Vermont § 1751 - False alarms to agencies of public safety
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§ 1751. False alarms to agencies of public safety
- (a) A person who willfully or knowingly gives, or aids or abets in giving, by any means
any false alarm of fire or other emergency to be transmitted to or within any organization,
official or volunteer, for dealing with emergencies involving danger to life or property
shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or
both. (b) If bodily injury or death is sustained by any person as a result of a violation of
this section, the person convicted of the violation in lieu of any penalty imposed
by subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than five years
or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both; however, this subsection shall not prevent
the imposition of a greater fine or sentence against any person who is convicted of
any degree of homicide, including manslaughter. (Added 1971, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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