Vermont § 5415 - Enforcement; special investigation units

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§ 5415. Enforcement; special investigation units

  • (a) Special investigation units, created pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1940, shall be responsible for the investigation of violations of this chapter’s Registry
    requirements and are authorized to conduct in-person Registry compliance checks in
    a time, place, and manner it deems appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of this
    chapter. This section shall not be construed to prohibit local law enforcement from
    enforcing the provisions of this chapter. (b) On or before November 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, local law enforcement agencies
    shall report to the Vermont Crime Information Center about any in-person Registry
    compliance checks that the agency has conducted during the preceding 12 months. The
    report shall include the total number of in-person compliance checks conducted during
    the 12-month period, the number of offenders who were in compliance, the number of
    offenders who were out of compliance, and the reasons for being out of compliance. (c) The Department of Public Safety shall report to the Senate and House Committees on
    Judiciary on or before December 15, 2009, and annually thereafter, regarding its efforts
    under this section. (Added 2009, No. 1, § 16, eff. March 4, 2009; amended 2019, No. 77, § 17, eff. June 19, 2019.)

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

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