Vermont § 3001 - Impeding public officers

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3001 — Impeding public officers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3001. Impeding public officers

  • (a) A person who hinders an executive, judicial, law enforcement, civil, or military officer
    acting under the authority of this State or any subdivision thereof, or who removes
    a weapon from the person of a law enforcement officer, or who deprives a law enforcement
    officer of the use of a weapon, shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined
    not more than $500.00, or both. For purposes of this section, law enforcement officer
    is defined under section 3019 of this title. (b) As used in this section, “weapon” means any device, instrument, material, or substance,
    whether animate or inanimate, excluding a firearm as defined in section 3019 of this title, which, in the manner it is used or is intended to be used, is known to be capable
    of producing death, serious bodily injury, or temporary disability. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1979, No. 111 (Adj. Sess.); 1999, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)

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What does Vermont Statutes Online § 3001 cover?

Section 3001 ("Impeding public officers") 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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