Vermont § 1957 - Mutual aid—Article VII

§ 1957. Mutual aid—Article VII

• (a) As used in this article: 1. “Emergency” means an occurrence or condition, temporary in nature, in which the state
  police department of a party state is, or may reasonably be expected to be, unable
  to cope with substantial and imminent danger to the public safety, and in which the
  cooperation of or aid from local police forces within the state is, or may reasonably
  be expected to be insufficient. Also “emergency” shall mean a situation in which
  an investigation of an aspect of organized crime or events connected with organized
  crime require augmentation, for a limited time, of the investigative personnel of
  the state police department from without the state. 2. “Requesting state” means the state whose state police department requests assistance
  in coping with an emergency. 3. “Responding state” means the state furnishing aid, or requested to furnish aid, pursuant
  to this article. (b) In case of emergency, upon the request of the administrative head of the state police
  department of a party state, the administrative head of the state police department
  of each responding state shall order such part of his state police forces as he, in
  his discretion, may find necessary to aid the state police forces of the requesting
  state in order to carry out the purposes set forth in this Compact. In such case,
  it shall be the duty of the administrative head of the state police department of
  each responding state to issue the necessary orders for such use of state police forces
  of his state without the borders of his state, and to direct such forces to place
  themselves under the operational control of the administrative head of the state police
  department of the requesting state. (c) The administrative head of the state police department of any party state, in his
  discretion, may withhold or recall the police forces of his state, or any part or
  any member thereof, serving without its borders. (d) Whenever any of the state police forces of any party state are engaged outside their
  own state in carrying out the purposes of this Compact, the individual members so
  engaged shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as members
  of the state police department of the state in which they are engaged, but, in any
  event, a requesting state shall save harmless any member of a responding state police
  department serving within its borders for any act or acts done by him in the performance
  of his duty while engaged in carrying out the purposes of this Compact. (e) All liability that may arise under the laws of the requesting state or under the laws
  of the responding state or under the laws of a third state on account of or in connection
  with a request for aid shall be assumed and borne by the requesting state. (f) Any responding state rendering aid pursuant to this Compact shall be reimbursed by
  the requesting state for any loss or damage to, or expense incurred in the operation
  of, any equipment answering a request for aid, and for the cost of the materials,
  transportation and maintenance of state police personnel and equipment incurred in
  connection with such request; provided, that nothing herein contained shall prevent
  any responding state from assuming such loss, damage, expense or other cost. (g) Each party state shall provide, in the same amounts and manner, as if they were on
  duty within their state, for the pay and allowances of the personnel of its state
  police department while engaged without the state pursuant to this Compact and while
  going to and returning from such duty pursuant to this Compact. (h) Each party state providing for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured
  members and the representatives of deceased members of its state police department
  in case such members sustain injuries or are killed within their own state shall provide
  for the payment of compensation and death benefits in the same manner and on the same
  terms in case such members sustain injury or are killed while rendering aid pursuant
  to this Compact. (Added 1967, No. 288 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 15, 1968.)