SARAH FAIR GEORGE: CHITTENDEN COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY

WRITTEN POLICIES

Since being Chittenden County State’s Attorney, Sarah has strengthened the level of transparency between her office and the community. Sarah has put all of her policies in writing, she has announced such policies through the press and social media, and she has made clear the mission and the values of her office.

• Chittenden County State's Attorney Mission Statement

• Chittenden County State's Attorney Values Statement

• Chittenden County State's Attorney Racial Equity Policy

• Eliminating Cash Bail Requests Policy

• Policy of Non-prosecution of Buprenorphine Possession (2018-06-13)

• State's Attorney George Truancy Petition Policy (2018-10-10)

• COVID-19 Guidance to Police re: Citations and Search Warrants (2020-03-17)

• Comprehensive COVID-19 Memo to Police (2020-04-10)

• COVID-19 Guidance to Police re: Arraingments and Citations (2020-05-20)

• Policy re: False Information to Police Prosecutions (2020-06-29)

• Memo to Police Authorizing Driving with Suspended License Diversion Referral (2020-10-08)

• Interoffice Memo re: Pilot DUI Diversion Program (2021-12-20)

• Non-public Safety Stop Policy (2022-01-27)

** All of the written policies above were provided by Sarah’s office in response to a 01/10/22 request by the ACLU of Vermont for all policies describing our office’s practice regarding charging, bail, plea bargaining, discovery, sentencing, alternatives to incarceration, or data collection. Therefore, these links go to the ACLU site outlining the importance of this position and these policies **