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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 83 - Rights and Preferences of Veterans › § 1546. Vermont veterans’ medal

§ 1546. Vermont veterans’ medal
(a) The Office of Veterans’ Affairs may present in the name of the State of Vermont a veterans’ medal, ribbon, lapel button, and certificate to an individual or the individual’s spouse, child, parent, sibling, or grandchild if the individual is deceased and the individual meets the following eligibility criteria:
(1) completed a minimum two-year tour of federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, unless discharged for the convenience of the government or retired from a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces, and received an honorable discharge, died before separating from federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, or was declared missing in action by the U.S. Department of Defense, or the individual is currently on federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and in good standing with more than four years of service; and
(2) is a current resident of Vermont, a resident of Vermont at the time of entry into military service, or was mobilized to federal active duty while a member of the Vermont National Guard or other reserve unit located in Vermont, regardless of the individual’s home of record.
(b) The veterans’ medal shall conform to MIL-DTL-3943 and the State specification sheets, and shall be as follows: the obverse shall be a relief replica of the coat of arms of the State of Vermont, and shall have the words “Vermont National Defense” in a circular style with “1777” at the bottom and centered. The great seal of Vermont shall be the model for the reverse side. The ribbon shall conform to MIL-DTL-11589 as to quality and construction, and shall consist of the four primary colors of the Vermont coat of arms: green, blue, yellow, and red. The lapel button shall conform to MIL-DTL-11484. The State specification sheets and original model shall be kept by the Secretary of State.
(c) Application for a veterans’ medal will be made to the Office of Veterans’ Affairs. The Office of Veterans’ Affairs shall also design, cast, and procure the veterans’ medals and maintain and verify records and documents pertaining to the medals. Approved applicants may choose to receive the medal by mail or in a ceremony with a representative of the State of Vermont. (Added 1999, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 12d; amended 2005, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 2, 3, eff. March 23, 2006; 2007, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2021, No. 20, § 148.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 83 - Rights and Preferences of Veterans › § 1547. Patriot’s Medal

§ 1547. Patriot’s Medal
(a) The Governor or the Governor’s designee, at an appropriate time and place, shall present the Vermont Patriot’s Medal and accompanying certificate to the families of Vermont residents killed in action while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces after February 28, 1961.
(b) The medals and certificates, which shall be procured by the Office of Veterans’ Affairs, shall match as closely as possible the original sets of the medal first presented on September 21, 1996.
(c) The Governor or the Governor’s designee, at an appropriate time and place, shall present the Vermont Patriot’s Medal and accompanying certificate to the family of a Vermont resident member or nonresident member of the Vermont National Guard or other reserve unit located in Vermont, who is killed in action while serving in the the U.S. Armed Forces after February 28, 1961. (Added 2005, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 23, 2006; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 379, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 83 - Rights and Preferences of Veterans › § 1548. Vermont Veterans’ Fund

§ 1548. Vermont Veterans’ Fund
(a) There is created a special fund to be known as the Vermont Veterans’ Fund. This Fund shall be administered by the Military Department and shall be paid out in grants on the recommendations of a nine-member committee comprising:
(1) the Adjutant and Inspector General or designee;
(2) the Vermont Veterans’ Home Administrator or designee;
(3) the Commissioner of Labor or designee;
(4) the Secretary of Human Services or designee;
(5) the Director of the White River Junction VA medical center or designee;
(6) the Director of the White River Junction VA benefits office or designee; and
(7) three members of the Governor’s Veterans’ Council to be appointed by that Council.
(b) The purpose of this Fund shall be to provide grants or other support to individuals and organizations:
(1) for the long-term care of veterans;
(2) to aid homeless veterans;
(3) for transportation services for veterans;
(4) to fund veterans’ service programs; and
(5) to recognize veterans.
(c) The Vermont Veterans’ Fund shall consist of revenues paid into it from the Vermont Veterans’ Fund checkoff established in 32 V.S.A. § 5862e and from any other source. The Fund shall be managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5, and shall be available to the Military Department for the purposes in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) As used in this section, “veteran” means a resident of Vermont who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or the Vermont National Guard or Vermont Air National Guard and who received an honorable discharge. (Added 2009, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 48, eff. June 4, 2010; amended 2013, No. 50, § E.219.4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery › § 1581. Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery Advisory Board

