Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20, § 1872 (2026)

Duties of Commissioner generally

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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 1872)

§ 1872. Duties of Commissioner generally

The Commissioner shall be the chief enforcement officer of all the statutes and rules pertaining to the law of the road and the display of lights on vehicles. In addition, the Commissioner shall supervise and direct the activities of the State Police and of the Vermont Crime Information Center and, as Fire Marshal, be responsible for enforcing the laws pertaining to the investigation of fires, the prevention of fires, the promotion of fire safety, and the delivery of fire service training. (Amended 1973, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2003, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 1, 2005; 2021, No. 20, § 154.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: Lay v. Pettengill, Novotny, 2011 VT 127 (Vt. 2011).

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Lay v. Pettengill, Novotny, 2011 VT 127 (Vt. 2011). “” 20 V.S.A. § 1872. 2 Under 13 V.S.A. 8 3006, it is a crime for a public officer to “willfully neglect[] to perform the duties imposed upon him or her by law”; under 13 V.”

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