State v. Curley-Egan

¶ 1. This case requires us to determine whether 16 V.S.A. § 2283, the statute empowering the trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (UVM) to create a police force, is a valid, constitutional delegation of police power. The district court concluded that it was not and granted defendant’s motion to suppress evidence of a roadside stop made by a UVM police officer as well as defendant’s motions to dismiss the Driving Under the Influence charge and civil suspension proceeding that resulted from the stop. We hold that §2283 is a proper delegation of police power and…