§ 1581. Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery Advisory Board
(a) The Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery Advisory Board is created to advise the Adjutant and Inspector General on all matters relating to the establishment and operation of a Vermont veterans’ memorial cemetery to be known as the Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery. The Board shall consist of:
(1) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, who shall serve as Chair of the Board.
(2) One member of the Senate who shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Committees.
(3) One member of the House who shall be appointed by the House Speaker.
(4) Four individuals who represent veterans or are members of a veterans’ organization, to be appointed by the Governor for staggered terms of six years.
(5) One individual who represents the Vermont granite, Vermont slate, or Vermont marble industry selected by the Governor for a six-year term.
(b) For each meeting, legislative members shall be entitled to receive compensation and reimbursement for expenses as provided under 2 V.S.A. § 23(a). The members representing veterans or from veterans’ organizations shall be entitled to per diem as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010 and their necessary and actual expenses. (Added 1989, No. 69, § 1, eff. May 27, 1989; amended 1991, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. June 9, 1992; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(1); 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 380, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery › § 1582. Rules

§ 1582. Rules
The Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery Advisory Board may adopt rules under the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 relating to acquisition of land; design of the cemetery, its buildings, and grave markers; eligibility for burial; and any other matters necessary to establish and maintain the Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery. (Added 1989, No. 69, § 1, eff. May 27, 1989.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery › § 1583. Adjutant General; powers and duties

§ 1583. Adjutant General; powers and duties
(a) The Adjutant General, subject to available funds and with the advice of the Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery Advisory Committee, shall administer the creation, establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery.
(b) The Adjutant General may accept unconditional gifts, grants of money, services, and facilities from any source, public or private, subject to the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5. (Added 1989, No. 69, § 1, eff. May 27, 1989.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery › § 1584. Cemetery location

§ 1584. Cemetery location
The Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery shall be located on approximately 100 acres of land, suitable for cemetery purposes, in the northerly portion of State-owned property known as the Langevin Farm in Randolph, Vermont. (Added 1989, No. 69, § 1, eff. May 27, 1989.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery › § 1585. Cemetery design

§ 1585. Cemetery design
The Vermont Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery identified by section 1584 of this title shall be of contemporary design prepared by an experienced cemetery landscape architect, may accommodate approximately 1,000 graves per acre, and shall allow for freedom of choice by the family of a veteran, a veteran’s spouse, and a veteran’s minor child, who will be interred, of an upright or flat memorialization to mark the grave. Preference shall be given to the use of Vermont granite, Vermont slate, and Vermont marble for all memorialization. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall request and facilitate the availability of memorialization from the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs. (Added 1991, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 24a, eff. June 9, 1992; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(1), eff. May 6, 1996; 2021, No. 20, § 149.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 84 - Vermont Veterans' Memorial Cemetery › § 1586. Interment of unclaimed remains of veterans

§ 1586. Interment of unclaimed remains of veterans
The Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery shall accept and inter the unclaimed remains of an eligible veteran if:
(1) a funeral director or crematory operator has determined pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 5227(c)(2) that interment of the veteran’s remains in the Cemetery is appropriate; or
(2) the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 5227(d)(4) that interment of the veteran’s remains in the Cemetery is appropriate. (Added 2019, No. 9, § 1, eff. April 23, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 85 - Veterans in Need › § 1601. Aid to veterans in need

