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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 5 - Military Aid › § 151. Agreements or compacts

§ 151. Agreements or compacts
Pursuant to the provisions and authority of Congress, as amended by Pub. L. No. 84-564, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5195a and 5196, the Governor is authorized to enter into, amend, supplement, and implement agreements or compacts with the executive authorities of other states, including the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, providing for mutual-military aid, disaster relief, hazard mitigation, and emergency preparedness and related matters, in case of hazard or natural disaster, invasion or other hostile action, disaster, insurrection, or the imminent danger of such an event. (Amended 1999, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2021, No. 20, § 128.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 5 - Military Aid › § 152. Provisions

§ 152. Provisions
Agreements or compacts entered into pursuant to this chapter may include provisions for joint military action against a common enemy; for the protection of bridges, tunnels, ferries, pipelines, communication facilities, and other vital installations, plants, and facilities; for the military support of civil defense agencies; for the fresh pursuit, by the National Guard or other state military forces or any part of such forces, of a signatory into the jurisdiction of any other signatory, of persons acting or appearing to act in the interest of an enemy government, or seeking or appearing to seek to overthrow the government of the United States or of any signatory; for the powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities of the members of the National Guard or military forces of any signatory while so engaged outside their own jurisdictions; for other matters of a military nature, or incidental to matters of a military nature that the Governor deems necessary or proper to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this State; for the allocation of all costs and expenses arising from the planning and operation of such agreements or compacts. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 129.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 5 - Military Aid › § 153. Construction

§ 153. Construction
Nothing contained in sections 151 and 152 of this title shall be construed as a direct or indirect limitation of the power of the Governor to enter into, and to amend or supplement such compacts, with legal force and effect and without the legislative authorization expressed in this chapter. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 130.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 5 - Military Aid › § 154. Pursuit by military forces of another state

§ 154. Pursuit by military forces of another state
Any military forces or organization, unit, or detachment thereof, of another state who are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies, or enemy forces may continue such pursuit into this State until the military or police forces of this State or the forces of the United States have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture such persons and are hereby authorized to arrest or capture such persons within this State while in fresh pursuit. Any such person who shall be captured or arrested by the military forces of such other state while in this State shall without unnecessary delay be surrendered to the military or police forces of this State to be dealt with according to law. This section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this State that would otherwise be lawful, and nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of the Uniform Act on Fresh Pursuit.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 181. Statement of policy

§ 181. Statement of policy
Because of the existing possibility of a catastrophic incident in the United States of unprecedented size and destructiveness, and in order, in the event of a catastrophic incident, to ensure continuity of government through legally constituted leadership, authority, and responsibility in offices of the government of the State and its political subdivisions; to provide for the effective operation of governments during an emergency; and to facilitate the early resumption of functions temporarily suspended, it is found and declared to be necessary to provide for additional officers who can exercise the powers and discharge the duties of Governor; to provide for emergency interim succession to offices of this State in the event the incumbents of those offices, and their deputies, assistants, or other subordinate officers authorized, pursuant to law, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of such offices (deputies) are unavailable to perform the duties and functions of such offices; and to provide for special emergency district judges who can exercise the powers and discharge the duties of such judges in the event regular judges are unavailable. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 2, eff. March 4, 1959; amended 1965, No. 194, § 10; 2007, No. 47, § 17; 2021, No. 20, § 131.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 182. Definitions

§ 182. Definitions
Unless otherwise clearly required by the context, as used in this chapter:
(1) The term “unavailable” means either that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office or that the lawful incumbent of the office (including any deputy exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office because of a vacancy) and his or her duly authorized deputy are unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
(2) The term “emergency interim successor” means a person designated pursuant to this chapter, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as may be provided by the Constitution, statutes, charters, and ordinances or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
(3) The term “office” includes all State and local offices, the powers and duties of which are defined by the Constitution, statutes, charters, and ordinances, except the office of Governor, and except those in the General Assembly and the Judiciary.
(4) The term “catastrophic incident” means any natural or manmade incident, including an incident of terrorism or a pandemic, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or any governmental entity.
(5) The term “political subdivision” includes counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, fire districts, authorities, and other public corporations and entities whether organized and existing under charter or general law. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 3, eff. March 4, 1959; amended 2007, No. 47, § 18.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 183. Additional successor to office of Governor

