State Police

V.S.A. tit. 20, ch. 113, subch. 2

in effect

20 V.S.A. § 1911 Examinations; appointment; promotion; probation

1911. Examinations; appointment; promotion; probation The Commissioner shall devise and administer examinations designed to test the qualifications of applicants for positions as State Police and only those applicants shall be appointed or promoted who meet the prescribed standards and qualifications. All State Police shall be on probation for one year from the date of first appointment. Such examinations shall be with the advice of the Department of Human Resources. Amended 1979, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.

20 V.S.A. § 1912 Bond and oath

1912. Bond and oath State Police shall give bond to the State, at the expense of the State, in such penal sum as the Commissioner shall require, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties. State Police and auxiliary State Police shall take the oath of office prescribed for sheriffs before the Commissioner or any person designated under 12 V.S.A. § 5852 to administer oaths. Amended 1963, No. 101.

20 V.S.A. § 1913 Uniforms and equipment

1913. Uniforms and equipment Within the appropriation for the Department, the Commissioner shall provide the State Police, and such other members as he or she may designate, with uniforms and all members with the equipment necessary in the performance of their respective duties, which shall remain the property of the State. The Commissioner may sell such equipment as may become unfit for use, and all monies received from the sale shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Department’s appropriation. The Commissioner shall keep an inventory and shall charge against each member all property of the Department issued to him or her, and if the Commissioner shall determine that a loss or destruction was due to the carelessness or neglect of the member, the value of the property shall be deducted from his or her pay. Amended 2021, No. 20, § 157.

20 V.S.A. § 1913a Vermont State Police Radio Equipment And Firearm Replacement Special Fund

1913a. Vermont State Police Radio Equipment And Firearm Replacement Special Fund (a) Creation. There is created the Vermont State Police Radio Equipment and Firearm Replacement Special Fund, to be administered by the Department of Public Safety in accordance with 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. Monies in the Fund shall be used for the purchase of Vermont State Police radio equipment and firearms in accordance with the life cycle replacement schedule as approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety. (b) Funds. The Fund shall consist of: (1) any amounts transferred to it by the General Assembly; and (2) the proceeds from the sale of any existing radio equipment and firearms. (c) Fund balance. Any balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Fund. (d) Receipts. The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts to this Fund and issue warrants based thereon. Added 2025, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § E.209.1, eff. July 1, 2026.

20 V.S.A. § 1914 Powers and immunities

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

20 V.S.A. § 1915 Cooperation with fish and wildlife and forest services

1915. Cooperation with fish and wildlife and forest services State Police shall cooperate with game wardens in enforcing the fish and wildlife laws of the State and the laws enacted for the protection and conservation of forests, woodland, and other natural resources, and to this end all the powers now or hereafter conferred on game wardens shall be had and exercised by State Police.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/20/113Fetched: 10/21/2026