{"data":{"id":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-2351a","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"20 V.S.A. § 2351a","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Executive officer” means the highest-ranking law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency.\n(2) “Law enforcement agency” means the employer of a law enforcement officer.\n(3) “Law enforcement officer” means a member of the Department of Public Safety who exercises law enforcement powers; a member of the State Police; a Capitol Police officer; a municipal police officer; a constable who exercises law enforcement powers; a motor vehicle inspector; an employee of the Department of Liquor and Lottery who exercises law enforcement powers; an investigator employed by the Secretary of State; a Board of Medical Practice investigator employed by the Department of Health; an investigator employed by the Attorney General or a State’s Attorney; a fish and game warden; a sheriff; a deputy sheriff who exercises law enforcement powers; a railroad police officer commissioned pursuant to 5 V.S.A. chapter 68, subchapter 8; a police officer appointed to the University of Vermont’s Department of Police Services; or the provost marshal or assistant provost marshal of the Vermont National Guard.\n(4) “Off-site training” means training provided off the premises of a law enforcement officer training school and approved by the Council under the provisions of section 2355 of this chapter.","path":["Title 20: Internal Security and Public Safety","Chapter 151: Vermont Criminal Justice Council","Subchapter 001: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/151/02351a","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:04Z","sha256":"6e072378b96e16fb2ee0a2560c5612d4ca6691f598d6acd6d52aaca69cf9cf30","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-2351","next":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-2352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}