False report or statement A person who knowingly makes a false report of a person missing in the backcountry, remote areas, or waters of the State or knowingly makes a false statement in the report shall be fined not more than $1,000.00. (Added 2013, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 13, 2013.)
Vermont Legal Code
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Vermont Title 20 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/112/01848· Version 2026