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20 V.S.A. § 2369
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2369. Statewide policy; required use of body camera policy

§ 2369. Statewide policy; required use of body camera policy|(a)(1) On and after January 1, 2022, each law enforcement agency that authorizes its law enforcement officers to use body cameras shall adopt, follow, and enforce a model body camera policy established by the Council, and each law enforcement officer who uses a body camera shall comply with the provisions of that policy.  (2) Until the date set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection, each law enforcement agency that authorizes its law enforcement officers to use body cameras shall adopt, follow, and enforce the Model Body Worn Camera (BWC) Policy established by the Law Enforcement Advisory Board pursuant to 2016 Acts and Resolves No. 163, and each law enforcement officer who uses a body camera shall comply with the provisions of that policy.   (b) The Council shall incorporate the provisions of this section into training it provides. (Added 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
20 V.S.A. § 2402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2402. Law enforcement agencies; duty to adopt an effective internal affairs program

§ 2402. Law enforcement agencies; duty to adopt an effective internal affairs program|(a) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt an effective internal affairs program in order to manage complaints regarding the agency's law enforcement officers.(b) The Council shall create an effective internal affairs program model policy that may be used by law enforcement agencies to meet the requirements of this section. (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.)
20 V.S.A. § 2403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2403. Law enforcement agencies; duty to report

§ 2403. Law enforcement agencies; duty to report|(a)(1) The executive officer of a law enforcement agency or the chair of the agency's civilian review board shall report to the Council within 10 business days if any of the following occur in regard to a law enforcement officer of the agency:   (A) Category A.  (i) There is a finding of probable cause by a court that the officer committed Category A conduct. (ii) There is any decision or findings of fact or verdict regarding allegations that the officer committed Category A conduct, including a judicial decision and any appeal from a decision.  (B) Category B.  (i) The agency receives a credible complaint against the officer that alleges that the officer committed Category B conduct. (ii) The agency receives or issues any of the following:  (I) a report or findings of a valid investigation finding that the officer committed Category B conduct; or (II) any decision or findings, including findings of fact or verdict, regarding allegations that the officer committed Category B conduct, including a hearing officer decision, arbitration, administrative decision, or judicial decision, and any appeal from such a decision.   (C) Termination. The agency terminates the officer for Category A or Category B conduct. (D) Resignation. The officer resigns from the agency while under investigation for unprofessional conduct.  (2) As part of his or her report, the executive officer of the agency or the chair of the civilian review board shall provide to the Council a copy of any relevant documents associated with the report, including any findings, decision, and the agency's investigative report.   (b) The Council shall provide a copy of any report and the relevant documents provided with it to the Council Advisory Committee, which shall recommend any appropriate action to take in regard to a law enforcement officer who is the subject of that report.(c) The Executive Director of the Council shall report to the Attorney General and the State's Attorney of jurisdiction any allegations that an officer committed Category A conduct. (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; amended 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; 2021, No. 20, § 164.)
20 V.S.A. § 2404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2404. Investigations

§ 2404. Investigations|(a) Agency investigations of Category A and B conduct.  (1)(A) Each law enforcement agency shall conduct a valid investigation of any complaint alleging that a law enforcement officer employed by the agency committed Category A or Category B conduct. An agency shall conclude its investigation even if the officer resigns from the agency during the course of the investigation.  (B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (A) of this subdivision (1), a law enforcement agency shall refer to the Council any unprofessional conduct complaints made against a law enforcement officer who is the executive officer of that agency.  (2)(A) The Council shall accept from any source complaints alleging a law enforcement officer committed unprofessional conduct and, if the Executive Director of the Council deems such a complaint credible, he or she shall refer any complaints regarding Category A or Category B conduct to the executive officer of the agency who employs that officer, and that agency shall conduct a valid investigation.  (B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (A) of this subdivision (2), the Council shall cause to be conducted an alternate course of investigation if the allegation is in regard to a law enforcement officer who is the executive officer of the agency.    (b) Exception to an agency's valid investigation. Notwithstanding a law enforcement agency's valid investigation of a complaint, the Council may investigate that complaint or cause the complaint to be investigated if the officer resigned before a valid investigation had begun or was completed.(c) Council investigations of Category C conduct. The Council shall investigate allegations of Category C conduct. (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.)
20 V.S.A. § 2405
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2405. Council sanction procedure