§ 1601. Aid to veterans in need
(a) The monies annually available for the purposes of this chapter, or the amount of those monies that is necessary, shall be expended under the supervision of the Vermont Office of Veterans’ Affairs at the direction of the Adjutant and Inspector General. The Office of Veterans’ Affairs shall disburse the funds, as necessary, in aiding, caring for, and educating veterans in need and persons in need who are legal dependents of veterans. The Office of Veterans’ Affairs shall award funds to applicants approved for assistance based on criteria approved by the Adjutant and Inspector General. Monetary assistance will be given only to applicants who would not be better served by other State, federal, or private assistance programs. The Adjutant and Inspector General shall determine conditions for eligibility and shall ensure that the program is managed to the limit imposed by the available funding. The Office of Veterans’ Affairs shall submit an annual report to the Adjutant and Inspector General on all fund activities at the end of each fiscal year. In addition, the Adjutant and Inspector General shall review all fund expenditures at least once per fiscal year.
(b) The Office of Veterans’ Affairs shall develop application and operating procedures for the fund, which must be approved by the Office of the Adjutant and Inspector General. Any deviation from the application and operating procedures shall be approved by the Adjutant and Inspector General. The application and operating procedures shall be available for review by applicants, service providers, and others that may have an interest in the fund. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8(a), (b); 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 2001, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 28, 2002; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 381, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 85 - Veterans in Need › § 1605. Veteran education

§ 1605. Veteran education
The Office of Veterans’ Affairs may use some, none, or all of the funds to educate veterans in need about programs and benefits that will provide more permanent solutions to their financial situation. Any use of funds for veteran education or program support shall be approved in advance by the Adjutant and Inspector General. (Added 2001, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 28, 2002; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 381, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 86 - Vietnam War Era › § 1701. Term of Vietnam War era

§ 1701. Term of Vietnam War era
For purposes of the Veterans’ Affairs archives, the term of the Vietnam War era shall be July 1, 1958 to May 15, 1975. (Added 1987, No. 25, eff. April 30, 1987.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home › § 1711. Definitions

§ 1711. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Vermont Veterans’ Home Board of Trustees as set forth in section 1713 of this chapter.
(2) “Gift” means the trust created by the quitclaim deed of the Trenor W. Park Home for Destitute Children and Women dated January 15, 1887, as modified by the May 27, 1964 decree of the Bennington County chancery court.
(3) “Home” means the Vermont Veterans’ Home as set forth in section 1712 of this chapter.
(4) “Trustees” means the individual members of the Board. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home › § 1712. Vermont Veterans’ Home

§ 1712. Vermont Veterans’ Home
The Vermont Veterans’ Home is a body corporate and politic and a public instrumentality of the State. The exercise by the Home of the powers conferred by this chapter constitute the performance of essential governmental functions of the State. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home › § 1713. Vermont Veterans’ Home Board of Trustees

§ 1713. Vermont Veterans’ Home Board of Trustees
(a) The Vermont Veterans’ Home is governed by the Vermont Veterans’ Home Board of Trustees.
(b) The Board shall consist of 21 members:
(1) Twenty members shall be appointed by the Governor for staggered terms of three years, at least 15 of whom shall be veterans who have been honorably discharged from any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Each appointed trustee shall serve until a successor has been appointed. In the event an appointed trustee vacates the Board, is unable to serve, or is removed by the Governor for cause, the Governor shall appoint another trustee to serve the unexpired term of the departing trustee.
(2)(A) One member of the Board shall be a classified employee who has at least five years of service at the Home. This trustee shall be elected by a secret ballot administered by the Board and cast by the classified employees of the Home. This trustee shall not vote in case of a real or apparent conflict of interest, shall serve a term of three years and until a successor is elected, and may be removed by the Governor for cause.
(B) The Board shall give notice of a vacancy of this trustee position and hold an election no more than 30 days from the notice date. In the event this trustee vacates the Board, is unable to serve, or is removed by the Governor for cause, the classified employees of the Home shall elect another classified employee of the Home to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c) The Board shall elect annually a president, a vice president, and a secretary from among its members. Eleven members shall constitute a quorum at all meetings; provided, however, if there is a vacancy on the Board, the number of trustees constituting a quorum shall be one more than one-half the number of the remaining trustees.
(d) Pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010, trustees who are not State employees shall be entitled to per diem and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with performing their duties under this chapter. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), §§ E.342.1, E.342.2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home › § 1715. President of the Board

