Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 2054

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Safety. See
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 2054. Uniform reports

(a) The Center shall provide State departments and agencies, municipal police departments, sheriffs, and other law enforcement officers with uniform forms for the reporting of the commission of crimes, arrests, convictions, imprisonment, probation, parole, fingerprints, missing persons, fugitives from justice, stolen property, and such other matters as the Commissioner deems relevant. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall adopt rules relating to the use, completion, and filing of the uniform forms and to the operation of the Center.

(b) A department, agency, or law enforcement officer who fails to comply with the rules adopted by the Commissioner with respect to the use, completion, or filing of the uniform forms, after notice of failure to comply, shall be fined not more than $100.00. Each such failure shall constitute a separate offense. (Added 1969, No. 290 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 2021, No. 20, § 159.)