2022 Vermont Statutes
Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 85 - Weapons
§ 4023. Possession of firearms in hospital buildings prohibited
§ 4023. Possession of firearms in hospital buildings prohibited
(a) A person shall not knowingly possess a firearm while within a hospital building.
(b) A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $250.00.
(c) This section shall not apply to a firearm possessed by a federal law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer certified as a law enforcement officer by the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358, for legitimate law enforcement purposes.
(d) Notice of the provisions of this section shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance to each hospital.
(e) As used in this section:
(1) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in subsection 4017(d) of this title.
(2) “Hospital” has the same meaning as in 18 V.S.A. § 1902. (Added 2021, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)