Vermont § 3019 - Disarming a law enforcement officer
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3019 — Disarming a law enforcement officer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3019. Disarming a law enforcement officer
- (a) As used in this section: (1) “Firearm” means any weapon, whether loaded or unloaded, that will expel a projectile
by the action of an explosive, and includes any weapon commonly referred to as a pistol,
revolver, rifle, gun, machine gun, or shotgun. (2) “Law enforcement officer” means: (A) a person certified by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council as having satisfactorily
completed the approved training programs required to meet the minimum training standards
applicable to that person pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358; (B) a constable who has not been prohibited from exercising law enforcement authority
under 24 V.S.A. § 1936a and who has been certified by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council as having successfully
completed a course of training pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358; or (C) a person certified as a member of the Capitol Police under 2 V.S.A. § 70. (b) A person is guilty of disarming a law enforcement officer if: (1) the person knowingly: (A) removes a firearm from the person of a law enforcement officer; or (B) deprives a law enforcement officer of the use of a firearm; and (2) the officer is acting within the lawful scope of the officer’s duties; and (3) the person has reasonable cause to know or knows the individual is a law enforcement
officer. (c) A person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall be imprisoned not more
than 10 years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Added 1999, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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