Title 20, Title 20: Internal Security and Public Safety

§ 2055. Files (a) The Director of the Vermont Crime Information Center shall maintain and disseminate such files as are necessary relating to the commission of crimes, arrests, convictions, disposition of criminal causes, probation, parole, fugitives from justice, missing persons…

§ 2056. Certified records Upon the request of a Superior judge, the Attorney General, or a State’s Attorney, the Center shall prepare the record of arrests, convictions, or sentences of a person. The record, when duly certified by the Commissioner of Public Safety or the Director…

§ 2056a. Dissemination of criminal history records to criminal justice agencies (a) As used in this section: (1) “Criminal history record” means all information documenting an individual’s contact with the criminal justice system, including data regarding identification, arrest o…

§ 2056b. Dissemination of criminal history records to persons conducting research (a) The Vermont Crime Information Center may provide Vermont criminal history records as defined in section 2056a of this title to bona fide persons conducting research related to the administration…

§ 2056c. Dissemination of criminal conviction records to the public (a) As used in this section: (1) “The Center” means the Vermont Crime Information Center. (2)(A) “Criminal conviction record” means the record of convictions in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court. (B) Re…

§ 2056d. Criminal history records and other identification records (a) Statewide criminal history records shall be released only by the Vermont Crime Information Center. (b) Information other than criminal history records, such as State identification numbers, shall be released o…

§ 2056e. Dissemination of criminal history records to the Department of Buildings and General Services; security personnel (a) The Department of Buildings and General Services shall obtain from the Vermont Crime Information Center a Vermont criminal record, an out-of-state crimin…

§ 2056f. Dissemination of criminal history records and criminal convictions records to an individual A person may obtain a copy of his or her own criminal history record as defined in section 2056a of this title or criminal conviction record as defined in section 2056c of this ti…

§ 2056h. Dissemination of criminal history records to the Department of Financial Regulation (a) The Department of Financial Regulation shall obtain from the Vermont Crime Information Center a Vermont criminal record, an out-of-state criminal record, and a record from the Federal…

§ 2056i. Dissemination of criminal history records to the Department of Buildings and General Services; private contractors (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Criminal record” means the record of: (A) convictions in Vermont; or (B) convictions in other jurisdictions r…

§ 2057. Information From time to time but at least annually, the Center shall publish information relating to criminal activity, arrests, convictions, and such other information as the Commissioner deems relevant. (Added 1969, No. 290 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)

§ 2059. Relationship to Departments of Corrections and of Motor Vehicles This chapter shall not apply to traffic offenses or any provisions of Title 23, 5 V.S.A. § 2001, or those sections of Title 32 that are administered by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Notwithstanding any…

§ 2060. Release of records The Center is authorized to release records or information requested under 33 V.S.A. § 6914, 26 V.S.A. § 1353, 24 V.S.A. § 4010, or 16 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 4. (Added 1991, No. 159 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1993, No. 100, § 10; 1995, No. 51, § 4…

§ 2061. Fingerprinting (a) A law enforcement officer shall take, or cause to be taken, the fingerprints and photographs of a person if the person is arrested or given a summons or citation for a felony or for being a fugitive from justice. (b) A law enforcement officer may take, …

§ 2062. Fingerprinting fees State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies may charge a fee of not more than $35.00 for providing persons with a set of classifiable fingerprints. No fee shall be charged to retake fingerprints determined by the Vermont Crime Information Cen…

§ 2063. Criminal history record fees; Criminal History Record Check Fund (a) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, the cost of each check for a criminal history record as defined in section 2056a of this title or a criminal conviction record as defined in section 2056…

§ 2064. Subscription service (a) As used in this section: (1) “State Identification Number (SID)” means a unique number generated by the Center to identify a person in the criminal history database. (2) “Subscription service” means a service provided by the Center through which a…

§ 2065. Ratification of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact (a) The Vermont General Assembly hereby approves and ratifies the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 34 U.S.C. §§ 40311- 40316. The Compact shall remain in effect until legislation is enacted re…