§ 1715. President of the Board
The President of the Board shall:
(1) preside over all meetings of the Board and ensure adherence to bylaws adopted by the Board;
(2) act as agent of the Home in the execution of all legal documents pertaining to the Home, as authorized by the Board;
(3) report to the Governor at least once annually on all matters concerning the Board and the Home; and
(4) file annual audited financial statements with the Commissioner of Finance and Management. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 382, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home › § 1716. Chief Executive Officer

§ 1716. Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief administrative officer of the Home and shall exercise general supervision over the business and affairs of the Home. In addition to other duties, the Chief Executive Officer shall:
(1) Attend meetings of the Board and act as its treasurer.
(2) Make reports concerning the Home to the Board at such times and in such detail as the Board directs, together with recommendations the Chief Executive Officer deems appropriate for the welfare and care of the residents of the Home.
(3) Report annually to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding the Home’s budget. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this subdivision.
(4) Subject to approval of the Board, appoint a deputy or an executive assistant, a private secretary, a Marketing and Admissions Coordinator, a Financial Director, an Environmental Services Manager, and a Nursing Services Director, all of whom shall be appointed for an indefinite term and shall be subject to removal upon a majority vote of the Board. These positions shall be exempt from the State’s classified service.
(5) Appoint all other employees necessary for the efficient management of the Home, all of whom shall be classified State employees subject to the provisions of Vermont statutes.
(6) Supervise and direct all employees of the Home and prescribe their duties not otherwise established by the Board or by State or federal law.
(7) Ensure that all laws, rules, and policies pertaining to the Home are observed.
(8) Prepare policies related to operation of the Home, subject to approval by the Board.
(9) Collect all sums due and payable to the Home and transfer the same to the State Treasurer when received.
(10) Perform such other duties as may be directed by the Board to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(11) [Repealed.] (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.342.4; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 138; 2017, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 9, 25, eff. May 21, 2018; 2019, No. 72, § E.342.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home › § 1717. Management of funds

§ 1717. Management of funds
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1714(2) of this chapter, all funds of the Home, except residents’ funds as described in subsection (e) of this section, shall be held by the State Treasurer and credited to appropriate accounts established in compliance with subsection (b) of this section and 32 V.S.A. § 401(a).
(b) There are created one or more funds to be held in trust. To these funds shall be credited donations and endowments to the Home with and without specific restrictions on their use. Interest and earnings accruing to the funds created by this subsection shall be credited to the respective fund. The funds deposited pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered funds of the State and shall be used solely for the purposes of this chapter, subject to the terms and conditions of the gift and to the terms and conditions of the donation or endowment. Upon deposit with the State Treasurer’s Office, the Home may request from the State Treasurer’s Office and may retain locally up to $10,000.00 of donations and endowments, which may be expended consistent with their applicable terms and conditions, for supporting residents of the home. The funds shall be maintained in an account pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 431. The Chief Executive Officer shall make a report at each scheduled Board meeting of the locally retained donations and endowments. The report shall include any amounts requested by the Home from the State Treasurer’s Office, the nature of the funds, the account balance, and any expenditures.
(c) Monies from the funds established by this section may be expended by the Home upon submission of vouchers, submitted at the direction and with the approval of the Board, to the Commissioner of Finance and Management in compliance with 32 V.S.A. § 463, and issuance of warrants pursuant to 32 V.S.A. §§ 461 and 465. The Commissioner shall approve expeditiously any request for a release of funds if the request is in conformance with all applicable State law.
(d) On no less than a quarterly basis, the Chief Executive Officer of the Home shall provide a statement of account activity and fund balances to the Board.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 1, the Home is authorized to retain funds when acting in a trustee capacity for individual residents of the Home. Establishment and maintenance of accounts for this purpose shall be pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 431 and any other relevant provisions of law.
(f) Grants, gifts, donations, loans, or other things of value may be accepted pursuant to the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 5. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.342.5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home › § 1719. Legal actions

