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Municipal Index To Laws Affecting Local Government

Link to Vermont Statutes Online:   http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/statutes.htm
 

Topic Citation
Abandoned Animals 20 V.S.A. § 3511
 
Abandoned Property 27 V.S.A. §§ 1241 et seq.
 
Abatement of Taxes 24 V.S.A. §§ 1533-1536
20 V.S.A. § 2488 (Fire Districts)

Education Property Tax

32 V.S.A. § 5409(3)(c)
Absentee Ballots
 

Deadline for Applying to Vote Absentee

17 V.S.A. § 2531(a)

Delivery by Justices

17 V.S.A. § 2538

List to Be Posted

17 V.S.A. § 2534

Requests for Absentee Ballots

17 V.S.A. § 2532
17 V.S.A. § 2539

Use of Absentee Ballot

17 V.S.A. § 2531(c)
Acceptance of Office 17 V.S.A. § 2653
17 V.S.A. § 2654
Access to Public Records Act
 		 1 V.S.A. §§ 315 et seq.
Accidents, Duty to Stop and Report (injury to property)
 		 23 V.S.A. §§ 1128-1129
Act 250
 		 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 et seq.

Applications

10 V.S.A. § 6083

Parties to Act 250 Public Hearing

10 V.S.A. § 6084
Act 60
 		 (see Tax, Education Property)
Action by or Against Town
 		 24 V.S.A. § 901
Adverse Possession
 		 12 V.S.A. § 462
Aeronautics (airstrips, seaplanes)
 		 5 V.S.A. Ch. 9
Agent to Convey Real Estate
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1061
Agricultural Uses & Practices
 

Livestock slaughterhouses, rendering plants

6 V.S.A. Ch. 204

Right to Farm

12 V.S.A. § 5753
Alcoholic Beverages
 

Licenses

7 V.S.A. §§ 221 et seq.

Open Bottle Laws

24 V.S.A. § 2291(17)

Voting Wet or Dry

7 V.S.A. §§ 161 et seq.
All Terrain Vehicles
 

Generally

23 V.S.A. §§ 3501 et seq.

Municipal Ordinances

23 V.S.A. § 3510
Ambulance Services 18 V.S.A. §§ 901 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 2604
24 V.S.A. §§ 2651 et seq.

Limitation of Liability for Volunteer Personnel

24 V.S.A. § 2687
Animals
 

Abandoned Animals

20 V.S.A. § 3511

Animal Control, Generally

20 V.S.A. § 3341

Beavers

10 V.S.A. § 4828

Compensation for Damage

20 V.S.A. § 3345
20 V.S.A. § 3741

Cruelty to

13 V.S.A. §§ 351 et seq.

Dog Bites

20 V.S.A. § 3546

Domestic Animals, Domestic Pets

Defined

6 V.S.A. § 1151(2)
13 V.S.A. § 351(1)
20 V.S.A. § 3541

Humane Officer, Defined

13 V.S.A. § 351(4)
 

Impounding

20 V.S.A. § 3411
 

Licensing

20 V.S.A. §§ 3581 et seq.
 

Right to Kill Dog Pursuing Deer or Moose

10 V.S.A. § 4748

Right to Kill Domestic Pet

20 V.S.A. § 3545

Running at Large (on highway or “commons”)

20 V.S.A. §§ 3451 et seq.

Bulls

20 V.S.A. § 3346

Rams

20 V.S.A. § 3347

Stallions

20 V.S.A. § 3349
Annexation of Adjacent Property to Villages
 		 24 V.S.A. §§ 1316 et seq.
Annual Meeting Date
 

Fire Districts

20 V.S.A. § 2483

Town

17 V.S.A. § 2640(a)

Town School Districts

16 V.S.A. § 422

Union School Districts

16 V.S.A. § 706j(a)(5)

Villages

24 V.S.A. § 1305
Appraisers
 		 32 V.S.A. § 4052
Appropriation to Social Service Agencies
 		 24 V.S.A. § 2691
Assignments, Mortgage, Recording of
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1158
Assistant Town Clerk
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1170

As Town Treasurer

24 V.S.A. § 1622
Assistant Town Treasurer
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1573
Audit, Mandatory School District
 		 16 V.S.A. § 563(17)
Auditors
 

Duties

24 V.S.A. §§ 1681 et seq.

Eliminating Office of Auditor

17 V.S.A. § 2651b

Hiring a CPA

24 V.S.A. § 1690

Number of Auditors (3)

17 V.S.A. § 2649

Penalty for Refusal to Submit Accounts to Auditors

24 V.S.A. § 1686

Report

24 V.S.A. §§ 1682 et seq.

Role in Setting Pay of Selectboard

24 V.S.A. § 933

School

16 V.S.A. § 563(10)

Timetable for Auditing

24 V.S.A. § 1681

Town

24 V.S.A. § 1682
24 V.S.A. § 1683

Australian Ballot

Candidates Positions Six Weeks Ahead

17 V.S.A. § 2681

Cost of Australian Ballot Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2682(a)

Political Party Endorsements in Local Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2474
17 V.S.A. § 2681a

Public Hearing Mandated

17 V.S.A. § 2680(g)

Use in Charter Votes

17 V.S.A. § 2645

Use in Local Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2680

Use in Union School District Budget Voting

16 V.S.A. § 711e

Vote on Adopting

17 V.S.A. § 2680

When to Discuss Articles to Be Voted

17 V.S.A. § 2640(c)
Ballot Bag Tags
 		 17 V.S.A. § 2590(b)
Beaver Control
 		 10 V.S.A. § 4828(a)
19 V.S.A. § 37
Bicycle Trails
 		 10 V.S.A. § 441
Bidding for Public Contracts
 

Schools

16 V.S.A. § 559

State Construction Projects

29 V.S.A. § 161

Towns

(no requirement)
 
Billboards
 		 10 V.S.A. § 481
Binding Arbitration, Vote to Mandate
 		 21 V.S.A. § 1733
Birth Records
 		 18 V.S.A. §§ 5071 et seq.
Board of Abatement
 

Authority

24 V.S.A. § 1533
24 V.S.A. § 1535

Composition of BCA

24 V.S.A. § 801
24 V.S.A. § 1533

Notice of Meeting

24 V.S.A. § 801
24 V.S.A. § 1534
Board of Civil Authority
 

Applications for Addition to the Checklist

17 V.S.A. § 2145

Applications for Revision

17 V.S.A. § 2144

Checklist Maintenance

For Union School District Elections

16 V.S.A. § 706(u)

Composition of Board

17 V.S.A. § 2103(5)
24 V.S.A. § 801

Definition

17 V.S.A. § 2103(5)

Delivery of Ballots to Voters at Home

17 V.S.A. § 2538

Distribution of Checklists

17 V.S.A. § 2507

Filling Vacancy

17 V.S.A. § 2623

Independent Domicile of Spouses

17 V.S.A. § 2103(3)

Inspection and Timetable

32 V.S.A. § 4404

Meeting Notice

24 V.S.A. § 801

Political Balance on Board

17 V.S.A. § 2143

Purging in Odd-Numbered Years

17 V.S.A. § 2150(d)

Quorum

24 V.S.A. § 801
17 V.S.A. § 2103(5)

Residency

17 V.S.A. § 2122

Revision of Checklist

17 V.S.A. § 2142
17 V.S.A. § 2146

Tax Appeals

Notice of Meeting

32 V.S.A. § 4404(b)

Oath for Tax Appeals

32 V.S.A. § 4405

Power to Raise Assessment on Appeal

32 V.S.A. § 4409

When Members Should Not Sit

32 V.S.A. § 4404(d)
Board of Health, Local
 		 18 V.S.A. §§ 604 et seq.
Bonds for Public Officers
 		 24 V.S.A. § 832
Bonds, Municipal
 

Bonding Limits

24 V.S.A. § 1762

Generally

24 V.S.A. §§ 1751 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 1868

Limitation on Reconsideration

24 V.S.A. § 1755(b)

Municipal Bond Bank

24 V.S.A. §§ 4551 et seq.

Necessity of Voting by Australian Ballot

24 V.S.A. § 1758

Notice

24 V.S.A. § 1756

Validation

24 V.S.A. § 1757

Privately-Owned Municipality-Supported Libraries

24 V.S.A. § 1752a

Submission to Voters

24 V.S.A. § 1755
24 V.S.A. § 1786a(c)
Borrowing
 

By Town from School District

16 V.S.A. § 429

Generally (Without Bonding)

24 V.S.A. § 1786a

School (must be authorized by voters)

16 V.S.A. § 562(9)

Town

24 V.S.A. § 1786

In Anticipation of Taxes

Limits

24 V.S.A. § 1762

To Pay Current Expenses

24 V.S.A. § 1786
Boundaries, Altering
 

Petition to Superior Court (boundary in dispute)

24 V.S.A. § 1461

Village

24 V.S.A. § 1302
Breastfeeding in Public Places
 		 9 V.S.A. § 4502(j)
Buckley Amendment (student records)
 		 20 U.S.C. § 1232(g)
Budgets
 

Highway Budget 

19 V.S.A. § 306
19 V.S.A. § 307
19 V.S.A. § 312
17 V.S.A. § 2664

Incorporated School District

16 V.S.A. § 511
16 V.S.A. § 515

Notice Requirements

17 V.S.A. § 2641

Reserve Funds

24 V.S.A. § 2804

Social Service Agencies, Appropriation to

24 V.S.A. § 2691

Town Budget

17 V.S.A. § 2664

Town School Budget

16 V.S.A. § 428
16 V.S.A. § 562(8)

Use of Australian Ballot for Budget Votes

Towns and Other Municipalities

17 V.S.A. § 2680(c)

Union School Districts

16 V.S.A. § 711a
16 V.S.A. § 711e
Building Inspectors, Codes and Permits
 		 24 V.S.A. Ch. 83
Bulls Running Loose
 		 20 V.S.A. § 3346
Burials
 

Burial and Removal Permits

18 V.S.A.§§ 5207 et seq.

Burial at Public Expense

33 V.S.A. § 2301

Poor and Disabled Veterans

20 V.S.A. § 1604
Burning (local air pollution control)
 		 10 V.S.A. §§ 564 et seq.
Campaign Finance Law
 		 17 V.S.A. §§ 2801 et seq.

