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§ 701 Oaths of officers
§ 702 Oaths of enlisted members
§ 703 Duties of officers
§ 704 Duties of enlisted members

Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 20 > Chapter 31 - Oaths and Duties of Officers and Enlisted Members

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • CODIS: means the FBI's national DNA identification index system that allows storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by state and local forensic DNA laboratories. See
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Safety. See
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See
  • DNA: means deoxyribonucleic acid. See
  • DNA record: means DNA sample identification information stored in the State DNA database or CODIS. See
  • DNA sample: means a forensic unknown tissue sample or a tissue sample provided by any person convicted of a designated crime. See
  • Employee: means a person employed by the Department. See
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • FBI: means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. See
  • Oath: shall include affirmation where by law an affirmation may be substituted. See
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Population database: means anonymous DNA records used to assist statistical evaluation. See
  • seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon paper alone or by means of a wafer or wax affixed thereto. See
  • 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
  • State DNA data bank: means the repository of DNA samples collected and maintained under the provisions of this subchapter. See
  • State DNA database: means the Laboratory DNA identification record system. See
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.