{"data":{"id":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-1824","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"20 V.S.A. § 1824","heading":"Searches for missing persons","body":"(a) A law enforcement agency shall commence a search for a missing person as soon as a report is received.\n(b) Any rule specifying an automatic time limitation before commencing a missing person investigation shall be invalid.\n(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.","path":["Title 20: Internal Security and Public Safety","Chapter 112: Missing Persons and Search and Rescue","Subchapter 001: MISSING PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/112/01824","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:04Z","sha256":"cbd0775fa62fe0a9bde64ab49e24ff7df1e830e2c617f3d3c0c0bc84d0a420d9","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-1823","next":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-1825"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}