{"data":{"id":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-2868","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"20 V.S.A. § 2868","heading":"Contempt","body":"A witness may be punished as for contempt of court who:\n(1) refuses to obey a summons of the Fire Marshal or Deputy Fire Marshal; or\n(2) refuses to be sworn or to testify; or\n(3) disobeys a lawful order of the Fire Marshal or Deputy Fire Marshal in relation to an investigation instituted by him or her; or\n(4) fails or refuses to produce any book, paper, or document relating to any matter under investigation or examination; or\n(5) is guilty of any contemptuous act after being summoned to appear before the Fire Marshal or Deputy Fire Marshal to give testimony relating to any matter under examination or investigation.","path":["Title 20: Internal Security and Public Safety","Chapter 173: Prevention and Investigation of Fires","Subchapter 004: INVESTIGATION OF FIRES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/173/02868","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:04Z","sha256":"2c6a1d6384f32b012729f43d743b075642dbf76fb3c96e580cdb12cfadc0b42c","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-2867","next":"us-vt/20-v.s.a.-2869"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}