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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 1971 (2026)
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(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 1971)
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§ 1971. Authority to adopt
(a) A municipality may adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce ordinances or rules for any purposes authorized by law.
(b) An ordinance or rule adopted or amended by a municipality under this chapter or under its municipal charter authority shall be designated as either criminal or civil, but not both. (Added 1969, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 2, 1970; amended 1971, No. 14, § 10, eff. March 11, 1971; 1993, No. 237 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1994.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1995–2008 · leading case: State v. Yorkey, 657 A.2d 1079 (Vt. 1995).
State v. Yorkey, 657 A.2d 1079 (Vt. 1995). “§§ 1007 and 1008,24 V.S.A. §§ 1971 and 2291(1), (4) and (5).”
Pathfinders Motorcycle Club v. Prue, 500 F. Supp. 2d 426 (D. Vt. 2007). “This is a civil ordinance adopted under the authority of 24 V.S.A. sections 1971 and 2291(14), and 19 V.”
Appeal of Wood, No. 121-07-03 Vtec (Vt. Super. Ct. Apr. 16, 2008). “See 24 V.S.A. §§ 1971, 4402 (giving municipalities the authority to adopt regulatory tools including zoning bylaws).”
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