§ 1719. Legal actions
(a) Except for purposes of collecting charges due under subdivision 1714(3) of this chapter, the Board shall have no independent authority to sue, be sued, complain, or defend in its own name or on behalf of the Home. The Attorney General shall represent the Board and the Home in all civil actions as provided by law. Outside legal counsel may be obtained with the concurrence of the Attorney General.
(b) Each Trustee shall be considered a “State employee” for purposes of 3 V.S.A. chapter 29 and an “employee of the State” for purposes of 12 V.S.A. chapter 189.
(c) The Home shall be entitled to the sovereign immunity of the State, except as waived by the State in 12 V.S.A. chapter 189 or in any other provision of law. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.342.6.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 87 - Vermont Veterans' Home › § 1720. Department of Buildings and General Services

§ 1720. Department of Buildings and General Services
Unless otherwise directed by the General Assembly, the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, after consultation with and concurrence of the Board, shall:
(1) supervise the engineering, construction, improvement, repair, alteration, demolition, and replacement of and addition to buildings, structures, and facilities of the Home; and
(2) solicit bids and award contracts for the performance of engineering services for specific projects at the Home. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 383, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 111 - General Provisions › § 1811. Creation of Department

§ 1811. Creation of Department
There is hereby created a Department of Public Safety for the purpose of consolidating certain existing police and investigating agencies, to promote the detection and prevention of crime generally, and to participate in searches for lost or missing persons, and to assist in case of statewide or local disasters or emergencies.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 111 - General Provisions › § 1812. Definitions

§ 1812. Definitions
As used in this title, unless otherwise provided:
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Safety.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Public Safety.
(3) “Employee” means a person employed by the Department.
(4) “Member” means a sworn employee assigned to the State Police.
(5) “State Police” means the sworn law enforcement officers who are employees of the Department. (Amended 2017, No. 56, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 111 - General Provisions › § 1813. Law enforcement duties generally

§ 1813. Law enforcement duties generally
The Department shall, in addition to the other law enforcement duties set forth in this title, administer and enforce the law pertaining to the following subjects:
(1) the patrol of highways and the operation of traffic thereon;
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) the Office of the State Fire Marshal. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 150.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 111 - General Provisions › § 1814. Cooperation generally

§ 1814. Cooperation generally
The Department shall cooperate and exchange information with any other department or authority of the State or with other police forces, both within and outside this State, including federal authorities, for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and apprehending criminals. (Amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 384, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 111 - General Provisions › § 1815. Availability of photographic prints or photostatic copies

§ 1815. Availability of photographic prints or photostatic copies
(a) Photographic prints taken by the Department of Public Safety or photostatic copies of investigation reports or other material on file relating to motor vehicle accidents or fires may be furnished to any interested person.
(1) Photographic prints related to accidents or fire investigations shall be $8.00 per print, and discs shall be $20.00 per disc.
(2) The Commissioner of Public Safety is authorized to collect fees sufficient to recover the costs associated with the processing of photographic films for criminal justice agencies. Such costs include the cost of materials, labor, and machine time related to the processing of films by the Department.
(3) Copies of fire investigation reports shall be $20.00 per report. If the reports contain audiotape or videotape, the fee for each audiotape or videotape is $45.00.
(4) Investigation reports unrelated to fires or motor vehicle accidents may be furnished at the discretion of the Commissioner when the Commissioner determines that the release of the material would not be detrimental to the best interests of the Department. The fee for each report is $20.00. If the reports contain audiotape or videotape, the fee for each audiotape or videotape is $45.00.
(5) Officers’ reports of motor vehicle accidents that do not require a report to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to 23 V.S.A. § 1129 may be sold for $20.00 per report.
(b) Fees collected under this section shall be credited to the Sale of Photos and Reports Special Fund and shall be available to the Department to offset the cost of providing the services.
(c) If a photostatic report furnished under this section exceeds 20 pages, the additional pages shall cost $0.05 per page and $0.33 per minute for staff time in excess of 30 minutes. (Amended 1999, No. 49, § 159; 2001, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 35; 2005, No. 72, § 18; 2009, No. 47, § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 111 - General Provisions › § 1817. Reports of law enforcement officer; accidents involving alcohol

