{"data":{"id":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-3381","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"23 V.S.A. § 3381","heading":"Divers; flag required","body":"(a) As used in this section:\n(1) “Diver” means any person who is wholly submerged in the waters of the State and is equipped with a face mask and snorkel or “underwater breathing apparatus.”\n(2) “Divers-down flag” means a flag that is either square or rectangular, to approximately four units high by five units long, with a one-unit diagonal stripe. The divers-down flag shall have a white diagonal stripe on a red background. The stripe shall begin at the top staff-side of the flag and extend diagonally to the opposite lower corner. The flag shall be free-flying and shall be removed when all divers are out of the water. The minimum size shall be 12 by 12 inches.\n(b) All divers shall prominently display a divers-down flag in the area in which the diving occurs, other than when diving in an area customarily used for swimming only. Persons diving together as a group, in the same diving area, shall display at least one flag.\n(c) A person who violates this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $100.00 for each violation.","path":["Title 23: Motor Vehicles","Chapter 029: Snowmobiles, Vessels, and Water Sports","Subchapter 003: WATER SPORTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/23/029/03381","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:05Z","sha256":"51e271094a02b65ad2bd0ab11a7fa2d7d24c4fda812a2cb2b1e951ef33d45e90","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-3327","next":"us-vt/23-v.s.a.-3501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}