Local Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2822
Campaigning in Polling Place
 		 17 V.S.A. § 2508

Candidates for Local Office

17 V.S.A. § 2681
Capital Budget and Program
 

Planning Commission Input

24 V.S.A. § 4430
Car Dealers
 		 23 V.S.A. § 4(8)

Penalties

23 V.S.A. § 473
Cats
 

Immunization

20 V.S.A. § 3581a

Licensing

20 V.S.A. § 3549
Cemeteries
 

Associations

18 V.S.A. §§ 5431 et seq.

Commissioners

18 V.S.A. §§ 5373 et seq.

Sexton

18 V.S.A. § 5214

Town

18 V.S.A. §§ 5361 et seq.

Disposition of Remains of Dead (private burial grounds)

18 V.S.A. § 5319
Chairman May Sign Orders of Board (any board)
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1141
Change of Name or Status of Owner of Real Estate
 		 27 V.S.A. § 350
Charters
 

Adoption, Amendment and Repeal

1 V.S.A. § 212
17 V.S.A. § 2645

Municipal Charters

24 V.S.A. Appendix
Checklists
 

Adding Names (Town Clerk)

17 V.S.A. § 2144b(d)

Availability, Posting

17 V.S.A. § 2141
1 V.S.A. § 317(b)(10)

Deadline for Applying for Addition to the Checklist
17 V.S.A. § 2532(b)(c)

Distribution

17 V.S.A. § 2507

Division of Checklist

17 V.S.A. § 2501

Intent to Apply for Addition to the Checklist

17 V.S.A. § 2144(b)

Purging in Odd-Numbered Years

17 V.S.A. § 2150(d)

Removing Names

17 V.S.A. § 2150

Residency

17 V.S.A. § 2121
17 V.S.A. § 2122

Retention of Exit or Entrance Checklists

17 V.S.A. § 2590(e)

Village

17 V.S.A. § 2126
Child Care, Child Welfare Services, Definitions
 		 33 V.S.A. § 3511
33 V.S.A. § 4902
Child Labor Law
 		 21 V.S.A. §§ 431 et seq.
Citizenship
 		 Vermont Constitution, Ch. II, § 66
Civil Enforcement of Ordinances
 		 24 V.S.A. § 1974
24 V.S.A. § 1977
Civil Unions
 		 15 V.S.A. Ch. 23
Claimant's Book
 		 27 V.S.A. §§ 603-605
Coasting (sleds) on Public Highways
 		 31 V.S.A. § 511
Coin Drops
 		 23 V.S.A. § 1056(a)
Collection of Delinquent Sewer Charges
 		 24 V.S.A. § 3504
24 V.S.A. § 3612
Collector of Current Taxes
 

Constable as Collector

24 V.S.A. § 1529

Duty to Pay over Collections

32 V.S.A. § 4646

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646

Selectboard Appointment

32 V.S.A. § 4674

Selectboard Hire

32 V.S.A. § 4799

Treasurer as Collector

32 V.S.A. § 4791
Collector of Delinquent Taxes
 

Delivery of Tax Bill to Successor

32 V.S.A. § 4671

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646(9)

Fine for Failure to Report

32 V.S.A. § 5164

Neglect of Duty

13 V.S.A. § 3006
24 V.S.A. § 902

Salary in Lieu of Fees

24 V.S.A. § 1530
32 V.S.A. § 1674(2)
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
 		 23 V.S.A. Ch. 39
Commitment, Mental Health
 		 18 V.S.A. § 7101(17)
18 V.S.A. §§ 7508 et seq.
Common Interest Ownership Act
 		 27A V.S.A. (in toto)
Common Law, Applicability
 		 1 V.S.A. § 271
Compensation of Town Officers
 		 24 V.S.A. §§ 931 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 1530
Condemnation
 

Construction and Condemnation, Generally

24 V.S.A. §§ 2801 et seq.

Highway Purposes

19 V.S.A. §§ 708 et seq.

Necessity, Damages

19 V.S.A. § 501

Sewage Disposal

24 V.S.A. § 3602
24 V.S.A. § 3609

Urban Renewal

24 V.S.A. § 3210
Conflict of Interest
 

Bonuses, Commissions, and Discounts

13 V.S.A. § 1106

Liquor Commissioners

7 V.S.A. § 223
3 V.S.A. § 204

MAPA

24 V.S.A. §§ 1203-1209

Municipal Ordinance (selectboard)

24 V.S.A. § 2291(20)
24 V.S.A. § 1984 (voter authority to adopt)

Quasi-Judicial Capacity, Acting in

12 V.S.A. § 61

School Directors

16 V.S.A. § 557
16 V.S.A. § 559
Consent Forms
 

General Election

17 V.S.A. § 2385

Primary Election

17 V.S.A. § 2353

Town Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2681
Conservation Commissions
 		 24 V.S.A. §§ 4501 et seq.
Consolidated Ballot
 		 17 V.S.A. § 2471
Constables
 

Appointment, Removal

17 V.S.A. § 2651a

Assistance to Health Officer

18 V.S.A. § 617

Criminal Justice Training

20 V.S.A. § 2358

Definition of Law Enforcement Officer

V.R.Cr.P. § 54(c)(6)

Destruction of Unlicensed Dogs

20 V.S.A. § 3621

District Court Officer

24 V.S.A. § 296

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646(7)

Fees

32 V.S.A. § 1591

Killing Injured Deer

10 V.S.A. § 4749

Law Enforcement Officer, Training Standards for

20 V.S.A. § 2358

Powers, Qualifications and Limitations

24 V.S.A. § 1936a

Removal of Disorderly Persons from Town Meeting

17 V.S.A. § 2659

Restriction of Powers, Town Vote to Prohibit

24 V.S.A. § 1936a

Service of Process

12 V.S.A. § 691

Town’s Liability for Acts

24 V.S.A. § 834

When Collector of Taxes

24 V.S.A. § 1529
Contaminated Sites 10 V.S.A. § 6615
10 V.S.A. § 6615a
10 V.S.A. § 1283
Contracts Between Towns 24 V.S.A. §§ 4801 et seq.
County Clerks 24 V.S.A. §§ 171-183
County Road Commissioners 19 V.S.A. §§ 970-979
County Tax 24 V.S.A. §§ 133-135
Court Filing Fees 32 V.S.A. § 1431
Court, Superior (jurisdiction), Generally 4 V.S.A. § 113
Covered Bridges

Destruction of

19 V.S.A. § 316
Restricting Use of
19 V.S.A. § 313
Criminal Record Information

Dissemination to Employers

20 V.S.A. § 2056c

Fees

20 V.S.A. § 2063

Release of (generally)

20 V.S.A. § 2060

Sexual Offender Registry

13 V.S.A. §§ 5401-5413
Curfew 24 V.S.A. § 2151
Current Use Tax 32 V.S.A. Ch. 124

Fee Hunting Prohibition

32 V.S.A. § 3776
Death Certificates 18 V.S.A. §§ 5201 et seq.
Deeds

Name Changes of Owner

27 V.S.A. § 350

Recording of

24 V.S.A. § 1154
27 V.S.A. § 341
32 V.S.A. § 9608

Requirement for Property Transfer Return

32 V.S.A. § 9608

Signature and Acknowledgment

27 V.S.A. § 341(a)
Deficit, Payment of

School District

16 V.S.A. § 515

Town, Deficit Tax

24 V.S.A. § 1523

Sinking Fund

24 V.S.A. § 1777
Deliberations, Exempt from Open Meeting Law 1 V.S.A. § 310
1 V.S.A. § 312(e)
Delinquent Tax Collector (see Collector of Delinquent Taxes)
Delinquent Taxes

