Vermont § 3161 - Regulation of private investigative and security services
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3161 — Regulation of private investigative and security services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3161. Regulation of private investigative and security services
- ; Director; advisor appointees (a)(1) The Director shall administer the provisions of this chapter. (2) The Director shall consult the advisor appointees prior to exercising interpretive
discretion, adopting or amending rules, and determining any substantial regulatory
question presented in the course of administering this chapter. (b)(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint five persons of suitable qualifications in accordance
with this section to advise the Director in matters concerning private investigative
and security services. (A) Two advisors shall be members of the public with no financial interest, either personally
or through a spouse, in private investigative services or security services. (B) One advisor shall be a provider of private investigative services. (C) One advisor shall be a provider of private security services. (D) The remaining member shall be a provider of private investigative services or a provider
of private security services, or a provider of both types of services. (2) The Secretary of State shall appoint the advisors for five-year staggered terms. Four
of the initial appointments shall be for four-, three-, two-, and one-year terms. (Added 1981, No. 98, § 1; amended 1995, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 27, § 89; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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