Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 4198 (2026)

Police powers; training; State game wardens; deputy game wardens

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Subchapter 004 : GAME WARDENS

(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 4198)

§ 4198. Police powers; training; State game wardens; deputy game wardens

Upon obtaining from the Vermont Criminal Justice Council Level II or Level III law enforcement officer certification as established in 20 V.S.A. § 2358, State game wardens and deputy game wardens shall have the same law enforcement authority, duties, and powers as State Police, sheriffs, constables, and municipal police and shall have all immunities and defenses now or hereafter available to State Police, sheriffs, constables, and municipal police in a suit brought against them in consequence of acts done in the course of their employment. State game wardens and deputy game wardens shall receive their regular compensation during the time they are enrolled in the training program. (Added 1973, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), amended 1979, No. 57, § 11; 1991, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1993, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2013, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. July 1, 2015.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1982–2018 · leading case: State v. Rocheleau, 451 A.2d 1144 (Vt. 1982).

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State v. Rocheleau, 451 A.2d 1144 (Vt. 1982). · cites it 2× “Moreover, while those powers are extended to be co-equal with other law enforcement officers upon the successful completion of a prescribed training program, 10 V.S.A. § 4198, the warden here had not completed such a program.”

State v. Ronald Dupuis, 197 A.3d 343 (Vt. 2018). “See 10 V.S.A. § 4198 (establishing that upon completion of specified training, "State game wardens .”

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 4198 (2026)

Police powers; training; State game wardens; deputy game wardens

Subchapter 004 : GAME WARDENS