Vermont § 8101 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 8101. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Adverse result” means: (A) danger to the life or physical safety of an individual; (B) flight from prosecution; (C) destruction of or tampering with evidence; (D) intimidation of potential witnesses; or (E) serious jeopardy to an investigation or undue delay of a trial. (2) “Electronic communication” means the transfer of signs, signals, writings, images,
  sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature in whole or in part by a wire, a radio,
  electromagnetic, photoelectric, or photo-optical system. (3) “Electronic communication service” means a service that provides to its subscribers
  or users the ability to send or receive electronic communications, including a service
  that acts as an intermediary in the transmission of electronic communications, or
  stores protected user information. (4) “Electronic device” means a device that stores, generates, or transmits information
  in electronic form. (5) “Government entity” means a department or agency of the State or a political subdivision
  thereof, or an individual acting for or on behalf of the State or a political subdivision
  thereof. (6) “Law enforcement officer” means: (A) a law enforcement officer certified at Level II or Level III pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358; (B) the Attorney General; (C) an Assistant Attorney General; (D) a State’s Attorney; or (E) a Deputy State’s Attorney (7) “Lawful user” means a person or entity who lawfully subscribes to or uses an electronic
  communication service, whether or not a fee is charged. (8) “Protected user information” means electronic communication content, including the
  subject line of e-mails, cellular tower-based location data, GPS or GPS-derived location
  data, the contents of files entrusted by a user to an electronic communication service
  pursuant to a contractual relationship for the storage of the files whether or not
  a fee is charged, data memorializing the content of information accessed or viewed
  by a user, and any other data for which a reasonable expectation of privacy exists. (9) “Service provider” means a person or entity offering an electronic communication service. (10) “Specific consent” means consent provided directly to the government entity seeking
  information, including when the government entity is the addressee or intended recipient
  or a member of the intended audience of an electronic communication