Collection Against Nonresidents

32 V.S.A. § 4841

Collection of Interest

32 V.S.A. § 5136(a)

Compensation

24 V.S.A. § 1530

Constable as Collector

24 V.S.A. § 1529

Fees and Costs

32 V.S.A. § 1674(2)
32 V.S.A. § 5258

Form of Warrant

32 V.S.A. § 4913

Lien, Force and Effect of

32 V.S.A. § 5061

List of Delinquent Taxpayers

32 V.S.A. § 4874
32 V.S.A. § 5162

Partial Payments

32 V.S.A. § 5142

Penalty

32 V.S.A. § 1674(2)

Recording Delinquent Payments

32 V.S.A. § 5137

Service Members Civil Relief Act

50 U.S.C. Appendix § 561

Town Manager as Collector

24 V.S.A. § 1236(10)

Warrant Against Delinquents

32 V.S.A. §§ 4793 et seq.
Deputy Registrars 18 V.S.A. § 5201
Disability Discrimination, Prohibited 21 V.S.A. § 495d
Disaster, Local Emergency Management 20 V.S.A. § 6
Discharge, Mortgage 27 V.S.A. §§ 461 et seq.
Discount for Early Payment (see Tax Due Date)
Disorderly Conduct 13 V.S.A. § 1022
13 V.S.A. § 1026
Disqualification for Interest 12 V.S.A. § 61
Dog Wardens 20 V.S.A. § 3590(a)
Dogs (see Domestic Pets)

Annual Census

20 V.S.A. § 3590

Right to Kill

10 V.S.A. § 4748
20 V.S.A. § 3745
Domestic Animals

Definition

6 V.S.A. § 1151
20 V.S.A. § 3541
Domestic Pets (including wolf hybrids)

Cats

Licensing

20 V.S.A. § 3549

Rabies Inoculation

20 V.S.A. § 3581a

Civil Enforcement Process

20 V.S.A. § 3550

Damage by Domestic Pets

20 V.S.A. §§ 3741 et seq.

Definition

20 V.S.A. § 3541

Destruction of Unlicensed Dogs and Wolf Hybrids

20 V.S.A. §§ 3621 et seq.

Investigation of Vicious Domestic Pets

20 V.S.A. § 3546

Kennels

20 V.S.A. §§ 3681 et seq.

Licenses

20 V.S.A. §§ 3581 et seq.

Rabies Control

20 V.S.A. §§ 3801 et seq.

Regulation by Town

20 V.S.A. §§ 3549 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 1974
24 V.S.A. § 1974a

Right to Kill Domestic Pet

20 V.S.A. §§ 3545

Search Warrant

20 V.S.A. § 3551
Domicile 17 V.S.A. § 2122
Dram Shop Act 7 V.S.A. §§ 501 et seq.
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) 23 V.S.A. §§ 1200 et seq.
Drug Paraphernalia 18 V.S.A. §§ 4475 et seq.
Drug Testing of Applicants and Employees 21 V.S.A. §§ 511 et seq.
E-911 30 V.S.A. §§ 7051 et seq.
Early Voter Absentee Ballot (see Absentee Ballots)
Education (see Tax, Education Property)
Election Officials

Appointment of Assistants

17 V.S.A. § 2454

Disqualification

17 V.S.A. § 2456
17 V.S.A. § 2538(a)

Workshops

17 V.S.A. § 2457
Electioneering Within the Polling Place 17 V.S.A. § 2508
Elections

Acceptance of Office

17 V.S.A. § 2653
17 V.S.A. § 2654

Ballots

17 V.S.A. §§ 2471 et seq.
17 V.S.A. § 2681a

Checklist

17 V.S.A. Ch. 43

Contest of Election

17 V.S.A. § 2603

Counting Ballots

17 V.S.A. § 2587

Improper Influence

17 V.S.A. § 2666

Independent Candidates

17 V.S.A. §§ 2401 et seq.

Local

17 V.S.A. Ch. 55

Notification of Election

17 V.S.A. § 2653

Paper Ballot, Request for

17 V.S.A. § 2658

Political Advertising

Repealed 1997 (17 V.S.A. § 2022)

Town Officers, List and Qualifications

17 V.S.A. § 2646

Union School Elections

16 V.S.A. § 706p

Warning

17 V.S.A. § 2641
Electric Generation or Transmission Facilities

Municipal Electric Plants

30 V.S.A. §§ 2901 et seq.

Role of Planning Commission

30 V.S.A. § 248(f)
Emergency Health Order 18 V.S.A. § 127
Emergency Medical and Ambulance Services

Districts

24 V.S.A. §§ 2651 et seq.

State Health Department Responsibilities

18 V.S.A. § 906
Emergency Organization, Local 20 V.S.A. § 6
20 V.S.A. § 16
Emergency Response

Charging for EMTs or First Responder

24 V.S.A. § 2685
Eminent Domain 24 V.S.A. §§ 2805 et seq.
Employment Conditions

Lunch and Lavatory Periods

21 V.S.A. § 304
Employment Discrimination 21 V.S.A. §§ 495 et seq.
Employment Practices

Jury and Witness Duty

21 V.S.A. § 499

Legislative Leave

21 V.S.A. § 496

Minors, Employment of

21 V.S.A. §§ 431 et seq.

Payment of Wages (electronic deposit)

21 V.S.A. §§ 342 et seq.

Unemployment Compensation (public employment defined)

21 V.S.A. § 601(12)
Energy Code 21 V.S.A. § 266
Energy Coordinator, Appointment and Powers of 24 V.S.A. § 1131
Enhanced 911 30 V.S.A. §§ 7051 et seq.
Enterprise Funds (water, sewer, electric utilities) 24 V.S.A. § 3313
24 V.S.A. § 3348
24 V.S.A. § 3507
24 V.S.A. §§ 3615-16
Environmental Revolving Loan 24 V.S.A. Ch. 120
Equipment and Machinery Tax, Businesses 32 V.S.A. § 3618
32 V.S.A. § 3849
Executive Sessions 1 V.S.A. § 313(b)
Exhumation Permit 18 V.S.A. §§ 5212 et seq.
Fair Employment Practices Act 21 V.S.A. Ch. 5
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
Farming, Definition 10 V.S.A. § 6001(22)
Felony, Definition 13 V.S.A. § 1
Fence Viewers

Appointment

24 V.S.A. § 871

Duties

24 V.S.A. §§ 3801 et seq.
Fine for Ordinance Violation (fees to municipality) 13 V.S.A. § 7251
Fire Chief 20 V.S.A. § 2673
Fire Department, Municipal 24 V.S.A. § 1951
20 V.S.A. § 2921

Expenses of, How Paid

24 V.S.A. § 1955

Immunity from Liability

20 V.S.A. § 2990

Mutual Aid

20 V.S.A. § 2981

Payment for Services (municipal and private)

20 V.S.A. § 2963

Personnel Rules

24 V.S.A. § 1956
Fire Districts 20 V.S.A. §§ 2481 et seq.

Abatement of Taxes

20 V.S.A. § 2488

Annual and Special Meetings

20 V.S.A. § 2483

Prudential Committee and Officers

20 V.S.A. § 2485

Voters

20 V.S.A. § 2484
Fire Warden

Appointment, Removal

10 V.S.A. § 2641

Duties and Powers

10 V.S.A. § 2644

Open Burning Permits

10 V.S.A. § 2645

Salary and Compensation

10 V.S.A. § 2642
Firearms

Municipal Authority to Regulate

24 V.S.A. § 2291(8)
24 V.S.A. § 2295
24 V.S.A. § 4413(e)

Right to Bear

Vermont Constitution, Ch. 1, Article 16

Safety Zone Prohibition

10 V.S.A. § 4710

School Property

16 V.S.A. § 563(5)
16 V.S.A. § 1166
13 V.S.A. § 4004
18 U.S.C. § 921
Fires, Open Burning

Open Burning Permits

10 V.S.A. § 2645

Penalties for Violation

10 V.S.A. § 2675
Fireworks 20 V.S.A. §§ 3131 et seq.
Fiscal Year

School Districts

24 V.S.A. § 1683(b)

Towns

24 V.S.A. § 1683(c)
Fishing Licenses 10 V.S.A. § 4255
Flood Hazard Bylaws (see Zoning, Flood Hazard Bylaws)
Foreclosure Complaints, Filing 12 V.S.A. § 4523(b)
Free Elections Vermont Constitution, Ch. I, Art. 8
Freeman's Oath Vermont Constitution, Ch. II, § 42
17 V.S.A. § 2121
17 V.S.A. § 2124
Games of Chance

Nonprofit Organizations (bingo, raffles, lotteries, etc.)

