Title 18, Title 18: Health

§ 4244. Forfeiture hearing (a) Within 60 days following service of notice of seizure and forfeiture under section 4243 of this title, a claimant may file a demand for judicial determination of the forfeiture. The demand must be in the form of a civil complaint accompanied by a sw…

§ 4245. Remission or mitigation of forfeiture (a) On petition filed within 90 days after completion of a forfeiture proceeding, a court that issued a forfeiture order pursuant to section 4244 of this title may order that the forfeiture be remitted or mitigated. The petition shall…

§ 4246. Maintenance Law enforcement agencies seizing property under this subchapter shall ensure that the property is properly maintained. Equipment and conveyances seized shall be removed to an appropriate place for storage. Any monies, negotiable instruments, or securities seiz…

§ 4247. Disposition of property (a) Whenever property is forfeited and delivered to the State Treasurer under this subchapter, the State Treasurer shall, not sooner than 90 days after the date the property is delivered, sell the property at a public sale held under 27 V.S.A. chap…

§ 4248. Records (a) Law enforcement departments and agencies, and other State departments and agencies that have custody of any property subject to forfeiture under this subchapter, or that dispose of such property, shall keep and maintain full and complete records including the …

§ 4249. Transportation of alcohol, tobacco, or regulated drugs into places of detention (a) No person shall knowingly carry or introduce or cause to be carried or introduced into a lockup, jail, prison, or correctional facility: (1) alcohol or alcoholic beverages; (2) cannabis; (…

§ 4250. Selling or dispensing a regulated drug with death resulting (a) If the death of a person results from the selling or dispensing of a regulated drug to the person in violation of this chapter, the person convicted of the violation shall be imprisoned not less than two year…

§ 4252. Knowingly permitting sale of regulated drugs in a dwelling (a) No person shall knowingly permit a dwelling, building, or structure owned by or under the control of the person to be used for the purpose of illegally selling a regulated drug. (b) [Repealed.] (c) A person wh…

§ 4252a. Unlawful drug activity in a dwelling; flash citation (a) Except for good cause shown, a person cited or arrested for dispensing or selling a regulated drug in violation of this chapter shall be arraigned on the next business day after the citation or arrest if the allege…

§ 4253. Use of a firearm while selling or dispensing a drug (a) A person who uses a firearm during and in relation to selling or dispensing a regulated drug in violation of subdivision 4230(b)(3), 4231(b)(3), 4232(b)(3), 4233(b)(3), 4234(b)(3), 4234a(b)(3), 4235(c)(3), or 4235a(b…

§ 4254. Reporting a drug overdose; immunity from liability (a) As used in this section: (1) “Drug overdose” means an acute condition resulting from or believed to be resulting from the use of a regulated drug that a layperson would reasonably believe requires medical assistance. …

§ 4256. Overdose prevention centers (a) An overdose prevention center: (1) provides a space, either at a fixed location or a mobile facility, supervised by health care professionals or other trained staff where persons who use drugs can consume preobtained drugs and medication fo…

§ 4257. Prevention and treatment of opioid-related overdoses (a) As used in this section: (1) “Health care professional” means a physician licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 23 or 33, a physician assistant licensed to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs pursuant to 26 V…

§ 4258. Overdose prevention; drug-checking for contaminant detection (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall not be a violation of this chapter for an approved drug-checking service provider to receive, possess, transport, or store samples of a substance that may…