding 3 V.S.A. §§ 809a and 809b, subpoenas requested by the commissioner shall be issued and enforced by the superior court of the unit in which the person subpoenaed resides in accordance with the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. (Added 1979, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 1983, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 12a; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 157.)
20 V.S.A. § 1883
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1883. State law enforcement; memorandum of understanding

§ 1883. State law enforcement; memorandum of understanding|(a) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall develop and execute a memorandum of understanding with the Commissioners of Fish and Wildlife, of Motor Vehicles, and of Liquor and Lottery and their respective directors of law enforcement. The memorandum of understanding shall be reviewed at least every two years and shall at a minimum address:  (1) Maximizing collective resources by reducing or eliminating redundancies and implementing a methodology that will enhance overall coordination and communication while supporting the mission of individual enforcement agencies. (2) Providing for an overall statewide law enforcement strategic plan supported by quarterly planning and implementation strategy sessions to improve efficiencies and coordination on an operational level and ensure interagency cooperation and collaboration of programs funded through grants. The strategic plan should identify clear goals and performance measures that demonstrate results, as well as specific strategic plans for individual enforcement agencies. (3) Creating a task force concept that will provide for the sharing and disseminating of information and recommendations involving various levels of statewide law enforcement throughout Vermont that will benefit all law enforcement agencies as well as citizens. (4) Developing an integrated and coordinated approach to multi-agency special teams with the goal of creating a force multiplier, where feasible. These teams will be coordinated by the Vermont State Police during training and deployments. (5) Providing for the Commissioner of Public Safety, with the approval of the Governor and in consultation with the Commissioners of Motor Vehicles, of Fish and Wildlife, and of Liquor and Lottery, to assume the role of lead coordinator of statewide law enforcement units in the event of elevated alerts, critical incidents, and all hazard events. The lead coordinator shall maintain control until in his or her judgment the event no longer requires coordinated action to ensure the public safety.   (b) [Repealed.]  (Added 2009, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 13, 2010; amended 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 51, eff. May 14, 2012; 2015, No. 11, § 26; 2019, No. 73, § 30.)
20 V.S.A. § 1911
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1911. Examinations; appointment; promotion; probation

§ 1911. Examinations; appointment; promotion; probation|The commissioner shall devise and administer examinations designed to test the qualifications of applicants for positions as state police and only those applicants shall be appointed or promoted who meet the prescribed standards and qualifications. All state police shall be on probation for one year from the date of first appointment. Such examinations shall be with the advice of the department of human resources. (Amended 1979, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
20 V.S.A. § 1912
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1912. Bond and oath

§ 1912. Bond and oath|State police shall give bond to the state, at the expense of the state, in such penal sum as the commissioner shall require, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties. State police and auxiliary state police shall take the oath of office prescribed for sheriffs before the commissioner or any person designated under 12 V.S.A. § 5852 to administer oaths. (Amended 1963, No. 101.)
20 V.S.A. § 1913
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1913. Uniforms and equipment

§ 1913. Uniforms and equipment|Within the appropriation for the Department, the Commissioner shall provide the State Police, and such other members as he or she may designate, with uniforms and all members with the equipment necessary in the performance of their respective duties, which shall remain the property of the State. The Commissioner may sell such equipment as may become unfit for use, and all monies received from the sale shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Department's appropriation. The Commissioner shall keep an inventory and shall charge against each member all property of the Department issued to him or her, and if the Commissioner shall determine that a loss or destruction was due to the carelessness or neglect of the member, the value of the property shall be deducted from his or her pay. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 157.)
20 V.S.A. § 1914
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1914. Powers and immunities

§ 1914. Powers and immunities|The Commissioner of Public Safety and the State Police shall be peace officers and shall have the same powers with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of the law relating to criminal matters as sheriffs, constables, and local police have in their respective jurisdictions, and shall have all the immunities and matters of defense now available or hereafter made available to sheriffs, constables, and local police in a suit brought against them in consequence of acts done in the course of their employment. State Police shall be informing or complaining officers with the same powers possessed by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, or police officers of a city or incorporated village as provided in 13 V.S.A. § 5507. (Amended 1959, No. 39; 2021, No. 20, § 158.)
20 V.S.A. § 1915
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1915. Cooperation with fish and wildlife and forest services

§ 1915. Cooperation with fish and wildlife and forest services|State police shall cooperate with game wardens in enforcing the fish and wildlife laws of the state and the laws enacted for the protection and conservation of forests, woodland and other natural resources, and to this end all the powers now or hereafter conferred on game wardens shall be had and exercised by state police.
20 V.S.A. § 1921
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1921. Personnel administration rules