§ 1817. Reports of law enforcement officer; accidents involving alcohol
Any law enforcement officer who, upon investigation of a motor vehicle accident or other incident involving the use of alcohol, shall inquire whether the person involved in the accident or incident was served or furnished alcoholic beverages at a licensed establishment and, if the officer determines that a person was served or furnished alcoholic beverages at a licensed establishment, the officer shall so inform the appropriate licensee or licensees in writing. A law enforcement officer shall not be subject to civil liability for an omission or failure to comply with a provision of this section. (Added 1987, No. 103, § 6; amended 2017, No. 83, § 149.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 111 - General Provisions › § 1819. Equipment of officers with video recording devices

§ 1819. Equipment of officers with video recording devices
The Department shall ensure that all members assigned to the Vermont State Police Field Force Division who routinely engage with members of the public related to the enforcement of laws are equipped with a body camera or other video recording device on his or her person. (Added 2019, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § E.209.1, eff. Oct. 2, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1820. Definitions

§ 1820. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Missing person” means an individual:
(A) whose whereabouts is unknown; and
(B)(i) with either a physical disability, a mental disability, or a developmental disability; or
(ii) who is an unemancipated minor.
(2) “Unemancipated minor” means an individual under the age of majority who has not married and who resides with a parent or legal guardian. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1986; amended 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1821. Missing person complaint

§ 1821. Missing person complaint
(a) A person filing a missing person complaint with a law enforcement agency shall provide at a minimum the following information:
(1) the name, age, address, and identifying characteristics of the missing person;
(2) the length of time the person has been missing;
(3) the name of the complainant and the relationship of the complainant to the missing person; and
(4) any other relevant information provided by the complainant or requested by the law enforcement agency.
(b) All law enforcement personnel on active duty shall be promptly notified that the person is missing. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1986; amended 2021, No. 20, § 151.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1822. Missing person report

§ 1822. Missing person report
Upon receiving a complaint, the law enforcement agency shall promptly prepare a missing person report. The report shall include all information contained in the missing person complaint and any information or evidence gathered by a preliminary investigation, if one was made. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1986; amended 2021, No. 20, § 152.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1823. Dissemination of missing person report

§ 1823. Dissemination of missing person report
(a) Upon completion of the report, a copy shall promptly be forwarded to the Commissioner of Public Safety, all law enforcement agencies within the jurisdiction where the missing person lives or was last seen, and other law enforcement agencies that can reasonably be expected to be involved in any investigation.
(b) A copy of the report shall also be forwarded to:
(1) all law enforcement agencies to which the complainant reasonably requests the report be sent;
(2) any law enforcement agency requesting a copy of the missing person report; and
(3) all media in the region in which the missing person lives, or was last seen, unless such disclosure would impede an ongoing investigation or unless otherwise requested by the complainant. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1986; amended 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013; 2021, No. 20, § 153.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1824. Searches for missing persons

§ 1824. Searches for missing persons
(a) A law enforcement agency shall commence a search for a missing person as soon as a report is received.
(b) Any rule specifying an automatic time limitation before commencing a missing person investigation shall be invalid.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the search for a missing person whose whereabouts is unknown within the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State shall be conducted as provided in subchapter 2 of this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1986; amended 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1825. Missing person complaints regarding unemancipated minors