§ 2405. Council sanction procedure|Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the Council shall conduct its proceedings in accordance with the Vermont Administrative Procedure Act. This includes the ability to summarily suspend the certification of a law enforcement officer in accordance with 3 V.S.A. § 814(c). (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.)
20 V.S.A. § 2406
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2406. Permitted Council sanctions

§ 2406. Permitted Council sanctions|(a) Generally. The Council may impose any of the following sanctions on a law enforcement officer's certification upon its finding that a law enforcement officer committed unprofessional conduct:  (1) written warning; (2) suspension, but to run concurrently with the length and time of any suspension imposed by a law enforcement agency with an effective internal affairs program, which shall amount to suspension for time already served if an officer has already served a suspension imposed by his or her agency with such a program; (3) revocation, with the option of recertification at the discretion of the Council; or (4) permanent revocation.   (b) Intended revocation; temporary voluntary surrender.  (1)(A) If, after an evidentiary hearing, the Council intends to revoke a law enforcement officer's certification due to its finding that the officer committed unprofessional conduct, the Council shall issue a decision to that effect.  (B) Within 10 business days from the date of that decision, such an officer may voluntarily surrender his or her certification if there is a pending labor proceeding related to the Council's unprofessional conduct findings. (C) A voluntary surrender of an officer's certification shall remain in effect until the labor proceeding and all appeals are finally adjudicated or until the officer requests a final sanction hearing, whichever occurs first, and thereafter until the Council's final sanction hearing on the matter. At that hearing, the Council may modify its findings and decision on the basis of additional evidence, but shall not be bound by any outcome of the labor proceeding.  (2) If an officer fails to voluntarily surrender his or her certification in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection, the Council's original findings and decision shall take effect. (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.)
20 V.S.A. § 2407
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2407. Limitation on Council sanctions; first offense of Category B conduct

§ 2407. Limitation on Council sanctions; first offense of Category B conduct|[ Subsection (a) effective until October 1, 2021; see also subsection (a) effective October 1, 2021 .](a) Category B conduct; first offense. If a law enforcement agency conducts a valid investigation of a complaint alleging that a law enforcement officer committed a first offense of Category B conduct, the Council shall take no action, except that the Council may take action for a first offense under subdivision 2401(2)(C) (excessive use of force under authority of the State), 2401(2)(F) (placing a person in a prohibited restraint), or 2401(2)(G) (failing to intervene and report to a supervisor when an officer observes another officer placing a person in a prohibited restraint or using excessive force) of this chapter.[ Subsection (a) effective October 1, 2021; see also subsection (a) effective until October 1, 2021 .](a) Category B conduct; first offense. If a law enforcement agency conducts a valid investigation of a complaint alleging that a law enforcement officer committed a first offense of Category B conduct, the Council shall take no action, except that the Council may take action for a first offense under subdivision 2401(2)(C) (excessive use of force under authority of the State), 2401(2)(F) (placing a person in a chokehold), or 2401(2)(G) (failing to intervene and report to a supervisor when an officer observes another officer placing a person in a chokehold or using excessive force) of this chapter.(b) "Offense" defined. As used in this section, an "offense" means any offense committed by a law enforcement officer during the course of his or her certification, and includes any offenses committed during employment at a previous law enforcement agency. (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; amended 2019, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2020; 2021, No. 27, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.)
20 V.S.A. § 2408
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2408. Invalid investigations

§ 2408. Invalid investigations|Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit the Council from causing a complaint to be investigated or taking disciplinary action on an officer's certification if the Council determines that a law enforcement agency's investigation of the officer's conduct did not constitute a valid investigation. (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.)
20 V.S.A. § 2409
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2409. Accessibility and confidentiality

