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 27 : Property
Chapter 018 : Unclaimed Property
Subchapter 007 : SALE OF PROPERTY BY ADMINISTRATOR
(Cite as: 27 V.S.A. § 1535)-
§ 1535. Military medal or decoration
(a) The Administrator may not sell a medal or decoration awarded for military service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
(b) The Administrator, with the consent of the respective organization under subdivision (1) of this subsection, agency under subdivision (2) of this subsection, or entity under subdivision (3) of this subsection, may deliver a medal or decoration described in subsection (a) to be held in custody for the owner to:
(1) a military veterans organization qualified under the Internal Revenue Code, as may be amended, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(19);
(2) the agency that awarded the medal or decoration; or
(3) a governmental entity.
(c) On delivery under subsection (b) of this section, the Administrator is not responsible for safekeeping the medal or decoration. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
