The powers of sheriffs with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of the
law may be exercised statewide. (Added 1987, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 26, 1988; amended 1991, No. 257 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2015, No. 2, § 3, eff. March 12, 2015.)
State v. Beattie, 596 A.2d 919 (Vt. 1991). “” Section 2 of the Act added 24 V.S.A. § 312, entitled “Jurisdiction of sheriffs,” which provides: (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the powers of sheriffs with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of the law may be exercised statewide.”
Frank v. United States, 860 F. Supp. 1030 (D. Vt. 1994). “24 V.S.A. § 312. If one were to adopt the Government's expansive interpretation of "equivalent officer”, not only the state police, but also the sheriff of any other county in the state, could serve as the CLEO for Orange County because, in a jurisdictional sense, they would…”
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