13 V.S.A. § 2143
32 V.S.A. § 10201(5)
Gifts of Land to Municipalities 10 V.S.A. §§ 6301 et seq.
Glebe Land 24 V.S.A. §§ 2401 et seq.
Good Samaritan Law 12 V.S.A. § 519
24 V.S.A. § 2687

Food Donations

12 V.S.A. § 5761
12 V.S.A. § 5762
Gores 24 V.S.A. Ch. 41
24 V.S.A. Ch. 43
32 V.S.A. Ch. 133, subchapter 6

Supervisor's Duties

24 V.S.A. § 1408
Grand Juror, Town

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646(10)

Fees

32 V.S.A. § 1518

Inquiry and Presentment Powers

13 V.S.A. § 5504
Grand List

Abstract and Notification to Taxpayer

32 V.S.A. § 4111

Certification

32 V.S.A. § 4155
32 V.S.A. § 4156

Change in Name of Owner of Real Estate

27 V.S.A. § 350

Contents of Grand List

32 V.S.A. § 4152

Correction

32 V.S.A. § 4151
32 V.S.A. § 4261

Electric Generating Facility

(see Tax, Education Property)

Electronic Transmittal to PVR

32 V.S.A. § 5404(b)

Extensions of Timetable

32 V.S.A. § 4341

List upon which Taxes are Assessed

32 V.S.A. § 4602

Lodging in Town Clerk’s Office

32 V.S.A. § 4111

State Parcel Payments (maintenance and reappraisal)

32 V.S.A. § 4041a
32 V.S.A. § 5405(f)

Where and to Whom Real Estate Taxed (April 1 Rule)

32 V.S.A. § 3651

Unoccupied and Owner Unknown

32 V.S.A. § 3653
Grievances to Listers 32 V.S.A. § 4221
Groundwater Protection 10 V.S.A. Ch. 48
Guns (see Firearms)
Habitability, Warranty for Rental Property 9 V.S.A. § 4456
Handicapped Access

Australian Ballot Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2502

Town Meetings

17 V.S.A. § 2667
Hatch Act 5 U.S.C. §§ 1501 et seq.
Hazardous Waste Site Liability 10 V.S.A. § 6615(a)
HAZMAT Response, Authority to Charge for 20 V.S.A. § 39(e)
Headstones, Mandatory for Paupers 18 V.S.A. § 5371
Health Officer

Actions Against Local Health Officer

18 V.S.A. § 624

Appointment

18 V.S.A. § 601

Civil Enforcement (recovery of town expenses)

18 V.S.A. § 130(a)(5)

Compensation

18 V.S.A. § 602
18 V.S.A. § 623

Duties

18 V.S.A. § 602a

Emergency Health Order

18 V.S.A. § 127

Health Order

18 V.S.A. § 126

Local Board of Health

18 V.S.A. §§ 604 et seq.

Search Warrants

18 V.S.A. § 121

Unorganized Towns and Gores

18 V.S.A. § 622
Health Services, Municipal

Municipal Physician

24 V.S.A. § 2604
24 V.S.A. § 2605
Highways

Acceptance of Streets, Improvements

19 V.S.A. § 701
19 V.S.A. § 704
24 V.S.A. § 4463(c)

Brush Removal

19 V.S.A. § 904

Budget

(see Budgets)

Change from State to Town Highway

19 V.S.A. § 15

Citizen Petition to Repair Roads

19 V.S.A. § 971
 

Class 4 Roads

19 V.S.A. § 302(a)(4)
19 V.S.A. § 708(b)

No Requirement to Maintain or Upgrade

19 V.S.A. § 310(b)
19 V.S.A. § 711(b)

Classification

19 V.S.A. § 302
 

Reclassification

19 V.S.A. § 708
19 V.S.A. § 790

Closing Highways

19 V.S.A. § 1110

Coin Drops, Illegal

23 V.S.A. § 1056(a)
 

Condemnation

19 V.S.A. §§ 701 et seq.
 

Discontinuing Highways, Procedures

19 V.S.A. §§ 708 et seq.
19 V.S.A. §§ 771 et seq.

Title to Right of Way, Notifying Forests and Parks

19 V.S.A. § 775

Drainage Ditches

19 V.S.A. § 950

Driveway Entrances, Highway Grades, Drainage

19 V.S.A. § 1111(b)

Duties of Selectboard, General Powers

19 V.S.A. § 304

Equipment, Tools and Materials; Authority to Purchase

19 V.S.A. § 304(a)(3)

Exclusive Use of Funds for Highway Purposes

19 V.S.A. § 312

Fines

13 V.S.A. § 7251
23 V.S.A. § 2205(b)
24 V.S.A. § 2291(4) & (15)

Funds

19 V.S.A. § 303
17 V.S.A. § 2664

General Powers

19 V.S.A. § 304

Good and Sufficient Repair

19 V.S.A. § 310

Highways Between Two Towns

19 V.S.A. § 790

Horseback Riding

23 V.S.A. § 1014

Injury to Highways

19 V.S.A. § 1108

Laying Out, Altering

19 V.S.A. §§ 708 et seq.

Certificate of Completion

19 V.S.A. § 717

Liability for Insufficiency of Bridges and Culverts

12 V.S.A. § 514
19 V.S.A. § 985

Load Limits

23 V.S.A. §§ 1396 et seq.

Local Match

19 V.S.A. § 307

Local Speed Limits

23 V.S.A. § 1007

Maintenance of Highways

19 V.S.A. § 310

Mud Season

(see Highways, Posting of Roads)

Necessity (condemnation)

19 V.S.A. § 501(1)

Obstruction of Highways

19 V.S.A. § 1111
19 V.S.A. § 1105

Overlength Vehicles

23 V.S.A. § 1402(d)
23 V.S.A. § 1432

Overweight Vehicles and Permits

23 V.S.A. §§ 1391 et seq.
23 V.S.A. § 1400a
19 V.S.A. § 1110

Agricultural Vehicles

23 V.S.A. § 4(46)
23 V.S.A. § 370(a)
23 V.S.A. § 1400(a)

Parking Violations

24 V.S.A. § 2291(4)

Pent Roads

19 V.S.A. § 301(4)
19 V.S.A. § 304(5)

Pesticides, Licensing Permit Applicators

(see Pesticides)

Pipes and Wires, Laying in Public Right-of-Way

19 V.S.A. § 1111

Posting of Roads

19 V.S.A. § 1110

Railroad Crossing, Highway Alteration

5 V.S.A. § 3544

Recording Access Permits

19 V.S.A. § 1111(l)

Relocating Impassable Highway or Bridge

19 V.S.A. § 935

Removal of Obstruction

19 V.S.A. § 1111(b), (h)

Restricting Use by Vehicle Type

23 V.S.A. § 1042

Right-of-Way (ROW)

19 V.S.A. § 32
19 V.S.A. § 702

Sidewalks in State Right-of-Way (Class 1 town roads)

Concurrent State Authority

19 V.S.A. § 905
19 V.S.A. § 1101

Signs Posted by Town

23 V.S.A. § 1008
23 V.S.A. § 1025

Snow, Prohibition Against Depositing

23 V.S.A. § 1126a

Special Regulation for Special Occasion

23 V.S.A. § 1010

Speed Limits

23 V.S.A. § 1007

Enforcement on State Highways

23 V.S.A. § 1007(f)

State Aid to Highways

19 V.S.A. §§ 306 et seq.

Surplus in Highway Budget

19 V.S.A. § 312

Timber Removal from Landlocked Parcel

19 V.S.A. § 958

Traffic Violations

23 V.S.A. § 2302

Fines

13 V.S.A. § 7251(c)
23 V.S.A. § 1007(f) (state highways)

Trails

 

 19 V.S.A. § 301(8)
19 V.S.A. § 302
19 V.S.A. § 310
19 V.S.A. § 775

Utility Wires

30 V.S.A. §§ 2501 et seq.

Weight Restrictions

19 V.S.A. § 1110
23 V.S.A. §§ 1391 et seq.

Widening

19 V.S.A. § 703

Width

19 V.S.A. § 32
19 V.S.A. § 702

Winter Highways

19 V.S.A. §§ 955 et seq.

Winter Parking Ban

24 V.S.A. § 2291(4)
23 V.S.A. § 1752
23 V.S.A. § 1753
Homesteads and Delinquent Tax Liabilities 27 V.S.A. § 108
Housing

Housing Authorities

24 V.S.A. §§ 4001 et seq.

Municipal Housing Codes

24 V.S.A. Ch. 123

Residential Rental

9 V.S.A. Ch. 137

Warranty of Habitability

9 V.S.A. § 4457
Humane Officer, Definition 13 V.S.A. § 351(4)
Hunting (see Firearms)
Hunting Licenses 10 V.S.A. § 4255

Fee Hunting Prohibition

32 V.S.A. § 3776

Safety Zones

10 V.S.A. § 4710
Illegible Signatures

Additional Fee for Recording

32 V.S.A. § 1405

Instruments with Same Not Invalid

32 V.S.A. § 1406
Immunity from Suit

Bridges and Culverts

19 V.S.A. § 985
19 V.S.A. § 987

Civil Defense Workers

20 V.S.A. § 20

Emergency Assistance

12 V.S.A. § 519

Fire Departments and Personnel

20 V.S.A. § 2922
20 V.S.A. § 2962
20 V.S.A. § 2990

Generally

29 V.S.A. § 1403

Streets and Bridges

19 V.S.A. §§ 971-976
Impeding Public Officers 13 V.S.A. § 3001
Improper Influence in Australian Ballot Elections 17 V.S.A. § 2666
Incompatible Offices

