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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 311 (2026)
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Subchapter 005 : SHERIFFS
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 311)-
§ 311. Training requirements
No person may receive an appointment as a deputy sheriff unless he or she has been awarded a certificate by the Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Training Council attesting to his or her satisfactory completion of an approved basic training program, except as provided in section 307(b) of this title. (Added 1971, No. 7, § 2, eff. July 1, 1971; amended 1977, No. 218 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1983–1991 · leading case: State v. Beattie, 596 A.2d 919 (Vt. 1991).
State v. Beattie, 596 A.2d 919 (Vt. 1991). “Defendant’s contention is that even though Deputy Sheriff Smith had completed the training requirements established for deputy sheriffs in 24 V.S.A. § 311, because he had not completed the training requirements established for full-time law enforcement officers he lacked…”
State v. Mitchell, 458 A.2d 1089 (Vt. 1983). “However, defendant argues that the officer was not properly appointed as a deputy sheriff because he had not satisfied the training requirements of 24 V.S.A. § 311, and, therefore, he was not a law enforcement officer.”
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