§ 2409. Accessibility and confidentiality|(a) It is the purpose of this section both to protect the reputation of law enforcement officers from public disclosure of unwarranted complaints against them and to fulfill the public's right to know of any action taken against a law enforcement officer when that action is based on a determination of unprofessional conduct.(b) All meetings and hearings of the Council shall be subject to the Open Meeting Law.(c) The Executive Director of the Council shall prepare and maintain a register of all complaints, which shall be open to public inspection and copying, except as may be exempt under the Public Records Act, and which shall show:  (1) with respect to any complaint, the following information:  (A) the date and the nature of the complaint, but not including the identity of the law enforcement officer; and (B) a summary of the completed investigation; and  (2) only with respect to a complaint resulting in filing of charges or stipulations or the taking of disciplinary action, the following additional information:  (A) the name and business addresses of the law enforcement officer; (B) formal charges, provided that they have been served or a reasonable effort to serve them has been made; (C) the findings, conclusions, and order of the Council; (D) the transcript of the hearing, if one has been made, and exhibits admitted at the hearing; (E) any stipulation filed with the Council; and (F) any final disposition of the matter by the Vermont Supreme Court.    (d) The Council, its hearing officer, and Council staff shall keep confidential any other information regarding unprofessional conduct complaints, investigations, proceedings, and related records except the information required or permitted to be released under this section.(e) A law enforcement officer charged with unprofessional conduct shall have the right to inspect and copy the investigation file that results in the charges against him or her, except for any attorney work product or other privileged information.(f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the disclosure of any information regarding unprofessional conduct complaints pursuant to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, or to a State or federal law enforcement agency in the course of its investigation, provided the agency agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the information as provided in subsection (d) of this section. (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.)
20 V.S.A. § 2410
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2410. Council Advisory Committee

§ 2410. Council Advisory Committee|(a) Creation. There is created the Council Advisory Committee to provide advice to the Council regarding its duties under this subchapter.  (1) The Committee shall specifically advise and assist the Council in developing procedures to ensure that allegations of unprofessional conduct by law enforcement officers are investigated fully and fairly, and to ensure that appropriate action is taken in regard to those allegations. (2) The Committee shall be advisory only and shall not have any decision-making authority.   (b) Membership. The Committee shall be composed of five individuals appointed by the Governor. The Governor may solicit recommendations for appointments from the Chair of the Council.  (1) Four of these members shall be public members who during incumbency shall not serve and shall have never served as a law enforcement officer or corrections officer and shall not have an immediate family member who is serving or has ever served as either of those officers. (2) One of these members shall be a retired law enforcement officer.   (c) Assistance. The Executive Director of the Council or designee shall attend Committee meetings as a resource for the Committee.(d) Reimbursement. Members of the Committee who are not employees of the State of Vermont and who are not otherwise compensated or reimbursed for their attendance shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010 for not more than five meetings per year. Such payments shall be derived from the budget of the Council. (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.)
20 V.S.A. § 2411
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 151 - Vermont Criminal Justice Council|§ 2411. Council rules

§ 2411. Council rules|The Council may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. (Added 2017, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.)
20 V.S.A. § 2482
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2482. Body corporate; first meeting

§ 2482. Body corporate; first meeting|The inhabitants of such district shall be a body corporate. The first meeting shall be called by the selectmen in the manner provided for warning fire district meetings. The first selectman, or, in his or her absence, either of the others shall preside at such meeting.
20 V.S.A. § 2483
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2483. Annual and special meetings

§ 2483. Annual and special meetings|The annual fire district meeting shall be held on the second Monday in January, or at such other time as the district at any regular or special meeting may determine, and shall be warned by the clerk, or, in the clerk's absence or neglect, by one of the prudential committee. Special meetings shall be warned in the same manner on application in writing by three or more voters of the district, or by five percent of the voters of the district, whichever is greater. A warning for a fire district meeting shall state the business to be transacted. The time and place of holding the meeting shall be posted in two or more public places in the district not more than 40 days nor less than 30 days before the meeting and recorded in the office of the clerk before the same is posted. (Amended 1985, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 19.)
20 V.S.A. § 2484
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2484. Voters

§ 2484. Voters|Persons residing within the limits of a fire district who are voters in town meeting shall be voters in fire district meeting.
20 V.S.A. § 2485
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2485. Officers generally