Assistant Town Clerk as Town Treasurer

24 V.S.A. § 1622

Auditor and Selectboard

17 V.S.A. § 2647

Disqualification of Election Officials

17 V.S.A. § 2456
17 V.S.A. § 2538(a)

Enforcement Officers as Liquor Licensees

7 V.S.A. § 223

Listers

17 V.S.A. § 2647

School Directors and Employees of the District

16 V.S.A. § 558

Town and School District Officers

16 V.S.A. § 425
16 V.S.A. § 558
17 V.S.A. § 2647
Incorporated School Districts 16 V.S.A. §§ 471 et seq.
Independent Candidates, General Election 17 V.S.A. § 2403
Indexing Records 24 V.S.A. § 1153
24 V.S.A. § 1161
Informational Hearing on Public Questions 17 V.S.A. § 2680(g)
Inmates, Voting by 28 V.S.A. § 807
Inspection Committee, Tax Appeals 32 V.S.A. § 4404(c)
Inspectors, Codes and Permits 24 V.S.A. Ch. 83
Installments, Taxes

Discounts

32 V.S.A. § 4872

Interest Charged

32 V.S.A. § 4873

Interest on Overdue Taxes

32 V.S.A. § 5136(a)

Vote Adopting the System

32 V.S.A. § 4871
Interlocal Contracts 24 V.S.A. § 4901
24 V.S.A. § 4902
Intermunicipal Cooperative Agreement 24 V.S.A. § 4801
Intermunicipal Police Service

General

24 V.S.A. § 4801
24 V.S.A. § 4901

Specialized Investigative Units

24 V.S.A. § 1938
Inventory Forms, Confidentiality of 32 V.S.A. § 4009
Investment of Town Funds 24 V.S.A. § 1571(b)
Joint Authority (quorum) 1 V.S.A. § 172
Judicial Bureau 4 V.S.A. §§ 1101 et seq.
23 V.S.A. Ch. 24

Appeals of Hearing Officer Decisions

Jurisdiction

4 V.S.A. § 442
4 V.S.A. § 1107

Civil Complaint

Form

24 V.S.A. § 1977(c)

Penalties (Full and Waiver)

4 V.S.A. § 1102(d)
24 V.S.A. § 1974a

Enforcement of Order from Bureau

24 V.S.A. § 1981

Fines, Penalties (paid over to municipality)

13 V.S.A. § 7251

Traffic fines

Speeding Other Violations

Traffic Violations

23 V.S.A. § 2302(d)
Junk Cars, Removal of 24 V.S.A. § 2272
24 V.S.A. § 2241
Junkyards

Definitions

24 V.S.A. § 2241

Grant or Denial of Application; Appeal (local approval, assignability)

24 V.S.A. § 2255

Licensing of

24 V.S.A. § 2242

Local Ordinances

24 V.S.A. § 2246
Justice of the Peace

Ballot Prepared by Clerk

17 V.S.A. § 2471(b)

Compensation

17 V.S.A. § 2538(a)

County Officer, Defined

17 V.S.A. § 2103(10)

Delivery of Ballots to Voters at Home

17 V.S.A. § 2538

Filling Vacancies

17 V.S.A. § 2623

How Many a Town May Elect

Vermont Constitution, Ch. II, § 52

Independent Candidates

17 V.S.A. § 2401
17 V.S.A. § 2402(b)(4)

Member of Board of Civil Authority

24 V.S.A. § 801

Nomination by Caucus

17 V.S.A. § 2413

Nomination by Committee

17 V.S.A. § 2381 et seq.
17 V.S.A. § 2385(e)

Oaths

4 V.S.A. § 491

Administering

12 V.S.A. § 5852
Kennel Licensing 20 V.S.A. § 3583
20 V.S.A. § 3681
Labor Relations Law, Municipal 21 V.S.A. §§ 1721 et seq.
Land Use Tax 32 V.S.A. Ch. 124
Landfills 10 V.S.A. § 6605
Landowner Liability 12 V.S.A. §§ 5791 et seq.
Law Enforcement Officer

Definition; Minimum Training Requirements

20 V.S.A. § 2358
Lawsuits

Authority to Settle

24 V.S.A. § 872

By or Against Town

24 V.S.A. § 901
Service of Process V.R.C.P. Rule 4(d)(3) [counties]
V.R.C.P. Rule 4(d)(4) [towns]
V.R.C.P. Rule 4(d)(5) [cities]
Lease Lands 24 V.S.A. §§ 2401 et seq.
32 V.S.A. § 3610
Legislative Body, Definition 17 V.S.A. § 2103(17)
Lemon Law 9 V.S.A. § 4170
Liability, Tort Claims Against Municipal Employees 24 V.S.A. § 901a
Libraries, Municipal

Annual Report

22 V.S.A. § 144

Appropriations

22 V.S.A. § 142

Board of Trustees, Election and Appointment

22 V.S.A. § 143

Bylaws

22 V.S.A. § 107

Filling Vacancies

24 V.S.A. §§ 961 et. seq.

General Powers

22 V.S.A. § 105

Hiring & Firing Employees

22 V.S.A. § 108
22 V.S.A. § 143
Libraries, Private 22 V.S.A. §§ 101-110

Municipal Bonds for Private Libraries

24 V.S.A. § 1752a
Liens 9 V.S.A. §§ 1921 et seq.
Limited Partnership 11 V.S.A. §§ 3401 et seq.
Liquor Control, Local 7 V.S.A. Chapter 7
Liquor License (see Alcoholic Beverages)
Listers

Appraisals (hiring expert assistance)

32 V.S.A. § 4041

Compensation

24 V.S.A. §§ 932-933

Duties

32 V.S.A. §§ 3431 et seq.

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646

Election of Additional Listers

17 V.S.A. § 2650

Grievance Hearing, Public Notice of

32 V.S.A. § 4115
32 V.S.A. § 4116

Grievances

32 V.S.A. § 4221

Penalties for Failure to Perform Duties

32 V.S.A. § 3464
32 V.S.A. § 4182

Vacancies, Filling

24 V.S.A. §§ 961 et seq.
Littering 24 V.S.A. § 2201
Livestock, Definition 6 V.S.A. § 3302(21)
Loans between Town and School Funds 16 V.S.A. § 429
Local Option Tax 24 V.S.A. § 138
Logging Roads, Laying Out 19 V.S.A. § 958
Logging, Damage to Highways 19 V.S.A. § 1108
Loitering, Under Sixteen Years 24 V.S.A. § 2151
Lotteries and Raffles by Charitable Organizations 13 V.S.A. § 2143
Marriage

Evidence of Qualification

18 V.S.A. § 5141

Fees

32 V.S.A. § 1712(1)

License Fees

18 V.S.A. § 5131

Penalty for Misrepresentation

18 V.S.A. § 5140

Valid if Parties Believe it to Be

18 V.S.A. § 5147(b)

Waiver of Waiting Period

18 V.S.A. § 5145(b)

When Void

15 V.S.A. § 6

Who May Perform a Marriage

18 V.S.A. § 5144
Mental Health, Commitment 18 V.S.A. § 7101(17)
18 V.S.A. § 7508 et seq.
Merger of Municipalities 24 V.S.A. §§ 1481 et seq.
Military Leave, Employment Rights 21 V.S.A. §§ 491 et seq.
38 U.S.C. Ch. 43 §§ 4304 et seq.
Military Service Records 24 V.S.A. § 1175
Minimum Wage 21 V.S.A. § 384
Minutes

Board and Commission Meetings

1 V.S.A. § 312(b)
24 V.S.A. § 4323(b)
24 V.S.A. § 4461(a)

Town and School District Meetings

24 V.S.A. § 1152
Mobile Homes

Exemption from Taxes When Owned by Serviceman

50 U.S.C. § 574(1)

Licensing of Parks

24 V.S.A. § 2231

Mobile Home Parks

10 V.S.A. §§ 6201-6266

Abandoned Homes in Parks

10 V.S.A. § 6248
10 V.S.A. § 6249

Definition

10 V.S.A. § 6201(2)

Non-Conforming Status

10 V.S.A. § 6204(e)
24 V.S.A. § 4412(7)(B)

Ordinances

24 V.S.A. § 2232

Registration, Sale and Transfer, Collection of Taxes

32 V.S.A. § 5079

Uniform Bill of Sale

9 V.S.A. § 2602
32 V.S.A. § 5079

Zoning

24 V.S.A. § 4412
Moderators

Duties

17 V.S.A. § 2658

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646(1)

Removal of Disorderly Persons from Town Meeting

17 V.S.A. § 2659

Town Meeting Minutes Approval

24 V.S.A. § 1152

Who Presides if No Moderator

17 V.S.A. § 2657
Mortgage Discharges 27 V.S.A. §§ 461 et seq.
Motor Vehicle

Racing License

26 V.S.A. §§ 4801 et seq.

Registration of Municipal Motor Vehicles

23 V.S.A. § 376

Towing

23 V.S.A. §§ 1752-1754

Used Car Dealer

23 V.S.A. § 4(8)
23 V.S.A. § 473
Municipal Administrative Procedure Act (MAPA) 24 V.S.A. Ch. 36
Municipal Bond Bank 24 V.S.A. Ch. 119
Municipal Forest 24 V.S.A. § 2408
10 V.S.A. §§ 2651 et seq.
Municipality, Definition 1 V.S.A. § 126
24 V.S.A. § 5002(5)
24 V.S.A. § 5201(1)
Name Change 15 V.S.A. §§ 811 et seq.

