Title 20, Title 20: Internal Security and Public Safety

§ 4504. Contents of application (a) An application for a permit to hold an assembly shall be in writing and signed by an individual authorized to act for the person sponsoring it. (b) The application shall state: (1) the date and hours the assembly is to be held; (2) the name, re…

§ 4505. Receipt of application Upon receipt of an application for a permit to hold an assembly, the permit officer shall note the time of filing on the application and shall promptly mail or otherwise deliver a copy of the application to the principal officers of the applicant na…

§ 4506. Action on application (a) The permit officer shall: (1) issue the permit as requested; or (2) issue the permit subject to any conditions authorized in section 4507 of this title, which he or she deems necessary to protect the public health and safety; or (3) apply to the …

§ 4507. Criteria for imposing conditions on permit (a) If there is a reasonable likelihood that an assembly will substantially harm the public health or safety, the permit officer shall grant the permit upon conditions reasonably necessary to avoid substantial harm to the public …

§ 4508. Judicial review (a) If there is a reasonable likelihood that an assembly will substantially harm the public health or safety and this cannot be avoided by imposition of conditions, or if no permit for such an assembly has been applied for, the permit officer shall apply w…

§ 4509. Judicial order relating to an assembly When a permit officer applies to the Superior Court for a restraining order, injunctive relief, or other order, or a person applies for judicial review under subsection 4508(b) of this title, the Court shall expedite the proceedings …

§ 4510. Appeals A party may obtain a review of a final judgment of the Superior Court by appeal to the Supreme Court. The appeal shall be taken as in other civil cases. The taking of an appeal does not operate to stay the order of the Superior Court, but the Supreme Court may sta…

§ 4511. Penalties A person who intentionally: (1) violates a condition imposed in a permit to hold an assembly with knowledge of the provision; or (2) conducts, organizes, or promotes an assembly without applying for a permit, may be fined not more than $2,000.00 or imprisoned fo…

§ 4601. Purpose It is the purpose of this chapter to allow State and local law enforcement agencies to assist in providing fingerprint records of minors to their parents or guardians who so request and to ensure the classifiability of the fingerprints so taken. (Added 1985, No. 2…

§ 4602. Authority to take fingerprints of minors (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of this section, any State or local law enforcement agency may establish or participate in a program of voluntary fingerprinting of minors. Only minors whose parents or guar…

§ 4603. Ownership of fingerprint records (a) No law enforcement officer or agency shall make or retain duplicates of fingerprint cards or records taken as a part of a program of voluntary fingerprinting. (b) Fingerprint cards and records created under this chapter shall be given …

§ 4604. Exclusions (a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits any person from fingerprinting any other person by a method not authorized by this chapter. However, this chapter provides the only sanctioned method by which law enforcement agencies and officers may take fingerprints of m…

§ 4621. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Correctional facility” shall have the same meaning as in 28 V.S.A. § 3. (2) “Drone” means a powered aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator and is able to fly autonomously or to be piloted remotely. (3) “Law enforcemen…

§ 4622. Law enforcement use of drones (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a law enforcement agency shall not use a drone or information acquired through the use of a drone for the purpose of investigating, detecting, or prosecuting crime. (b)(1) A law enforc…

§ 4623. Use of drones; Federal Aviation Administration requirements (a) Any use of drones by any person, including a law enforcement agency, shall comply with all applicable Federal Aviation Administration requirements and guidelines. (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly …

§ 4624. Reports (a) On or before September 1 of each year, any law enforcement agency that has used a drone within the previous 12 months shall report the following information to the Department of Public Safety: (1) The number of times the agency used a drone within the previous…

§ 4625. Correctional facilities; use of drones prohibited; civil penalty (a) A person shall not knowingly operate a drone over a correctional facility or surrounding property that is readily recognizable to a reasonable person as being correctional facility property or is reasona…

§ 4626. Drones; operation over private property without consent of owner; civil penalty (a) A person shall not fly a drone for hobby or recreational purposes at an altitude of less than 100 feet above privately owned real property unless the person has obtained prior written cons…

§ 4651. Prohibited disclosure of personally identifying information (a) As used in this section: (1) “Personally identifying information” means information concerning a person’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, immi…

§ 4652. Authorization to enter into agreements pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) and 19 U.S.C. § 1401(i) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, only the Governor, in consultation with the Vermont Attorney General, is authorized to enter into, modify, or extend an agreement …

§ 4661. Definitions [Repealed effective June 30, 2028] As used in this chapter: (1) “Critical infrastructure” has the same meaning as in 11 V.S.A. § 1701. (2) “Cybersecurity” means the practice of deploying people, policies, processes, and technologies to protect organizations, t…

§ 4662. Cybersecurity Advisory Council [Repealed effective June 30, 2028] (a) Creation. There is created the Cybersecurity Advisory Council to advise on the State’s cybersecurity infrastructure, best practices, communications protocols, standards, training, and safeguards. (b) Me…

§ 4671. Prohibition; standby fees No law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency shall seek a fee from the individual seeking assistance or being assisted in the retrieval of personal belongings or the personal belongings of the individual’s dependents from the individual’s…