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 20 : Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 181 : Benefits for the Survivors of Emergency Personnel
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 3173)-
§ 3173. Monetary benefit
(a) The survivors of emergency personnel who dies while in the line of duty or from an occupation-related illness may apply for a payment of $80,000.00 from the State.
(b) The State Treasurer shall disburse from the Special Fund established in section 3175 of this title the monetary benefit described in subsection (a) of this section and shall adopt necessary procedures for the disbursement of such funds. (Added 2001, No. 119 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 33, § 1; 2011, No. 3, § 85, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 402, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 84, eff. March 13, 2024.)
