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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 4023

  • Justice: when applied to a person, other than a Justice of the Supreme Court, shall mean a justice of the peace for the county for which he or she is elected or appointed. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See

§ 4023. Possession of firearms in hospital buildings prohibited

(a) A person shall not knowingly possess a firearm while within a hospital building.

(b) A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $250.00.

(c) This section shall not apply to a firearm possessed by a federal law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer certified as a law enforcement officer by the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358, for legitimate law enforcement purposes.

(d) Notice of the provisions of this section shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance to each hospital.

(e) As used in this section:

(1) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in subsection 4017(d) of this title.

(2) “Hospital” has the same meaning as in 18 V.S.A. § 1902. (Added 2021, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)