The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
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DEAD BODIES, CEMETERIES, AND MONUMENTS
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 3762)
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§ 3762. Search for concealed bodies
Upon the complaint and oath of a person made to him or her in writing that the remains
of a dead person have been disinterred and removed and that the complainant has reason
to believe that the remains of such dead person are secreted in a dwelling house or
other building, a district judge shall issue a warrant, directed to any sheriff or
constable, commanding him or her to make search in such place for such dead person.
The officer serving such process shall not be liable for executing such warrant, whether
the body of such dead person is found or not. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative February 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 48, eff. April 9, 1974.)