§ 183. Additional successor to office of Governor
In the event that there is a vacancy in both the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor within the meaning of the Constitution and the Speaker of the House of Representatives is unavailable, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Secretary of State, and the Treasurer shall, in the order named, act as Governor until such vacancy is terminated or until a Governor is elected, or until such Speaker or a preceding interim successor becomes available. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 4, eff. March 4, 1959.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 184. Emergency interim successors for State offices

§ 184. Emergency interim successors for State offices
All State officers, subject to such exceptions and rules as the Governor, or other official authorized under the Constitution and this chapter or other act to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of, or to act as, Governor, may issue, shall, immediately after the date that they have been appointed and qualified, in addition to any deputy authorized pursuant to law, designate by title emergency interim successors and specify their order of succession. The officer shall, each year, review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this chapter to ensure his or her current status. Forthwith after such designations are made and after a revision of the designations, the officer shall file copies in the offices of both the Governor and the Secretary of State. The officer shall designate a sufficient number of such emergency interim successors so that, including deputies, there will be not less than five emergency interim successors. In the event that any State officer, or his or her deputy, is unavailable, the powers of the office shall be exercised and its duties shall be discharged by his or her designated emergency interim successors in the order specified. The emergency interim successors shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties only until such time as the Governor, or other official authorized under the Constitution and this chapter or other act to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of, or to act as, Governor, shall, where a vacancy exists, appoint a successor to fill the vacancy or until a successor is otherwise appointed, or elected and qualified as provided by law; or an officer, or his or her deputy or a preceding named emergency interim successor, becomes available to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of his or her office. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 5, eff. March 4, 1959; amended 2007, No. 47, § 19; 2021, No. 20, § 132.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 185. Emergency interim successors for local elected officers

§ 185. Emergency interim successors for local elected officers
The elected officers of political subdivisions shall, immediately after the date that they shall have been appointed and qualified, designate by title, if feasible, or by named person, emergency interim successors and specify their order of succession. The officer shall, each year, review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to this chapter to ensure their current status. The officer shall designate a sufficient number of persons so that, including deputies, there will be not less than three emergency interim successors. Promptly after the designations are made, and after a revision of the designations, copies shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. In the event that any officer of any political subdivision, or his or her deputy provided for pursuant to law, is unavailable, the powers of the office shall be exercised and duties shall be discharged by his or her designated emergency interim successors in the order specified. The emergency interim successors, in the order specified, shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which designated until such time as a vacancy that exists is filled in accordance with the Constitution or statutes; or until the officer, or his or her deputy or a preceding emergency interim successor, again becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his or her office. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 6, eff. March 4, 1959; amended 2021, No. 20, § 133.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 186. Emergency interim successors for local appointed officers

§ 186. Emergency interim successors for local appointed officers
The legislative branch of a municipal corporation, as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 1751, shall, with the same effect as in section 185 of this title, designate emergency interim successors to any officer appointed by it, and likewise review and revise designations so made, as shall also the assistant judges of the Superior Court to any officer appointed by them. Copies of all such designations and revisions shall likewise be filed in the office of the county clerk. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 7, eff. March 4, 1959; amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 188. Formalities of taking office; bonds

§ 188. Formalities of taking office; bonds
At the time of their designation, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Certificates showing the taking of such oaths shall be filed in the office of the Governor, except, in the case of interim successors authorized by sections 185 and 186 of this title, such certificates shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. An emergency interim successor, when the holder of the office to which he or she may succeed is required to give a bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the office, shall give a bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the office during the period that he or she shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties thereof, and a special emergency judge shall give a bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of district judge during the period that he or she shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties thereof. Blanket bonds may be accepted when authorized for holders of offices. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers or discharge of the duties of an office to which he or she succeeds, shall be required to comply with any other provisions of law relative to taking office. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 9, eff. March 13, 1959; amended 1965, No. 194, § 10.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 189. Period in which authority may be exercised

§ 189. Period in which authority may be exercised
Officials authorized to act as Governor pursuant to this chapter, emergency interim successors, and special emergency judges shall be authorized to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office as authorized by this chapter only in the event that a catastrophic incident in the United States or Canada has occurred. The Governor by proclamation, or the General Assembly by concurrent resolution, may at any time terminate the authority of the emergency interim successors and special emergency judges to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of office as provided by this chapter, subject to the filling of any vacancy or subject to the respective officers and judges becoming available. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 10, eff. March 4, 1959; amended 2007, No. 47, § 20; 2021, No. 20, § 135.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 190. Removal of designees

