Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 1876

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Safety. See
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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

§ 1876. Headquarters and stations; equipment

The Commissioner shall establish headquarters and stations in such localities as he or she deems advisable for the enforcement of the laws of the State, and to that end, within the limits of appropriations, he or she may lease, or otherwise acquire, in the name of the State the right to use and maintain lands and buildings, and may purchase or otherwise acquire horses, motor equipment, and other supplies including radio and all other equipment and services the Commissioner deems essential for the needs of the Department or its members in carrying out their duties. The Commissioner may discontinue a headquarters or station, where he or she determines such action to be desirable. The Commissioner may sell such property as shall have become unnecessary or unfit for further use, and all monies received from the sale shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the appropriation for the Department. (Amended 2021, No. 20, § 156.)