The responsibilities of the Town of Rutland's Justices of the Peace include:

• A Justice of the Peace may solemnize marriages in Vermont.
• They may administer oaths in all cases where an oath is required unless prohibited by a specific law.
• A Justice of the Peace is a Notary Public ex officio if the Vermont education and registration requirements have been met.
• Justices of the Peace may serve as a magistrate when so commissioned by the Supreme Court.
• Justices of the Peace are members of the Board of Civil Authority and have additional responsibilities under that role.