§ 190. Removal of designees
Until such time as the provisions of section 189 of this title shall be applicable, persons designated as emergency interim successors or special emergency judges shall serve in their designated capacities at the pleasure of the designating authority and may be removed or replaced at any time with or without cause. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 11, eff. March 4, 1959.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 191. Training and compensation of interim successors

§ 191. Training and compensation of interim successors
Each officer, by or for whom interim successors are designated under the provisions of this chapter, shall, immediately after their designation, instruct his or her interim successors how to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his or her office. Only while actually exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office shall an interim successor receive any compensation, but while so doing shall receive the pro rata salary or other compensation, including perquisites, provided by law for the office. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 12, eff. March 4, 1959.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 7 - Emergency Interim Succession to Offices › § 192. Disputes

§ 192. Disputes
Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this chapter with respect to an office in the Executive Branch of the State government (except a dispute of fact relative to the office of Governor) shall be adjudicated by the Governor (or other official authorized under the Constitution and this chapter to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office of, or to act as, Governor), and his or her decision shall be final. (Added 1959, No. 13, § 13, eff. March 4, 1959; amended 2007, No. 47, § 21.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 201. International Emergency Management Assistance Compact; adoption

§ 201. International Emergency Management Assistance Compact; adoption
The State of Vermont adopts the International Emergency Management Assistance Compact as provided in this chapter. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 202. Purpose and authorities — Article I

§ 202. Purpose and authorities — Article I
(a) The International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding, hereinafter referred to as the “Compact,” is made and entered into by and among such of the jurisdictions as shall enact or adopt this Compact, hereinafter referred to as “party jurisdictions.” For the purposes of this agreement, the term “jurisdictions” may include any or all of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut and the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, and such other states and provinces as may hereafter become a party to this Compact.
(b) The purpose of this Compact is to provide for the possibility of mutual assistance among the jurisdictions entering into this Compact in managing any emergency or disaster when the affected jurisdiction or jurisdictions ask for assistance, whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, manmade disaster, or civil emergency aspects of resource shortages.
(c) This Compact also provides for the process of planning mechanisms among the agencies responsible and for mutual cooperation, including, if need be, emergency-related exercises, testing, or other training activities using equipment and personnel simulating performance of any aspect of the giving and receiving of aid by party jurisdictions or subdivisions or party jurisdictions during emergencies, with such actions occurring outside actual declared emergency periods. Mutual assistance in this Compact may include the use of emergency forces by mutual agreement among party jurisdictions. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 203. General implementation — Article II

§ 203. General implementation — Article II
(a) Each party jurisdiction entering into this Compact recognizes that many emergencies may exceed the capabilities of a party jurisdiction, and that intergovernmental cooperation is essential in such circumstances. Each jurisdiction further recognizes that there will be emergencies that may require immediate access and present procedures to apply outside recourses to make a prompt and effective response to such an emergency because few, if any, individual jurisdictions have all the resources they need in all types of emergencies or the capability of delivering resources to areas where emergencies exist.
(b) The prompt, full, and effective utilization of resources of the participating jurisdictions, including any resources on hand or available from any other source that are essential to the safety, care, and welfare of the people in the event of any emergency or disaster, shall be the underlying principle on which all articles of this Compact are understood.
(c) On behalf of the party jurisdictions participating in the Compact, the legally designated official who is assigned responsibility for emergency management is responsible for formulation of the appropriate interjurisdictional mutual aid plans and procedures necessary to implement this Compact, and for recommendations to the jurisdiction concerned with respect to the amendment of any statutes, regulations, or ordinances required for that purpose. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 205. Limitation — Article IV

§ 205. Limitation — Article IV
Any party jurisdiction requested to render mutual aid or conduct exercise and training for mutual aid shall undertake to respond as soon as possible, except that it is understood that the jurisdiction rendering aid may withhold or recall resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection for that jurisdiction. Each party jurisdiction shall afford to the personnel of the emergency forces of any party jurisdiction, while operating within its jurisdictional limits under the terms and conditions of this Compact and under the operational control of an officer of the requesting party, the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as are afforded similar or like forces of the jurisdiction in which they are performing emergency services. Emergency forces continue under the command and control of their regular leaders, but the organizational units come under the operational control of the emergency services authorities of the jurisdiction receiving assistance. These conditions may be activated, as needed, by the jurisdiction that is to receive assistance or upon commencement of exercises or training for mutual aid and continue as long as the exercises or training for mutual aid are in progress, the emergency or disaster remains in effect, or loaned resources remain in the receiving jurisdiction or jurisdictions, whichever is longer. The receiving jurisdiction is responsible for informing the assisting jurisdictions of the specific moment when services will no longer be required. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 206. Licenses and permits — Article V

