§ 1824. Searches for missing persons
(a) A law enforcement agency shall commence a search for a missing person as soon as a report is received.
(b) Any rule specifying an automatic time limitation before commencing a missing person investigation shall be invalid.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the search for a missing person whose whereabouts is unknown within the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State shall be conducted as provided in subchapter 2 of this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1986; amended 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 20 - Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 112 - Missing Persons and Search and Rescue
§ 1821. Missing person complaint
§ 1823. Dissemination of missing person report
§ 1824. Searches for missing persons
§ 1825. Missing person complaints regarding unemancipated minors
§ 1826. False information on missing person
§ 1827. Commissioner of Public Safety; cooperation
§ 1828. Vermont Amber Alert Program
§ 1842. Commissioner of Public Safety; jurisdiction over search and rescue operations; coordination
§ 1843. Incident command system; training
§ 1844. Search and Rescue Coordinator
§ 1845. Search and rescue report; response