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Police chiefs urge repeal of sunsetting public‑inebriate provision to preserve DOC hold option
Summary
Sean Burke, interim Burlington police chief, told the Judiciary committee S.109 should repeal the recurring sunset on the public‑inebriate provision so the Department of Corrections can continue to accept short‑term custody of intoxicated people who pose a safety risk when other options are unavailable.
Chief Sean Burke, interim chief of the Burlington Police Department, testified April 3 on behalf of the Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police urging repeal of the sunsetting public‑inebriate provision in S.109.
Burke described how under the state’s incapacitated‑person statute law enforcement may place an intoxicated person into protective custody when they pose a danger to themselves or others;…
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