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
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1603)
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§ 1603. Investigation of crashes
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall immediately after receiving notice of a crash
where a personal injury occurs, and, in case of notice of a crash where an injury
occurs to property, may cause such crash to be investigated by an enforcement officer,
and where such investigation reveals facts tending to show culpability on the part
of any motor vehicle owner or operator, he or she shall cause such facts to be reported
to the State’s Attorney of the county where the crash occurred. The State’s Attorney
shall further investigate the crash and may hold an inquest as provided by 13 V.S.A. §§ 5131-5137. After such investigation or inquest, he or she shall immediately report to the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles the result thereof together with his or her recommendation as to
the suspension of the license of the operator of any motor vehicle involved in the
crash. (Amended 2021, No. 76, § 4.)