Vermont § 1111 - Civil violation; failure to produce identification
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§ 1111. Civil violation; failure to produce identification
- (a) A law enforcement officer is authorized to detain a person if: (1) the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person has committed a civil violation
of Title 7, 10, 13, 18, or 23; and (2) the person refuses to identify himself or herself satisfactorily to the officer when
requested by the officer. (b) The person may be detained under this section only until the person identifies himself
or herself satisfactorily to the officer or is properly identified. If the officer
is unable to obtain the identification information, the person shall forthwith be
brought before a judge in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court for that purpose.
A person who refuses to identify himself or herself to the court on request shall
immediately and without service of an order on the person be subject to civil contempt
proceedings pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 122. (Added 2013, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. June 17, 2014.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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