Upon Divorce

15 V.S.A. § 558
Naming

Roads and Geographic Locations

10 V.S.A. § 152

Streets and Numbering Lots

19 V.S.A. § 304(17)
24 V.S.A. § 2291(16)
24 V.S.A. § 4463 (c)
National Forest Land Purchases 1 V.S.A. § 554
National Forest Money 1 V.S.A. § 557(2)
Noise, Nighttime 13 V.S.A. § 1022
 (see also Disorderly Conduct)
Nominating Petitions for Local Office

When to File

17 V.S.A. § 2681(a)

Withdrawal

17 V.S.A. § 2681(d)
Non-Profit Corporations Title 11B
Notary Public 24 V.S.A. §§ 441 et seq.
32 V.S.A. § 1403(b)
Nuisances, Public 24 V.S.A. § 2121
24 V.S.A. § 2291(14)

Agricultural Activities (Right to Farm)

12 V.S.A. § 5753
Oaths of Office

Board of Civil Authority in Tax Appeals

32 V.S.A. § 4404

Form of Oath

Vermont Constitution, Ch. II § 56

To be Administered to Officials, Committees

12 V.S.A. § 5813

Justice of the Peace

4 V.S.A. § 491

Lister

32 V.S.A. § 3431
32 V.S.A. § 4151

School Board

16 V.S.A. § 561

Town Offices for which Oaths are Required

24 V.S.A. § 831
24 V.S.A. § 1306

Who Administers

12 V.S.A. § 5852

Town Clerk

24 V.S.A. § 1160
Offenders

Release of

28 V.S.A. § 104
On-Site Sewage (see Sewage, On-Site)
Open Meeting Law

Deliberative Session

1 V.S.A. § 310(1)

Exception for Municipal Development Corporation

24 V.S.A. § 2786

Executive Session

1 V.S.A. § 313

Generally

1 V.S.A. §§ 310 et seq.

Adjourned Meeting

1 V.S.A. § 312(c)(4)

Right to Speak at School Board Meeting

16 V.S.A. § 554(b)
Openness in Government Vermont Constitution, Ch. I, Art. 6
Orders, Paying by Treasurer 24 V.S.A. § 1576
Orders, Signing 24 V.S.A. § 1623

Boards or Commissions

24 V.S.A. § 1141
24 V.S.A. § 1623
Ordinances

Civil Penalty (full and waiver)

24 V.S.A. §§ 1974a et seq.
4 V.S.A. § 1102(d)

Enforcement

24 V.S.A. § 1974
24 V.S.A. § 1974a

How to Adopt

24 V.S.A. §§ 1971 et seq.

Permissive Referendum

24 V.S.A. § 1973

Repeals, Amendments

24 V.S.A. § 1976

Subjects for Regulation

24 V.S.A. § 2291

Who Gets the Fines

13 V.S.A. § 7251
Overseas Voting Rights Act 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973(a) et seq.
Overtime Compensation (see Fair Labor Standards Act)
Parental and Family Medical Leave Act (PMLA) 21 V.S.A. §§ 470 et seq.
Parking

Administrative Appeal Procedure

V.R.C.P. 80.9

Lots

24 V.S.A. § 1865

Meter Fines

23 V.S.A. § 1749

Meters

24 V.S.A. § 1862

On Traveled Way

23 V.S.A. §§ 1101 et seq.

Police Court

23 V.S.A. §§ 1741 et seq.

Adoption by Referendum

23 V.S.A. § 1751

Removal of Car

23 V.S.A. § 1102

Towing Cars

23 V.S.A. §§ 1752-1754

Winter Ban

(see Highways: Winter Parking Ban)
Paupers' Burials (see Burials)
Peddler's License 24 V.S.A. §§ 2291(9) et seq.

Sale of Produce by Owner or Renter

24 V.S.A. § 2181
Personnel

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.

Firing Employees

 24 V.S.A. § 872
24 V.S.A. § 1121
24 V.S.A. § 1236(9)(A), (B)

Parental and Family Leave Act

21 V.S.A. §§ 470 et seq.

Rules

24 V.S.A. § 1121
24 V.S.A. § 1122
Pesticides, Licensing Permit Applicators 6 V.S.A. Ch. 87
Petitions

“Filed,” Definition of

17 V.S.A. § 2103(13)

To Call a Special Meeting

17 V.S.A. § 2643(a)

To Place Public Questions on the Annual Meeting Warning

17 V.S.A. § 2642

To Rescind or Reconsider

17 V.S.A. § 2661(b)

To Run for Office

17 V.S.A. § 2401
17 V.S.A. § 2402
17 V.S.A. § 2681
PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) (see Tax Assessment)
Plan (municipal), Planning Com., Planning Funds (see Zoning, Subdivision and Planning)
Plats 27 V.S.A. §§ 1401 et seq.
Police, Municipal 24 V.S.A. §§ 1931 et seq.

Intermunicipal Police Service Agreements

24 V.S.A. § 1938
24 V.S.A. § 4801

Police Court

23 V.S.A. § 1741 et seq.

Temporary Police

24 V.S.A. § 1936
Political Party

Designation of Local Candidates

17 V.S.A. § 2681a(d)

Organization

17 V.S.A. §§ 2301 et seq.
Political Signs (see Signs, Political)
Poll Watchers 17 V.S.A. § 2564
Polling Places

Campaigning, etc.

17 V.S.A. § 2508

Location

17 V.S.A. § 2502(a)

Time to Open and Close

17 V.S.A. § 2561
Posting of Land

Against Hunting and Fishing

10 V.S.A. § 5201

Against Unlawful Trespass, Generally

13 V.S.A. § 3705(a)(2)
Pound, Town Mandate to Keep 20 V.S.A. § 3381
Presidential Preference Primary 17 V.S.A. §§ 2701 et seq.
Primary

Nominating Petitions

17 V.S.A. §§ 2355 et seq.

Separation of Ballot into Sections

17 V.S.A. § 2570(a)
Principals, School

Appointment and Removal

16 V.S.A. § 243

Powers

16 V.S.A. § 244
Property Tax, Abatement of Statewide, Local Share Education Tax 32 V.S.A. § 5409(3)(C)
Property Transfer Tax Return 32 V.S.A. §§ 9601 et seq.
32 V.S.A. § 9606

Remittance to PVR

32 V.S.A. § 9610(a)

Required to File Deed

32 V.S.A. § 9608
Prorating Taxes on Sale 27 V.S.A. § 309
Prudential Committee (fire districts) 20 V.S.A. § 2485
Public Assemblies 20 V.S.A. § 4501
Public Body, Definition 1 V.S.A. § 310(3)
Public Funds

Cemetery Investments

18 V.S.A. § 5384

Investments

24 V.S.A. § 2432

Trustees

24 V.S.A. § 2431
Public Notice
Public Notice of Meetings of Boards and Commissions (see also Zoning, Subdivision and Planning/Public Hearing and Notice)

Agenda

1 V.S.A. § 312(d)

Auditors

24 V.S.A. § 1681

Board for the Abatement of Taxes

24 V.S.A. § 801
24 V.S.A. § 1535

Board of Civil Authority

24 V.S.A. § 801 [generally]
 32 V.S.A. § 4404(b) [tax appeals]

Fence Viewers

24 V.S.A. § 3805

Listers

32 V.S.A. § 4115
32 V.S.A. § 4116

Selectboard, Ordinance Adoption

24 V.S.A. § 1972

Annual Designation of Newspaper

17 V.S.A. § 2641(b)

What Constitutes a Newspaper

1 V.S.A. § 174
Public Nuisance

Selectboard’s Power to Sue to Enjoin

24 V.S.A. § 2121
24 V.S.A. § 2291(14)
Public Questions    17 V.S.A. § 2642(a)
17 V.S.A. § 2103(27)

Informational Hearings on Public Questions

17 V.S.A. § 2680(g)
Public Records

Access to Treasurer's Accounts

24 V.S.A. § 1571

Appeals from Decisions Refusing Access

1 V.S.A. § 319(a)

Definition

1 V.S.A. § 317(b)

Fees for Use of Public Records

32 V.S.A. § 1671

Retention Schedule

http://www.bgs.state.vt.us/gsc/pubr ec/infospec/schedules/municipal.pdf

When Town Records Should Be Available

 

 1 V.S.A. § 316
1 V.S.A. § 318
24 V.S.A. § 1164
24 V.S.A. § 1165
Public Water Supply 10 V.S.A. Ch. 56
Public Waters, Defined 23 V.S.A. § 3302(9)
10 V.S.A. § 1422(6)
Purchase of Land by Municipality 10 V.S.A. §§ 6301 et seq.
Quorum (number necessary to take binding action)

