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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 3001 (2026)

Impeding public officers

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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 3001)
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Cited in 29 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: State v. Stephanie Berard, 2019 VT 65 (Vt. 2019).
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State v. Stephanie Berard, 2019 VT 65 (Vt. 2019). · cites it 3× “He arrested defendant for impeding a law enforcement officer in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3001(a). ¶ 5. In February 2018, defendant was found guilty following a jury trial.”
State v. Oren, 647 A.2d 1009 (Vt. 1994). · cites it 9× “Defendant Wanita Oren appeals her conviction following a jury trial for hindering a law enforcement officer, 13 V.S.A. § 3001. We affirm. Around 6:00 in the evening of February 8, 1989, a Washington County deputy sheriff went to the Northfield home of defendant and her husband…”
State v. Joseph A. Blanchard, 2021 VT 13 (Vt. 2021). · cites it 8× “Defendant was charged with impeding an officer under 13 V.S.A. § 3001, two counts of criminal threatening—one for threatening each officer—under 13 V.”
State v. Neisner, 2010 VT 112 (Vt. 2010). · cites it 2× “Contrary to defendant’s first claim, there was significant testimony at trial to support the jury’s finding that defendant’s accusation of his wife reasonably hindered the trooper’s investigation beyond a reasonable doubt.”
State v. Buck, 428 A.2d 1090 (Vt. 1981). · cites it 4× “Defendant Floyd Buck, proprietor of a furniture store in the Town of Wolcott, was convicted below on two counts of hindering a civil officer in the execution of his office, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3001. The two counts were based on the same incident, involving two State…”
In re Chandler, 2013 VT 10 (Vt. 2013). · cites it 2× “Following a confrontation with several fire fighters on his property, petitioner was charged in 2006 with impeding a public officer, a felony under 13 V.S.A. § 3001. A jury convicted petitioner after a three-day jury trial in November 2009.”
State v. Dion, 578 A.2d 101 (Vt. 1990). · cites it 3× “Dion, was convicted by a jury of hindering a deputy game warden (Warden) in the execution of his law enforcement duties, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3001. Defendant appeals, claiming two grounds for reversal: (1) the lower court did not instruct the jury that the “hindering”…”
State v. Angelucci, 405 A.2d 33 (Vt. 1979). · cites it 2× “Full treatment of this issue is aided by a consideration of 13 V.S.A. § 3001, also a felony: A person who hinders an officer, executive, judicial, civil or military, under the authority of this state, in the execution of his office shall be imprisoned not more than three years…”
State v. Stone, 756 A.2d 785 (Vt. 2000). · cites it 4× “Defendant Pamela Stone was convicted by a Caledonia District Court jury of hindering a police officer, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3001. Defendant appeals on the grounds that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support her conviction.”
In Re Neisner, 2010 VT 102 (Vt. 2010). “In November 2008, a jury found him guilty of four criminal offenses, including impeding a public officer in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3001(a), and providing false reports to law enforcement authorities in violation of 13 V.”
Ryan v. Vermont State Police, 667 F. Supp. 2d 378 (D. Vt. 2009). “” On June 21, 2006, he was arrested without a warrant by the Vermont State Police for hindering a law enforcement officer (Vitali) five days earlier, on June 16, 2006, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3001. Although probable cause for that charge was initially found to exist by a…”
State v. Pike, 465 A.2d 1348 (Vt. 1983). “Defendant was convicted by a district court jury of hindering a state game warden in the lawful execution of his duties, 13 V.S.A. § 3001, and of recklessly endangering a warden by aiming and discharging a firearm in his direction, 13 V.”
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— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 3001(a) — 7 cases
State v. Stephanie Berard, 2019 VT 65 (Vt. 2019). “He arrested defendant for impeding a law enforcement officer in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3001(a). ¶ 5. In February 2018, defendant was found guilty following a jury trial.”
State v. Neisner, 2010 VT 112 (Vt. 2010). “Contrary to defendant’s first claim, there was significant testimony at trial to support the jury’s finding that defendant’s accusation of his wife reasonably hindered the trooper’s investigation beyond a reasonable doubt.”
State v. Joseph A. Blanchard, 2021 VT 13 (Vt. 2021). “Defendant was charged with impeding an officer under 13 V.S.A. § 3001, two counts of criminal threatening—one for threatening each officer—under 13 V.”
In Re Neisner, 2010 VT 102 (Vt. 2010). “In November 2008, a jury found him guilty of four criminal offenses, including impeding a public officer in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3001(a), and providing false reports to law enforcement authorities in violation of 13 V.”
State v. Ryan R. Hovey, 2021 VT 64 (Vt. 2021).
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