§ 1825. Missing person complaints regarding unemancipated minors
If a missing person complaint involves an unemancipated minor, including a runaway child as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 1311, the law enforcement agency shall transmit the report, as soon as it is complete, to the Department of Public Safety for inclusion in the National Crime Information Center database. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1986; amended 2001, No. 41, § 3; 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1826. False information on missing person

§ 1826. False information on missing person
A person who knowingly makes a false report of a missing person or knowingly makes a false statement in the report shall be fined not more than $1,000.00. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1986.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1827. Commissioner of Public Safety; cooperation

§ 1827. Commissioner of Public Safety; cooperation
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall cooperate with and support all law enforcement agencies in this State in matters relating to missing persons. When necessary to protect a missing person from harm, the Commissioner shall coordinate local and State efforts to search for and rescue the missing person. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1986; amended 2003, No. 66, § 95b; 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1828. Vermont Amber Alert Program

§ 1828. Vermont Amber Alert Program
The Department of Public Safety shall establish the Vermont Amber Alert Program to aid in the identification and location of abducted children. The Department shall administer the Program pursuant to the following:
(1) A law enforcement agency that verifies the abduction of a child shall notify the Department of Public Safety.
(2) The Department shall establish a procedure for verifying the need to issue an Amber Alert.
(3) The Department of Public Safety shall issue an alert over the Vermont Emergency Alert System if:
(A) a law enforcement agency notifies the Department of the abduction of a child;
(B) there is sufficient information about the child or the person suspected of abducting the child that an immediate broadcast might help locate the child; and
(C) the child is in danger of imminent death or serious bodily harm.
(4) An alert issued under this section shall be sent to the Federal Communications Commission’s designated state Emergency Alert System broadcaster in Vermont. Participating radio and television stations shall broadcast the alert at intervals established by the Department. The alert shall include all information that the Department determines may assist in the safe recovery of the abducted child and instructions explaining how a person with information related to the abduction may contact a law enforcement agency.
(5) A law enforcement agency that locates a child who is the subject of an alert issued under this section shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency that requested the Amber Alert.
(6) An alert issued under this section shall be canceled:
(A) if the Department notifies the Federal Communications Commission’s designated state Emergency Alert System broadcaster in Vermont that the child has been located; or
(B) at the expiration of a notification period specified by the Department.
(7) A radio or television station that accurately broadcasts information pursuant to this section shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of the broadcast of such information. (Added 2003, No. 33, § 1, eff. May 22, 2003; amended 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1841. Definitions

§ 1841. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Public safety agency” means any municipal, county, or State agency or organization within the State that specializes in protecting the safety of the public and includes municipal police and fire departments, volunteer fire departments, county sheriffs, and constables who exercise law enforcement authority.
(2) “Search and rescue” means the deployment, coordination, and utilization of available resources and personnel in locating, relieving the distress, and preserving the lives of and removing persons who are missing or lost in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State. (Added 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1842. Commissioner of Public Safety; jurisdiction over search and rescue operations; coordination

§ 1842. Commissioner of Public Safety; jurisdiction over search and rescue operations; coordination
(a) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall have jurisdiction over all search and rescue operations.
(b)(1) The Commissioner shall cooperate with and support all public safety agencies and any nonpublic entities that specialize in protecting the safety of the public in this State in matters relating to search and rescue operations. When necessary to protect a person missing in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State from harm, the Commissioner shall coordinate local, county, State, and any nonpublic efforts to search for and rescue that person.
(2) The Commissioner shall specifically coordinate with game wardens in the Department of Fish and Wildlife as needed to search for and rescue a person missing or lost in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State. (Added 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1843. Incident command system; training

