Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 5207 (2026)

Certificate furnished family; burial-transit permit

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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 5207)

§ 5207. Certificate furnished family; burial-transit permit

Within 24 hours after death, the death certificate shall be made available upon request to the family of the deceased, if any, or the undertaker or person who has charge of the body. The certificate shall be filed with the person issuing the burial-transit permit obtained by the person who has charge of the body before permanent disposition or removal from the town. When the death certificate is so filed, the officer or person shall immediately issue a burial-transit permit under legal restrictions and safeguards. (Amended 2017, No. 46, § 53, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. January 1, 2023.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1984–1984 · leading case: State v. Chambers, 477 A.2d 110 (Vt. 1984).

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State v. Chambers, 477 A.2d 110 (Vt. 1984). “18 V.S.A. § 5207. The defendant buried his daughter without the burial permit, in violation of 18 V.”

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 5207 (2026)

Certificate furnished family; burial-transit permit

Subchapter 001 : GENERAL REQUIREMENTS