§ 206. Licenses and permits — Article V
Whenever a person holds a license, certificate, or other permit issued by any jurisdiction party to the Compact evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical, or other skills, and when such assistance is requested by the receiving party jurisdiction, such person is deemed to be licensed, certified, or permitted by the jurisdiction requesting assistance to render aid involving such skill to meet an emergency or disaster, subject to such limitations and conditions as the requesting jurisdiction prescribes by executive order or otherwise. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 207. Liability — Article VI

§ 207. Liability — Article VI
Any person or entity of a party jurisdiction rendering aid in another jurisdiction pursuant to this Compact is considered an agent of the requesting jurisdiction for tort liability and immunity purposes. Any person or entity rendering aid in another jurisdiction pursuant to this Compact is not liable on account of any act or omission in good faith on the part of such forces while so engaged or on account of the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies in connection therewith. Good faith in this article does not include willful misconduct, gross negligence, or recklessness. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 208. Supplementary agreements — Article VII

§ 208. Supplementary agreements — Article VII
Because it is probable that the pattern and detail of the machinery for mutual aid among two or more jurisdictions may differ from that among the jurisdictions that are party to this Compact, this Compact contains elements of a broad base common to all jurisdictions, and nothing in this Compact precludes any jurisdiction from entering into supplementary agreements with another jurisdiction or affects any other agreements already in force among jurisdictions. Supplementary agreements may include, but are not limited to, provisions for evacuation and reception of injured and other persons and the exchange of medical, fire, public utility, reconnaissance, welfare, transportation and communications personnel, equipment, and supplies. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 209. Workers’ compensation and death benefits — Article VIII

§ 209. Workers’ compensation and death benefits — Article VIII
Each party jurisdiction shall provide in accordance with its own laws for the payment of workers’ compensation and death benefits to injured members of the emergency forces of that jurisdiction and to representatives of deceased members of those forces if the members sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to this Compact, in the same manner and on the same terms as if the injury or death were sustained within its own jurisdiction. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 210. Reimbursement — Article IX

§ 210. Reimbursement — Article IX
Any party jurisdiction rendering aid in another jurisdiction pursuant to this Compact shall, if requested, be reimbursed by the party jurisdiction receiving such aid for any loss or damage to or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment and the provision of any service in answering a request for aid and for the costs incurred in connection with those requests. An aiding party jurisdiction may assume in whole or in part any such loss, damage, expense, or other cost or may loan such equipment or donate such services to the receiving party jurisdiction without charge or cost. Any two or more party jurisdictions may enter into supplementary agreements establishing a different allocation of costs among those jurisdictions. Expenses under Article VIII of this Compact are not reimbursable under this section. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 211. Evacuation — Article X

§ 211. Evacuation — Article X
Each party jurisdiction shall initiate a process to prepare and maintain plans to facilitate the movement of and reception of evacuees into its territory or across its territory, according to its capabilities and powers. The party jurisdiction from which the evacuees came shall assume the ultimate responsibility for the support of the evacuees, and after the termination of the emergency or disaster, for the repatriation of such evacuees. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 212. Implementation — Article XI

§ 212. Implementation — Article XI
(a) This Compact is effective upon its execution or adoption by any two jurisdictions, and is effective as to any other jurisdiction upon its execution or adoption thereby, subject to approval or authorization by the U.S. Congress, if required, and subject to enactment of the provincial or state legislation that may be required for the effectiveness of the memorandum of understanding.
(b) Any party jurisdiction may withdraw from this Compact, but the withdrawal does not take effect until 30 days after the governor or premier of the withdrawing jurisdiction has given notice in writing of such withdrawal to the governors or premiers of all other party jurisdictions. The action does not relieve the withdrawing jurisdiction from obligations assumed under this Compact prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
(c) Duly authenticated copies of this Compact in the French and English languages and of such supplementary agreements as may be entered into shall, at the time of their approval, be deposited with each of the party jurisdictions. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 213. Severability — Article XII

