Vermont state laws dictate that records revealing public decisions like court documents, arrest records, marriage licenses, vehicular violations and more are open and offered to the general public, largely because of the Vermont Public Records Act. All pertaining facts about the multitude of happenings of police officers, municipal courts, and local government are contained in these records, and are presumed public unless legally redacted. These laws and regulations provide the people of America, and Arlington, the ability to study and comprehend their rights, the precedents that brought about those rights, and when those rights are infringed upon, which in turn results in a more free and transparent society for all.