Board for the Abatement of Taxes

24 V.S.A. § 1533

Generally

1 V.S.A. § 172

School Board

16 V.S.A. § 554
Rabies Shots 20 V.S.A. § 3581
Raffles 13 V.S.A. § 2143
Ratification, Validation of Town Meetings 17 V.S.A. § 2662
Real Estate

Divorce Judgment, Effective to Convey Real Estate

15 V.S.A. § 754

Lease Authority

16 V.S.A. § 562(7)

Municipal Power to Acquire

10 V.S.A. §§ 6301 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 872
Reappraisals 32 V.S.A. § 4041a

Contract Appraisals, Certification

32 V.S.A. § 4052

Lister Penalties

32 V.S.A. § 3464
32 V.S.A. § 4182
Reconsideration

Issues Before a Board

(see Robert’s Rules)

Rescission, at Town or Any Special Meeting

17 V.S.A. § 2661
Recording

Attachments

12 V.S.A. § 3292

Deeds

24 V.S.A. § 1154
27 V.S.A. § 341
32 V.S.A. § 9608

Divorce Decrees

15 V.S.A. § 751

Endorsement of Time of Receiving Instruments for Record

24 V.S.A. § 1159

Execution and Acknowledgment

27 V.S.A. § 341(a)

Fees

32 V.S.A. § 1671

Generally

24 V.S.A. §§ 1154 et seq.

Highway Access Permits

19 V.S.A. § 1111(l)

Judgment Liens

12 V.S.A. §§ 2901 et seq.

Judgment Order (recording, effect)

12 V.S.A. § 5173

Municipal Land Use Permits

24 V.S.A. § 4443(c)(1)

Surveys

27 V.S.A. § 341(b)
27 V.S.A. §§ 1401 et seq.
Recounts

Local Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2683
17 V.S.A. § 2688

Primary and General Elections

17 V.S.A. §§ 2601 et seq.
Recreation Trails and Facilities, Municipal

Bike Paths

24 V.S.A. § 2291(1)

Town Authority to Establish Recreation Program

31 V.S.A. § 202

Trails

10 V.S.A. Ch. 20
Rental Housing (see Housing)
Reserve Funds 24 V.S.A. § 2804
Residency

Income Tax

32 V.S.A. § 5811(A)(ii)

Voting

17 V.S.A. § 2103(30)
17 V.S.A. § 2125
Residential Building Energy Standards (requires recording in TC office) 21 V.S.A. § 266
Retention of Federal Election Materials (22 months) 42 U.S.C. § 1974
Revolving Loan Funds, Environmental 24 V.S.A. Ch. 120
Right to be Elected into Office Vermont Constitution, Ch. I, Art. 8
Road Commissioner

Appointment or Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646(16)
17 V.S.A. § 2651
Robert’s Rules

School Board Meeting

16 V.S.A. § 554(b)

Town and School District Meeting

16 V.S.A. § 562
17 V.S.A. § 2658

Union School District Board Meeting

16 V.S.A. § 706j(a)(2)
Runoff Election

General Election

17 V.S.A. § 2602(e)

Local Elections

17 V.S.A. § 2682(c)

Primary Election

17 V.S.A. § 2369(2)
17 V.S.A. § 2602(e)
Salaries

Compensation

24 V.S.A. § 932
24 V.S.A. § 933

Payment of Wages

21 V.S.A. §§ 342 et seq.
Sales and Use Taxes

Municipal Exemption

32 V.S.A. § 9743
Sales of Town Property (land) 24 V.S.A. § 1061
Sales of Town School District Property 16 V.S.A. § 562(7)
Sales, Casual 32 V.S.A. § 9701(12)(A)
School Board Members

Applicability of General Municipal Law

1 V.S.A. § 139
16 V.S.A. § 551

Conflict of Interest

16 V.S.A. § 557
16 V.S.A. § 559

Control of Transportation

16 V.S.A. § 1221

Filling Vacancies

16 V.S.A. § 424
16 V.S.A. § 706l(b) (union school boards)

Increasing the Number to Five

16 V.S.A. § 423(b)

Powers

16 V.S.A. § 563

Qualifications

16 V.S.A. § 558
School Budgets (see Budgets)
School District

Meetings, Warnings

16 V.S.A. § 422
16 V.S.A. § 472

Policy Adoption and Amendment

16 V.S.A. § 563(4)

Superintendent Appointment, Removal

16 V.S.A. § 241

Treasurer Duties

16 V.S.A. § 426
School Finance 16 V.S.A. § 426

Borrowing in Lieu of Budget

16 V.S.A. § 566 16 V.S.A. § 711a

Budgets

 16 V.S.A. § 428
16 V.S.A. § 562(8)
16 V.S.A. § 711a

Interim School Tax

16 V.S.A. § 566

Payment to Municipality for Services Provided

16 V.S.A. § 4029(e)-(f)
School Lunch Program 16 V.S.A. § 1264
16 V.S.A. § 1265
School Tax Payments 16 V.S.A. § 426
Schools, Consolidated 16 V.S.A. § 572
Search Warrant

Local Code Violation

13 V.S.A. § 4701

Public Health Hazard

18 V.S.A. § 121
Selectpersons

Adjudication of Claims, Authority

24 V.S.A. § 934

Appeal of Board Decision

V.R.C.P. 75 [when no statutory appeal right]

Authority to Accept Gifts of Land and Grants

10 V.S.A. §§ 6301 et seq.
24 V.S.A. § 872
24 V.S.A. § 4440(a)

Authority to Enter into Tax Stabilization

24 V.S.A. §§ 2741-2744

Authority to Grant Tax Exemptions

32 V.S.A. § 3846

Compensation

24 V.S.A. § 933

Election

17 V.S.A. § 2646(4)

Financial Records

24 V.S.A. § 1622

General Powers

24 V.S.A. § 872
24 V.S.A. § 2291

Highway Duties

19 V.S.A. § 304

Increasing the Number to Five

17 V.S.A. § 2650

Membership on Planning Commission

24 V.S.A. § 4322

Number of Selectpersons

17 V.S.A. § 2649

Orders, Authority to Sign

24 V.S.A. § 1623

Ordinance Adoption

24 V.S.A. §§ 1971 et seq.

Organization

24 V.S.A. § 871

Regular Meetings, Notice

1 V.S.A. § 312

Sell Real Estate

24 V.S.A. § 1061

Setting the Tax Rate

24 V.S.A. § 1521
16 V.S.A. § 428

Special Meetings

1 V.S.A. § 312(c)(2)

Street Naming Authority

24 V.S.A. § 2291(16)
24 V.S.A. § 4463(c)
19 V.S.A. § 304(17)

Supervisory Authority

24 V.S.A. § 872
Sewage

Consolidated Sewer Districts

24 V.S.A. §§ 3671 et seq.

Municipal Systems

24 V.S.A. Chapter 95
24 V.S.A. Chapter 97
24 V.S.A. Chapter 101

Capacity Allocation

24 V.S.A. § 3625

Charges, Enforcement

24 V.S.A. § 3504

Force (Effect) of Lien

32 V.S.A. § 5061

Overdue Accounts (interest, reconnection fees)

24 V.S.A. § 5151

Water or Sewer Disconnect

24 V.S.A. §§ 5142 et seq.

Sewage Commissioners

24 V.S.A. § 3506

On-Site Sewage Systems

Municipal Ordinances

24 V.S.A. §§ 3631 et seq.
10 V.S.A. § 1976(b)

Wastewater Systems in Floodplain, Permitting

24 V.S.A. § 4424(2)(B)(iv)

State Permits and Certifications

Appeal of Permit Decision

10 V.S.A. § 1977

Holding Tanks

10 V.S.A. § 1979

Recording of

24 V.S.A. § 1154(a)

Single Lot Subdivisions

18 V.S.A. § 1218a

Sludge Control

10 V.S.A. § 6602(2)
24 V.S.A. § 2291(12)
Sex Offender Registry (see Criminal Record Information)
Sexual Harassment 21 V.S.A. § 495h
Shooting Range 10 V.S.A. § 5227
Sidewalks 19 V.S.A. § 905
24 V.S.A. §§ 2291(1)-(2)

In State ROW (class 1 town roads): Concurrent State Authority

19 V.S.A. § 905
19 V.S.A. § 1101
24 V.S.A. § 2291(1)(2)
Signs

Definition (“Billboard Law”)

10 V.S.A. § 481

Exempt

10 V.S.A. § 494

Highway

23 V.S.A. § 1008

MUTCD Standards

23 V.S.A. § 1025

Political

10 V.S.A. § 494(9)
10 V.S.A. § 495

Regulation by Municipality

10 V.S.A. § 505
Sinking Funds 24 V.S.A. § 1777
Small Claims Court 12 V.S.A. §§ 5531 et seq.
Rules of Small Claims Procedure
Smoking in Public Buildings 18 V.S.A. §§ 1741-1744