§ 213. Severability — Article XII
This Compact is construed to effectuate the purposes stated in Article I of this Compact. If any provision of this Compact is declared unconstitutional or the applicability of the Compact to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability of the Compact to other persons and circumstances are not affected. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 8 - International Emergency Management Assistance Compact › § 214. Inconsistency of language — Article XIII

§ 214. Inconsistency of language — Article XIII
The validity of the arrangements and agreements consented to in this Compact shall not be affected by any insubstantial difference in form or language as may be adopted by the various states and provinces. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. June 8, 2004.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 361. Military Department; National Guard

§ 361. Military Department; National Guard
(a) The Military Department, created by 3 V.S.A. § 212, shall be administered by the Adjutant and Inspector General and shall include the National Guard and all military components of the State.
(b) The organized militia shall be known as the National Guard, and shall consist of the organizations and personnel of any arm, service, corps, or department that the federal government requires to be maintained in the State. The National Guard shall be organized in accordance with federal regulations and approved by the Governor. The Governor may alter, divide, annex, consolidate, disband, or reorganize the Vermont National Guard and create new organizations as necessary to ensure that the Vermont National Guard conforms to federal regulations and any system of drill, discipline, administration, and instruction prescribed for the U.S. Armed Forces.
(c) The Adjutant and Inspector General shall adopt all necessary rules for the government of the National Guard pursuant to this chapter. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 34, eff. March 1, 1961; 1973, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 4, 1974; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 113; 2021, No. 10, § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 362. Federal laws and regulations

§ 362. Federal laws and regulations
Matters relating to the organization, discipline, training, and government of the National Guard not otherwise provided for in this chapter and chapters 23 through 39 of this title, nor in the rules adopted by the Governor or Adjutant General, shall be decided by the federal laws and regulations prescribed for the National Guard and the U.S. Army or Air Force as applicable. (Amended 1963, No. 39, § 1, eff. April 11, 1963; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 114; 2021, No. 10, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 363. Officers generally

§ 363. Officers generally
(a)(1) The General Assembly shall biennially elect an Adjutant and Inspector General for a term of two years.
(2) An Adjutant and Inspector General appointed to fill a vacancy occurring during a term shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
(3) In order to be eligible for election to serve as Adjutant and Inspector General, an individual shall:
(A) have attained the rank of Colonel (O-6) or above;
(B) be a current member of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army Reserve, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, the Army National Guard, or the Air National Guard or be eligible to return to active service in the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard;
(C) be a graduate of a Senior Service College; and
(D) be eligible for federal recognition.
(b) The Adjutant and Inspector General shall be granted the rank of a major general within the State.
(c)(1) The Adjutant General may appoint a Deputy with the approval of the Governor. The Adjutant General may also appoint an Assistant Adjutant General for Army, an Assistant Adjutant General for Air, an Assistant Adjutant General for Joint Operations, a Command Sergeant Major, and a Command Chief Master Sergeant, without pay, with the approval of the Governor.
(2) The Adjutant and Inspector General may remove the appointed assistant adjutant generals and sergeants and shall be responsible for their acts.
(3) Upon appointment, each Assistant Adjutant General shall be a federally recognized officer of the National Guard of the rank of lieutenant colonel or above, and shall have a rank of colonel or brigadier general within the State, and the Command Sergeant Major shall be a federally recognized noncommissioned officer of the National Guard of the rank of master sergeant or first sergeant or above, and the Command Chief Master Sergeant shall be a federally recognized noncommissioned officer of the rank of senior master sergeant.
(4) The Deputy, assistants, and sergeants shall perform duties as the Adjutant and Inspector General shall direct.
(d)(1) In the absence or disability of the Adjutant and Inspector General, the Deputy shall perform the duties of that office.
(2) In case a vacancy occurs in the office of Adjutant and Inspector General, the Deputy shall assume and discharge the duties of the office until the vacancy is filled.
(e) Appointments made pursuant to subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be in writing and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State.
(f) All other officers of the National Guard shall be chosen in accordance with rules adopted by the Adjutant and Inspector General consistent with the laws of this State and the United States. (Amended 1959, No. 81, eff. April 2, 1959; 1961, No. 2 eff. Feb. 16, 1961; 1965, No. 125, § 19, eff. July 2, 1965; 2003, No. 5, § 1; 2005, No. 67, § 1; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 115; 2021, No. 10, § 3; 2021, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. May 27, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 364. Governor’s staff officers

