Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20, § 1811 (2026)

Creation of Department

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(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 1811)

§ 1811. Creation of Department

There is hereby created a Department of Public Safety for the purpose of consolidating certain existing police and investigating agencies, to promote the detection and prevention of crime generally, and to participate in searches for lost or missing persons, and to assist in case of statewide or local disasters or emergencies.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2007–2010 · leading case: Kane v. Lamothe, 182 Vt. 241 (Vt. 2007).

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Kane v. Lamothe, 182 Vt. 241 (Vt. 2007). “" 20 V.S.A. § 1811. Included within the Department are the state police, who "shall be peace officers and shall have the same powers with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of law relating thereto as sheriffs, constables, and local police.”

Kane v. Lamothe, 2007 VT 91 (Vt. 2007). “" 20 V.S.A. § 1811 . Included within the Department are the state police, who "shall be peace officers and shall have the same powers with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of law relating thereto as sheriffs, constables, and local police.”

Kennery v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2010). “20 V.S.A. §§ 1811, 1824. Yet, as with many other public safety functions assigned to the Department, the statutes impose no particular requirements for the discharge of this aspect of its mission.”

Kane v. Lamothe, 936 A.2d 1303 (Vt. 2007). “” 20 V.S.A. § 1811. Included within the Department are the state police, who “shall be peace officers and shall have the same powers with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of law relating thereto as sheriffs, constables, and local police.”

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