§ 2485. Officers generally|A fire district shall elect at its first meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter a clerk, a treasurer and a collector of taxes. Such fire district may elect a chief engineer and such assistant engineers as are necessary, whether or not they are inhabitants of the district, who shall rank in the order of their election. Such officers shall hold office until the next annual meeting and until others are elected. A vacancy in any office may be filled by the prudential committee. Such district at its first meeting shall elect a prudential committee which shall consist of three persons, who shall serve for one, two and three years, respectively. Thereafter at each annual meeting a member of such committee shall be elected for the term of three years. If the fire district so votes, two additional persons may be elected to such committee for a term of one year. A vacancy in such committee may be filled at an annual meeting, or at a special meeting called for that purpose, but the selectmen of the town in which such district is located may fill a vacancy in such committee until an election by the appointment of a resident of such district. When a meeting is not held on the second Monday in January, the officers of the district may be elected at a special meeting. The officers shall be elected by ballot if demanded by a voter, and by a majority vote. (Amended 1993, No. 77, § 1.)
20 V.S.A. § 2486
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2486. Collector

§ 2486. Collector|A fire district may elect the collector of town taxes, although he or she is not an inhabitant of the district, to be collector of fire district taxes. If he or she accepts the office, he or she shall have the powers and be subject to the duties imposed upon fire district collectors.
20 V.S.A. § 2487
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2487. Clerk

§ 2487. Clerk|The clerk shall keep a record of the meetings, votes and proceedings of such district for the inspection of the inhabitants thereof.
20 V.S.A. § 2488
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2488. Board of tax abatement

§ 2488. Board of tax abatement|The board for the abatement of taxes of a fire district shall consist of the prudential committee, the clerk of the committee, the justices of the peace, and listers residing in the district. The board may abate taxes accruing to such municipality in all cases where a different provision is not made by the charter, acts of incorporation, or amendments to the charter or acts of incorporation of the municipality. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 165.)
20 V.S.A. § 2489
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2489. Fire districts; two or more towns

§ 2489. Fire districts; two or more towns|(a) Where the limits of a proposed fire district include two or more towns, or portions of two or more towns, irrespective of whether the towns are situated in different counties, the application set forth in section 2481 of this title shall be made to the selectmen of each such town and the selectmen of each town as provided in section 2481 of this title may establish the proposed fire district and define its limits. The selectmen of each town shall file a certificate of their doings for record in the office of their respective town clerks and, if the proposed district extends into more than one county, in the office of the clerk of each such county. The selectmen may change the limits of the fire district upon a similar application subject to the approval of the fire district as provided in this chapter.(b) The first meeting of the fire district shall be called by the combined membership of the boards of selectmen of the several towns in the manner provided for warning fire district meetings. The combined membership shall elect from its members a chairman to preside at the first meeting. Where a vacancy in the prudential committee arises, the vacancy in the committee may be filled by the combined vote of the selectmen of each town. The fire district shall have all the same rights, duties, obligations, and responsibilities, and be governed by all of the provisions relating to fire districts located wholly within the limits of one town. (Added 1971, No. 62, § 1, eff. April 14, 1971.)
20 V.S.A. § 2541
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2541. Formation

§ 2541. Formation|At an annual or special meeting, by a majority vote of those present and voting, towns may vote to form a fire district whose limits shall be the town limits, provided the warning for such meeting contains an article to that effect. (Amended 1971, No. 62, § 2, eff. April 14, 1971.)
20 V.S.A. § 2542
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2542. Powers generally

§ 2542. Powers generally|A town functioning as a fire district under this chapter shall have all the powers, so far as the same may be applicable, now given to fire districts by sections 2601-2607 and 2671-2675 of this title.
20 V.S.A. § 2543
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2543. Board of fire commissioners

§ 2543. Board of fire commissioners|When a town has so voted, the board of selectmen shall constitute a board of fire commissioners and may purchase all necessary and proper apparatus for the prevention and extinguishment of fires.
20 V.S.A. § 2544
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2544. Employees

§ 2544. Employees|The selectmen may appoint a chief engineer for such district and all other necessary firemen and employees.
20 V.S.A. § 2545
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety|Chapter 171 - Fire Districts|§ 2545. Expenditures

§ 2545. Expenditures|All expenditures under sections 2541-2544 of this title shall be paid out of the general fund of the town unless the town by its vote shall otherwise direct.