Vermont · Vermont Statutes — Title 13, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Vt. Stat. (Crimes) § 4949: Authority of arresting officer Such officer or other person empowered to make the arrest shall have the same authority in arresting the accused to command assistance therein, as sheriffs and other officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with the like penalties
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines the authority of arresting officers to command assistance during arrests, and establishes penalties for those who refuse to assist, matching the authority of sheriffs in executing criminal process.
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