Vermont § 16 - Police Department authorization The Village is authorized to own, operate, control, and manage a Police Department under the direction of a Chief of Police appointed by the Board of Trustees

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§ 16. Police Department authorization The Village is authorized to own, operate, control, and manage a Police Department under the direction of a Chief of Police appointed by the Board of Trustees

  • . The
    Chief of Police and all police officers shall have those powers and authority that
    are conferred generally by the general law.

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 16 ("Police Department authorization The Village is authorized to own, operate, control, and manage a Police Department under the direction of a Chief of Police appointed by the Board of Trustees") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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