§ 364. Governor’s staff officers
The Governor may detail not more than five officers of the National Guard, Reserve Components of the U.S. Armed Forces, or retired officers of any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces who are residents of Vermont for duty on his or her staff. The appointed officers shall serve at his or her pleasure. Service on the Governor’s staff shall not add to the actual grade of the appointed officers and shall not relieve them from their ordinary duties except when actually on duty with the Governor. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 365. Discharges to officers

§ 365. Discharges to officers
Discharges to commissioned officers may be granted by the Governor under rules adopted by the Adjutant and Inspector General. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 116; 2021, No. 10, § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 366. Special duty

§ 366. Special duty
When necessary for the military or public service, the Governor or designee may designate officers or enlisted personnel, or both, for the performance of special duty as required under the circumstances. (Amended 1999, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2021, No. 10, § 6.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 367. Costs; fines and forfeiture

§ 367. Costs; fines and forfeiture
Costs incurred in a proceeding to enforce a penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter or chapters 23 to 39 of this title shall be paid by the State. Fines and forfeitures imposed pursuant to this chapter or chapters 23 to 39 of this title shall be paid into the State Treasury. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 7.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 368. Activation or deployment of National or State Guard or reserve members; professions and occupations; State regulation

§ 368. Activation or deployment of National or State Guard or reserve members; professions and occupations; State regulation
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a member of the National Guard, State Guard, or a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces, whose profession or occupation is regulated by an agency of the State and who holds a valid license, certification, or registration to practice that profession or occupation at the time of activation or deployment, shall be entitled to:
(1) An extension of the period of active licensure or certification through the duration of and up to 60 days following the person’s return from activation or deployment, provided that maintenance of active licensure or certification is required by the military during the time of the activation or deployment. In order to qualify for the extension, the person shall:
(A) notify the agency of his or her activation or deployment at any time prior to the scheduled expiration of the current license or certification; and
(B) certify that the circumstances of the activation or deployment impede good faith efforts to make timely application for renewal of the license or certification.
(2) A reasonable opportunity to meet the terms or conditions of licensure or certification following the person’s return from activation or deployment if military service in any way interferes with a good faith effort to complete a term or condition of licensure, regardless of whether the military requires the person to maintain the license or certification during the time of activation or deployment. (Added 2005, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 4, 2006; amended 2021, No. 10, § 8.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 21 - General Provisions › § 369. Awards and medals

§ 369. Awards and medals
Upon the approval of the Governor, the Adjutant and Inspector General may create and design awards and medals to recognize meritorious service or outstanding achievement for members of the Vermont National Guard. The Adjutant and Inspector General shall publish a roster of these awards and medals, the criteria and process for awarding them, and a description or specification of each award or medal. All awards and medals shall be presented in the name of the State of Vermont and be awarded to a member or retired member of the Vermont National Guard or if the member is deceased to the member’s spouse, child, parent, sibling, or grandchild or, if none, to a person designated by the executor of the member’s estate. (Added 2011, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2021, No. 10, § 9.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 23 - Adjutant and Inspector General › § 421. Duties generally

§ 421. Duties generally
The Adjutant and Inspector General shall issue, sign, and transmit the orders of the Governor, and the rules that may be established, and obey the orders from him or her as to carrying into execution the laws of the United States and of this State. He or she shall be charged with the correspondence between the Governor and officers of the several states and territories, the Secretary of Defense, and other persons in official stations, on the subject of military affairs, and shall keep a record of the correspondence. (Amended 1963, No. 39, § 2, eff. April 11, 1963; 1973, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 4, 1974; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 117; 2021, No. 10, § 10.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 23 - Adjutant and Inspector General › § 422. Forms; return

§ 422. Forms; return
(a) The Adjutant and Inspector General shall prepare and provide at the expense of the State, or procure from the federal government, all necessary rosters and books of record and the blank forms for commissions, discharges, returns, and other papers required by law. The Adjutant and Inspector General shall distribute the rosters, books of record, and forms to the officers and organizations requiring them.
(b) He or she shall provide an account of the National Guard and its arms and equipment as required by the federal government or the Governor and transmit it to the proper officials. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 11.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 23 - Adjutant and Inspector General › § 423. Evidence of neglect or default in making returns

