Vermont’s Public Records Law assures its locals the ability to seek out, obtain, and make use of records held by authorities, including arrest records, court case records, marriage and divorce licenses, and records of traffic violations, and this right extends to the people of Derby Center. All essential facts about the many happenings of police officers, municipal courts, and local government are within these records, and generally are presumed public unless officially redacted. These laws give the people of America, and Derby Center, the power to research and understand their rights, the precedents that brought about those rights, and whenever those rights are infringed upon, which in turn results in a more free and transparent society for all.