Vermont § 4027 Polling places; firearms prohibited

Vermont Statutes

§ 4027 — Polling places; firearms prohibited

Vermont § 4027

Title 13Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Ch. 85Chapter 085: Weapons

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4027 (2026).

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(a)(1) A person shall not knowingly possess a firearm at a polling place or on the walks leading to a building in which a polling place is located on an election day.

(2)The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to the town clerk’s office during any period when a board of civil authority has voted to permit early voting pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2546b(a)(1).

(b)A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(c)This section shall not apply to:

(1)a firearm carried for legitimate law enforcement purposes by a federal law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer certified as a law enforcement officer by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358;

(2)a firearm carr

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(a)(1) A person shall not knowingly possess a firearm at a polling place or on the walks leading to a building in which a polling place is located on an election day.
(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to the town clerk’s office during any period when a board of civil authority has voted to permit early voting pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2546b(a)(1).
(b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(c) This section shall not apply to:
(1) a firearm carried for legitimate law enforcement purposes by a federal law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer certified as a law enforcement officer by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358;
(2) a firearm carried by a person while preforming the person’s official duties as an employee of the United States; a department or agency of the United States; a state; or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a state if the person is authorized to carry a firearm as part of the person’s official duties; or
(3) a firearm stored in a motor vehicle.
(d) Notice of the provisions of this section shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance to each polling place.
(e) As used in this section:
(1) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in section 4017 of this title.
(2) “Polling place” means a place that a municipality has designated to the Secretary of State as a polling place pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2502(f). (Added 2023, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 28, 2024.)