Vermont § 2651a - Constables; appointment; removal; elimination of office

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 2651a — Constables; appointment; removal; elimination of office, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2651a. Constables; appointment; removal; elimination of office

  • (a)(1) A town may vote by Australian ballot at an annual meeting to authorize the selectboard
    to appoint a first constable, and if needed a second constable, in which case at least
    a first constable shall be appointed. (2) A constable so appointed may be removed by the selectboard for just cause after notice
    and hearing. (3) When a town votes to authorize the selectboard to appoint constables, the selectboard’s
    authority to make such appointments shall remain in effect until the town rescinds
    that authority by the majority vote of the registered voters present and voting at
    an annual meeting duly warned for that purpose.

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

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