The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 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.
(Cite as: 5 V.S.A. § 1806)
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§ 1806. Report of accidents; investigation
The superintendent or manager of any transportation company subject to supervision
under this chapter shall notify the Agency by telephone or wire and subsequently in
writing of any accident within this State, immediately after its occurrence, that
results in loss of life or injury to any person that shall incapacitate him or her
from engaging in his or her usual vocations. The Agency shall inquire into the cause
of every accident about which it is notified, and if, in its judgment, a public investigation
is necessary, it shall fix a time and place for holding an investigation, and shall
proceed as provided in provisions of law relating to investigation of accidents upon
railroads. (Added 1985, No. 224 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)