Workplace Smoking

18 V.S.A. §§ 1421 et seq.
Snow Fences 19 V.S.A. §§ 925 et seq.
Snow on Highways (see Highways, Snow)
Snowmobiles 23 V.S.A. § 3201 et seq.
23 V.S.A. § 3210
Social Services Appropriations 24 V.S.A. § 2691
Solid Waste Districts (union municipal districts) 24 V.S.A. § 4861
24 V.S.A. §§ 2299a et seq.
Solid Waste Management 10 V.S.A. § 6602
Solid Waste Orders 24 V.S.A. § 2297a

Recycling

24 V.S.A. § 2206
Solid Waste Plan 10 V.S.A. § 6604
Solid Waste Regulation by Town 24 V.S.A. § 2202a
Sovereign Immunity Waiver 29 V.S.A. § 1403
Special Assessments for Public Improvements 24 V.S.A. §§ 3251 et seq.
Special Selectboard Meeting 1 V.S.A. § 312(c)(2)
Special Town Meeting 17 V.S.A. § 2643
Speed Limits 24 V.S.A. § 2291
23 V.S.A. § 1007

Default limit of 50 mph

23 V.S.A. § 1081
Spite Fences 24 V.S.A. § 3817
Spoiled Ballots 17 V.S.A. § 2568
State Aid to Education 16 V.S.A. §§ 3441 et seq.
Statute of Limitations

Civil Action

12 V.S.A. § 511

Town Clerk, Neglect of Duty

12 V.S.A. § 515

Repair of Bridge or Culvert

12 V.S.A. § 514
Stickers in Place of Write-Ins 17 V.S.A. § 2587(e)
Students as Applicants for Voter Registration 17 V.S.A. § 2122(a)
Superintendents, School

Appointment and Dismissal

16 V.S.A. § 241

Duties

16 V.S.A. § 242
Supervisory Union 16 V.S.A. §§ 261 et seq.
Surveys

Filed with Deeds

27 V.S.A. § 341(b)

Removal of Boundary Markers, Penalty

13 V.S.A. § 3834
Tax Abatement

Board

24 V.S.A. § 1533

Criteria

24 V.S.A. § 1535

Interest to Taxpayer

24 V.S.A. § 1535(d)
Tax Appeals (see also Grand List, Abstracts and Notification to Taxpayers)

Evidence, Voluntary Payment of Taxes

32 V.S.A. § 4223

Extensions of Time

32 V.S.A. § 4341 (repealed effective 2003 grand list)

From Board of Civil Authority to Superior Court or PVR Director

32 V.S.A. § 4461
32 V.S.A. § 4467

Objections to Appeal

32 V.S.A. § 4463

From Listers to Board of Civil Authority

32 V.S.A. § 4404
32 V.S.A. § 4408

Grievance to Listers

32 V.S.A. § 4221

Tax and Interest Credit if Successful

32 V.S.A. § 4469
32 V.S.A. § 5136(b)
Tax Assessment 32 V.S.A. §§ 4601 et seq.

Buildings on Leased Land

32 V.S.A. § 3608

Definition of Homestead

32 V.S.A. § 5401(7)

Definition of Parcel

32 V.S.A. § 4152(a)(3)

PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes)

32 V.S.A. § 3708

Travel Trailers

32 V.S.A. § 3692(b)
Tax Bills

April 1 Rule (where and to whom real estate taxed)

32 V.S.A. § 3651

Bills and Warrants Drawn up by Selectboard

24 V.S.A. § 1521
24 V.S.A. § 1522

Change in Name or Status of Owner of Real Estate

27 V.S.A. § 350

Deficit

24 V.S.A. § 1523

Due Date

32 V.S.A. § 4772
32 V.S.A. § 4792

Removing Name Due to Divorce or Death

15 V.S.A. § 754
32 V.S.A. § 3654

Weekend Due Date

32 V.S.A. § 3004
Tax Business Personal Property 32 V.S.A. § 3618
32 V.S.A. § 3849
Tax Collector

Appointment by Selectboard

32 V.S.A. § 4674
32 V.S.A. § 4799

Fees

32 V.S.A. § 1674(2)

Generally

32 V.S.A. §§ 4641 et seq.

Salary in Lieu of Fees

24 V.S.A. § 1530
Tax Credit for Successful Appeals 32 V.S.A. § 4469
32 V.S.A. § 5136(b)
Tax Due Date

Grand List Lodged

32 V.S.A. § 3482

Installments

32 V.S.A. §§ 4871-4878

Discount for Early Payment

32 V.S.A. § 4774
32 V.S.A. § 4872
32 V.S.A. § 5409(8) [Education Property Tax]

Interest on Installments

32 V.S.A. § 4873

Vote on Adopting System

32 V.S.A. § 4871

Interest on Overdue Taxes

32 V.S.A. § 5136(b)

Mobile Home Sale or Transfer

32 V.S.A. § 5079

Municipal Land and Buildings

Exemption

32 V.S.A. § 3802(4)
32 V.S.A. § 5401(10)(F)

Subject to Taxation

32 V.S.A. § 3659

Notice by Tax Collector

32 V.S.A. § 4772

Prepayment Discount

32 V.S.A. § 4773
32 V.S.A. § 4774

State Education Property Taxes

32 V.S.A. § 4792
32 V.S.A. § 5409(8)

Set by Town

32 V.S.A. § 4773

Set by Town Treasurer

32 V.S.A. § 4792

Sundays and Holidays (skip to following day)

32 V.S.A. § 3004
Tax Exemptions

Airports

32 V.S.A. § 3837

Business Personal Property (not taxable if owned by a non-profit)

32 V.S.A. § 3618
32 V.S.A. § 3849

Charitable and Fraternal Organizations (by vote)

32 V.S.A. § 3840

College, University or Fraternity

32 V.S.A. § 3831

Economic Development Corporations

32 V.S.A. § 5930a

Exemptions Not Affecting Education Grand List

32 V.S.A. § 5404a(c)(1)

Factories, Quarries or Mines

32 V.S.A. § 3834

Farmland Appraisal Contracts

32 V.S.A. § 3846

Federally-Qualified Health Centers

32 V.S.A. § 3802(16)

Homes and Dwellings

32 V.S.A. § 3836

Hotels (by Vote)

32 V.S.A. § 3838

Housing Projects

32 V.S.A. § 3843

Municipal Lands

32 V.S.A. § 3659
32 V.S.A. § 5404(a)(5) [State Education Property Tax]

Public, Pious and Charitable Use

32 V.S.A. § 3802(4)
32 V.S.A. § 3832
32 V.S.A. § 3840
32 V.S.A. § 5401(10)(F)
32 V.S.A. § 5404a

Reporting Exemptions

32 V.S.A. § 3835

Veterans

32 V.S.A. § 3802(11)
Tax Increment Financing 24 V.S.A. §§ 1891 et seq.
Tax Liens

on Personal Property

32 V.S.A. §§ 5071 et seq.

on Real Property

32 V.S.A. § 5061
Tax Mapping

Preparation of Property Maps

32 V.S.A. § 3409
Tax Payments to Schools 16 V.S.A. § 426(a)
Tax Penalty 32 V.S.A. § 1674(2)
Tax Proration on Sale of Property 27 V.S.A. § 309
Tax Rate, Setting 17 V.S.A. § 2664
Tax Sales

Attorneys’ Fees (not to exceed 15%)

32 V.S.A. § 5258

Fire Districts

20 V.S.A. § 2601

Generally

32 V.S.A. §§ 5251 et seq.

Municipal Authority to Purchase

32 V.S.A. § 5259

Notice

32 V.S.A. § 5252

Property Transfer Tax Return Exemptions for Municipalities

32 V.S.A. § 9603(2)

Redemption

32 V.S.A. § 5260

Removal of Occupant in Possession (Writ of Restitution)

12 V.S.A. § 4921
Sale of Less than Whole Parcel 32 V.S.A. § 5254
Tax Stabilization 24 V.S.A. § 2741
32 V.S.A. § 3834
32 V.S.A. § 3846
 32 V.S.A. § 5404a
Tax Year 24 V.S.A. § 1683(c)
27 V.S.A. § 309(a)
32 V.S.A. § 4041
Tax, Education Property (Acts 60 and 68 and 71)

Declaration of Homestead

32 V.S.A. § 5410

Duties of Municipality (late payments)

32 V.S.A. § 5409

Electric Generating Facility

32 V.S.A. § 5402a

Local Education Spending

16 V.S.A. § 4029

Local Property Tax Grand List

32 V.S.A. §§ 5401 et seq.

Use of Town Revenues for Education

16 V.S.A. § 4029(b)
Tax, Fuel

Municipal Exemption (credit for diesel, none for gas)

23 V.S.A. § 3003(d)(3)
23 V.S.A. § 3106
Tax, Inventory 32 V.S.A. § 3848
Telecommunications, Generally http://www.fcc.gov/telecom.html

Facility

24 V.S.A. § 2291(19)
24 V.S.A. § 4303(23)
24 V.S.A. § 4414(12)
10 V.S.A. § 6001(26)

Conference, Meeting by

1 V.S.A. § 312(a)