Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 28 > Chapter 9 - Administration of the Correctional Facilities

• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Corrections. See
• Department: means the Department of Corrections. See
• facility: means any building, enclosure, space, or structure of or supported by the Department and used for the confinement of persons committed to the custody of the Commissioner, or for any other matter related to such confinement. See
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Inmate: means any person, not a child, committed to the custody of the Commissioner pursuant to the law of the State and subsequently committed to a correctional facility and any person confined at a correctional facility during the pendency of a prosecution against him or her. See
• Law: includes the laws and ordinances of the State, its political subdivisions, and municipalities. See
• License: means a current authorization granted by the Director permitting the practice of property inspecting. 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
• Property inspector: means a person who is licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of property inspecting. 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
• Supervising officer: means the highest administrative officer in charge of any correctional facility. See