§ 423. Evidence of neglect or default in making returns
When the Adjutant and Inspector General is complainant for neglect or other default in the submission of required reports and other documents, he or she shall not be required to be present, but his or her certificate shall be prima facie evidence that the required report or document was not properly submitted; and copies of records or papers in the office, duly certified and authenticated by him or her, shall be evidence in all cases as if the originals were produced. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 12.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 23 - Adjutant and Inspector General › § 424. Publication of laws

§ 424. Publication of laws
The Adjutant and Inspector General shall, at the expense of the State, distribute to and inform every general, field, staff, and commanding officer of the laws related to the National Guard. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 13.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 23 - Adjutant and Inspector General › § 425. Records

§ 425. Records
The Adjutant and Inspector General shall keep all records required for the administration of the National Guard. (Amended 1973, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 4, 1974; 2021, No. 10, § 14.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 23 - Adjutant and Inspector General › § 426. War records and files

§ 426. War records and files
Records and files pertaining to all wars in which the State has participated and rosters of Vermonters participating in wars shall be kept in the office of the Adjutant and Inspector General or in the State Archives as provided pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 218. (Amended 1973, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 4, 1974; 2021, No. 10, § 15.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 23 - Adjutant and Inspector General › § 427. Sexual assault and harassment; report

§ 427. Sexual assault and harassment; report
(a) Notwithstanding 2 V.S.A. § 20(d), the Adjutant and Inspector General shall report to the General Assembly on or before January 15 of each year regarding complaints of sexual assault and harassment involving members of the Vermont National Guard.
(b) The report shall contain:
(1) the number of complaints made in the prior federal fiscal year of sexual assault or harassment and of discrimination based on sexual orientation committed by or against members of the Vermont National Guard while in military status or under the jurisdiction of the Vermont National Guard;
(2) the number of restricted reports of sexual assault, unrestricted reports of sexual assault, reports of sexual harassment, and of discrimination and a summary of the resolution of each case and the status of any action taken in each case;
(3) a summary of the current policies, procedures, and processes regarding the incidence of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or discrimination, and any changes made by the Guard since the prior report;
(4) all information provided to the Vermont National Guard by the Department of Defense regarding sexual assault, sexual harassment, and discrimination involving Vermont National Guard members when the Guard is federalized; and
(5) a report on the number of line of duty determinations initiated during the prior fiscal year arising from a claim of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or discrimination, and the number of individuals referred to outside agencies.
(c) The report shall not reveal the name of any individual. (Added 2013, No. 53, § 1, eff. May 29, 2013; amended 2021, No. 10, § 16.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 25 - Quartermaster General › § 481. Duties generally

§ 481. Duties generally
(a) The Adjutant and Inspector General shall keep in good repair, and attend to the preservation, safekeeping, and cleaning of the ordnance, arms, accoutrements, ammunition, munitions of war, and implements of every description, whether the property of the State or issued to the State by the federal government, and shall have the control and disposition of it for that purpose, subject to the orders of the Governor.
(b) The Adjutant and Inspector General shall make provisions for the care and preservation of the buildings and grounds used in connection with the National Guard. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 17.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 25 - Quartermaster General › § 483. Instructions to commanding officers

§ 483. Instructions to commanding officers
The Adjutant and Inspector General shall give instructions to the commanding officers of the separate units of the National Guard as necessary for the discharge of the duties of the unit and the Military Department under this chapter. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 318; 2021, No. 10, § 19.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 25 - Quartermaster General › § 486. Provision for pay

§ 486. Provision for pay
The Adjutant and Inspector General shall provide for the pay of each officer and enlisted Guard member for duty performed and authorized in accordance with chapters 21-39 of this title. The Adjutant and Inspector General shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. (Amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 118; 2021, No. 10, § 20.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety › Chapter 27 - Board of Armory Commissioners › § 541. Board of Armory Commissioners; members

§ 541. Board of Armory Commissioners; members
The Governor, the Adjutant and Inspector General, and the senior commander of the Vermont Army National Guard shall, ex officio, constitute the Board of Armory Commissioners. The Governor shall be the Chair of the Board and the Adjutant and Inspector General shall be the Secretary. (Amended 2021, No. 10, § 21.)