§ 1843. Incident command system; training
(a) The Commissioner shall ensure that all search and rescue operations are conducted using the incident command system in order to provide the seamless integration of all responding search and rescue agencies and organizations. Incident command is a standardized, on-scene approach to incident management that allows all responders to adopt a collaborative, integrated organizational structure while respecting agency and jurisdictional authorities.
(b) All Search and Rescue Team members within the Department of Public Safety shall maintain equipment standards and high-level search and rescue training and training on the incident command system as established by the Search and Rescue Council set forth in section 1847 of this subchapter. The Search and Rescue Team shall regularly conduct search and rescue training with collaborating agencies and organizations with the goal of continually refining search and rescue operations. (Added 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1844. Search and Rescue Coordinator

§ 1844. Search and Rescue Coordinator
(a) The Search and Rescue Coordinator shall be responsible for the general support of search and rescue operations conducted in the State. The Search and Rescue Coordinator shall be a permanent classified position within the Department of Public Safety and shall not be a law enforcement officer.
(b) The duties of the Coordinator shall include:
(1) assessing and populating with resources the database set forth in section 1846 of this subchapter as provided in that section;
(2) maintaining records of all search and rescue operations reported to the Department, including the date of the operation, the resources that assisted in the operation, and the result of the operation;
(3) maintaining records of all training completed by the Search and Rescue Team; and
(4) communicating with public safety agencies and any nonpublic entities that specialize in protecting the safety of the public regarding search and rescue training and equipment standards. (Added 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1845. Search and rescue report; response

§ 1845. Search and rescue report; response
(a) Report of a person missing; response.
(1) A law enforcement agency taking a report of any person missing in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State shall immediately:
(A) respond and take immediate action to locate the person reported missing; and
(B) notify the Department of Public Safety to advise of the situation.
(2) Any other public safety agency or a nonpublic entity that specializes in protecting the safety of the public and is included in the search and rescue database set forth in section 1846 of this subchapter that takes a report of any person missing in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State:
(A) shall immediately notify the Department of Public Safety to advise of the situation; and
(B) may respond and take immediate action to locate the person reported missing.
(b) Department of Public Safety response.
(1) When provided with a report of a person missing in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State, the Department shall ensure that notification is made to its Search and Rescue Team and the Team, in consultation with the entity providing the report, shall determine the appropriate level of response needed based on best practices in search and rescue operations. The Department shall also ensure that notification is made to any municipal police and fire departments of the town in which the person is missing, any volunteer fire departments of that town, and any emergency medical service providers of that town that are in the search and rescue database.
(2) The Department shall ensure that an immediate response to any report of a person missing in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State is made, including immediate action to locate the person reported missing. (Added 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1846. Search and rescue database

§ 1846. Search and rescue database
The Department of Public Safety shall populate and use a search and rescue database as set forth in this section.
(1) The Search and Rescue Coordinator, on a geographic basis, shall identify all agencies and organizations having specific search and rescue response capability. The points of contact for each agency and organization having specific search and rescue capability shall be compiled and entered into the search and rescue database. The database shall be updated on a regular basis by the Search and Rescue Coordinator.
(2) When the Search and Rescue Team determines that additional resources are necessary to respond to a search and rescue operation, the Team shall use this database in order to deploy properly those additional resources. (Added 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 28, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue › § 1848. False report or statement

§ 1848. False report or statement
A person who knowingly makes a false report of a person missing in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State or knowingly makes a false statement in the report shall be fined not more than $1,000.00. (Added 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 113 - Commissioner and Members › § 1872. Duties of Commissioner generally

§ 1872. Duties of Commissioner generally
The Commissioner shall be the chief enforcement officer of all the statutes and rules pertaining to the law of the road and the display of lights on vehicles. In addition, the Commissioner shall supervise and direct the activities of the State Police and of the Vermont Crime Information Center and, as Fire Marshal, be responsible for enforcing the laws pertaining to the investigation of fires, the prevention of fires, the promotion of fire safety, and the delivery of fire service training. (Amended 1973, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2003, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 1, 2005; 2021, No. 20, § 154.)
2023 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.)