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: 13 V.S.A. § 5311)
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§ 5311. Prompt return of property
A law enforcement agency holding property of any individual shall take reasonable
care of the property. Upon authorization of the prosecutor, the law enforcement agency
holding the property, unless it is contraband or subject to forfeiture, shall promptly
notify the individual that the property is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes
and may be picked up by the individual. (Added 1995, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1996.)