Vermont § 73 - Support of sheriff’s department

§ 73. Support of sheriff’s department

• (a) The county shall provide the sheriff with an adequate bond, a suitable office, office
  equipment and supplies, and adequate telephone service. The sheriff’s department
  shall also be provided with law enforcement equipment, supplies, insurance, and funds
  for maintaining and operating such equipment as the assistant judges consider necessary
  to ensure that the department operates in a safe, accountable, and professional manner.
  The county shall also provide reasonable secretarial assistance and bookkeeping assistance.
  The county shall also provide funds necessary for department personnel to comply with
  basic and in-service training requirements established by the Vermont Criminal Justice
  Council; funds to provide the matching share for grants from federal, State, or private
  sources; and funds to pay the liability insurance premiums for the sheriff and sheriff’s
  deputies. (b) From revenues derived from a contract, the sheriff’s department shall provide salaries,
  equipment, and other funds necessary to carry out that contract. (Amended 1967, No. 345 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. April 1, 1969; 1971, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Feb. 3, 1972; 1977, No. 218 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1987, No. 262 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)