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.
Subchapter
003
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DEAD BODIES, CEMETERIES, AND MONUMENTS
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 3761)
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§ 3761. Unauthorized removal of human remains
A person who, not being authorized by law, intentionally excavates, disinters, removes,
or carries away a human body, or the remains thereof, interred or entombed in this
State or intentionally excavates, disinters, removes, or carries away an object interred
or entombed with a human body in this State, or knowingly aids in such excavation,
disinterment, removal, or carrying away, or is accessory thereto, shall be imprisoned
not more than 15 years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Amended 1989, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)