§ 1971. Authority to adopt (a) A municipality may adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce ordinances or rules for any purposes authorized by law. (b) An ordinance or rule adopted or amended by a municipality under this chapter or under its municipal charter authority shall be designated as either criminal or civil, but not both. (Added […]
§ 1972. Procedure (a)(1) The legislative body of a municipality desiring to adopt an ordinance or rule may adopt it subject to the petition set forth in section 1973 of this title and shall cause it to be entered in the minutes of the municipality and posted in at least five conspicuous places within the […]
§ 1973. Permissive referendum (a) An ordinance or rule adopted by a municipality may be disapproved by a vote of a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting on the question at an annual or special meeting duly warned for the purpose, pursuant to a petition signed and submitted in accordance with subsection […]
§ 1974. Enforcement of criminal ordinances (a)(1) The violation of a criminal ordinance or rule adopted by a municipality under this chapter shall be a misdemeanor. (2) The criminal ordinance or rule may provide for a fine or imprisonment, but no fine shall exceed $800.00, nor may any term of imprisonment exceed one year. (3) […]
§ 1974a. Enforcement of civil ordinance violations (a) A civil penalty of not more than $800.00 may be imposed for a violation of a civil ordinance. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. (b) All civil ordinance violations, except municipal parking violations, and all continuing civil ordinance violations, where the penalty is […]
§ 1975. Evidence of adoption A certificate of the clerk of a municipality showing the publication, posting, recording, and adoption of an ordinance or rule, or any of the foregoing, shall be presumptive evidence of the facts so stated in any action or proceeding in court or before any board, commission, or other tribunal. (Added […]
§ 1976. Amendments and repeals An ordinance or rule adopted in accordance with the procedures provided for in this chapter may be amended or repealed in accordance with the procedure herein set forth relating to adoption of ordinances and rules, and the provisions of this chapter, including the right of petition and referendum contained in […]
§ 1977. Complaint for municipal civil ordinance violations (a) The complaint in a municipal civil case shall be signed by the issuing municipal official. The original copy shall be filed with the Judicial Bureau, a copy shall be retained by the issuing municipal official, and two copies shall be given to the defendant. (b) The […]
§ 1979. Procedure (a) Municipal ordinance violations shall be heard by the Bureau and the procedure shall be as provided in 4 V.S.A. chapter 29. (b) At the hearing, the municipal attorney or designee of the legislative body of the municipality may dismiss or amend the complaint, subject to the approval of the hearing officer. […]
§ 1981. Enforcement of order from Judicial Bureau (a) Upon the filing of the complaint and entry of a judgment after hearing or entry of default by the hearing officer, subject to any appeal pursuant to 4 V.S.A. § 1107, the person found in violation shall have up to 30 days to pay the penalty […]
§ 1982. Reports The Court Administrator shall prepare audits, records, and reports relating to the enforcement of municipal ordinance complaints in the Judicial Bureau. (Added 1993, No. 237 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1994; amended 1997, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.)
§ 1983. Identification to law enforcement officers required (a) A law enforcement officer is authorized to detain a person if: (1) the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person has violated a municipal ordinance; and (2) the person refuses to identify himself or herself satisfactorily to the officer when requested by the officer. (b) […]
§ 1984. Conflict of interest prohibition (a)(1) Each town, city, and incorporated village, by majority vote of those present and voting at an annual or special meeting warned for that purpose, shall adopt a conflict of interest prohibition for its elected and appointed officials, which shall contain: (A) A definition of “conflict of interest.” (B) […]