§ 1921. Personnel administration rules|(a) Promotions to the ranks of sergeant and lieutenant shall be based upon the results of a written examination and an oral interview. Promotions to the rank of captain, major, lieutenant colonel or colonel shall be made by the commissioner and it shall not be required that such promotions be based on written and oral examinations.(b) Nondisciplinary transfers shall be grievable directly to the Vermont labor relations board in accordance with the rules of practice of the board. In any such grievance, the burden shall be on the grievant to establish that the transfer was either discriminatory or disciplinary. (Added 1979, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1981, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1999, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2001.)
20 V.S.A. § 1922
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1922. Creation of State Police Advisory Commission; members; duties

§ 1922. Creation of State Police Advisory Commission; members; duties|(a) There is hereby created the State Police Advisory Commission, which shall provide advice and counsel to the Commissioner in carrying out his or her responsibilities for the management, supervision, and control of the Vermont State Police.(b) The Commission shall consist of seven members, at least one of whom shall be an attorney and one of whom shall be a retired State Police officer, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.(c) Members of the Commission shall serve for terms of four years, at the pleasure of the Governor. Of the initial appointments, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, two for terms of two years, two for terms of three years, and two for terms of four years. Appointments to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term vacated. The Chair shall be appointed by the Governor.(d) The creation and existence of the Commission shall not relieve the Commissioner of his or her duties under the law to manage, supervise, and control the State Police.(e) To ensure that State Police officers are subject to fair and known practices, the Commission shall advise the Commissioner with respect to and review rules concerning promotion, grievances, transfers, internal investigations, and discipline.(f) Members of the Commission shall be entitled to receive per diem compensation and reimbursement for expenses in accordance with 32 V.S.A. § 1010. (Added 1979, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 87b; 1999, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2017, No. 56, § 4.)
20 V.S.A. § 1931
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1931. Policy

§ 1931. Policy|It is the policy of this state to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification, detection, or exclusion of individuals who are subjects of the investigation or prosecution of crimes. Identification, detection, and exclusion may be facilitated by the DNA analysis of biological evidence left by the perpetrator of a crime and recovered from the crime scene. The DNA analysis of biological evidence can also be used to identify missing persons. (Added 1997, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2009, No. 1, § 19, eff. March 4, 2009.)
20 V.S.A. § 1932
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members|§ 1932. Definitions

§ 1932. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "CODIS" means the FBI's national DNA identification index system that allows storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by state and local forensic DNA laboratories. The term "CODIS" is derived from Combined DNA Index System. (2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety. (3) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA encodes genetic information that is the basis of human heredity and forensic identification. (4) "DNA record" means DNA sample identification information stored in the State DNA database or CODIS. A DNA record is the result obtained from the DNA sample typing tests and is referred to as the DNA profile of an individual. (5) "DNA sample" means a forensic unknown tissue sample or a tissue sample provided by any person convicted of a designated crime. The DNA sample may be blood or other tissue type specified by the Department. (6) "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (7) "Forensic unknown sample" means an unidentified tissue sample gathered in connection with a criminal investigation. (8) "Laboratory" means the Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory. The Laboratory's general authority under this subchapter includes specifying procedures for collection and storage of DNA samples. (9) "Population database" means anonymous DNA records used to assist statistical evaluation. (10) "State DNA database" means the Laboratory DNA identification record system. The State DNA database is a collection of the DNA records related to forensic casework, persons required to provide a DNA sample under this subchapter, and anonymous DNA records used for protocol development or quality control. (11) "State DNA data bank" means the repository of DNA samples collected and maintained under the provisions of this subchapter. (12) "Designated crime" means any of the following offenses:  (A) a felony; (B) 13 V.S.A. § 1042 (domestic assault); (C) any crime for which a person is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to 13 V.S.A. chapter 167, subchapter 3; (D) 13 V.S.A. § 1062 (stalking); (E) 13 V.S.A. § 1025 (reckless endangerment); (F) a violation of an abuse prevention order as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 1030, excluding violation of an abuse prevention order issued pursuant to 15 V.S.A. § 1104 (emergency relief) or 33 V.S.A. § 6936 (emergency relief); (G) a misdemeanor violation of 13 V.S.A. chapter 28, relating to abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults; (H) an attempt to commit any offense listed in this subdivision; or (I) any other offense, if, as part of a plea agreement in an action in which the original charge was a crime listed in this subdivision and probable cause was found by the court, there is a requirement that the defendant submit a DNA sample to the DNA data bank. (Added 1997, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998; amended 2005, No. 83, § 7, eff. June 28, 2005; 2009, No. 1, § 20, eff. March 4, 2009; 2009, No. 1, § 23, eff. July 1, 2011; 2015, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 23, 2016.)