The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 5 : Aeronautics and Surface Transportation Generally
Chapter 013 : Operation of Aircraft
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 5 V.S.A. § 405)-
§ 405. Crimes, torts, and other wrongs
A crime, tort, or other wrong committed by or against an airman or passenger while in flight over this State shall be governed by the laws of this State. The question whether damages occasioned by or to an aircraft while in flight over this State constitutes a tort, crime, or other wrong by or against the owner of the aircraft shall be determined by the law of this State. (Added 1985, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
