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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2646 (2026)

Town officers; qualification; election

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Subchapter 002 : TOWN MEETINGS AND LOCAL ELECTIONS IN GENERAL

(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2646)
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Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2012 · leading case: State v. Schofner, 800 A.2d 1072 (Vt. 2002).
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State v. Schofner, 800 A.2d 1072 (Vt. 2002). · cites it 2× “17 V.S.A. §§ 2646(5), 2649. They are required annually to appraise all real property in the town and to "make such personal examination of the property which they are required to appraise as will enable them to appraise it at its fair market value.”
Franklin Cnty. Sheriff's Off. v. St. Albans City Police Dep't, 2012 VT 62 (Vt. 2012). “See 17 V.S.A. § 2646(7) (appointment or election of constables); 24 V.”
State v. Hart, 539 A.2d 551 (Vt. 1987). “Since a constable is a town officer, 17 V.S.A. § 2646(7), it necessarily follows that the constable’s authority to enforce the law, absent statutory expansion of such authority, is limited to the territorial confines of that particular town.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2646(5) — 1 case
State v. Schofner, 800 A.2d 1072 (Vt. 2002). “17 V.S.A. §§ 2646(5), 2649. They are required annually to appraise all real property in the town and to "make such personal examination of the property which they are required to appraise as will enable them to appraise it at its fair market value.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2646(7) — 2 cases
Franklin Cnty. Sheriff's Off. v. St. Albans City Police Dep't, 2012 VT 62 (Vt. 2012). “See 17 V.S.A. § 2646(7) (appointment or election of constables); 24 V.”
State v. Hart, 539 A.2d 551 (Vt. 1987). “Since a constable is a town officer, 17 V.S.A. § 2646(7), it necessarily follows that the constable’s authority to enforce the law, absent statutory expansion of such authority, is limited to the territorial confines of that particular town.”
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