Vermont § 4824 - Reporting; National Instant Criminal Background Check System
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§ 4824. Reporting; National Instant Criminal Background Check System
- (a) If the court finds that a person is a person in need of treatment pursuant to section 4822 of this title, the Court Administrator shall within 48 hours report the name of the person subject
to the order to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, established
by Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993. The report shall
include only information sufficient to identify the person, the reason for the report,
and a statement that the report is made in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4). (b) A report required by this section shall be submitted notwithstanding 18 V.S.A. § 7103 or any other provision of law. (c) A report required by this section is confidential and exempt from public inspection
and copying under the Public Records Act except as provided in subsection (d) of this
section. The report shall not be used for any purpose other than for submission to
the National Instant Criminal Background Check System pursuant to this section, where
it may be used for any purpose permitted by federal law, including in connection with
the issuance of a firearm-related permit or license. (d) A copy of the report required by this section shall be provided to the person who
is the subject of the report. The report shall include written notice to the person
who is the subject of the report that the person is not permitted to possess a firearm. (Added 2015, No. 14, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4824 ("Reporting; National Instant Criminal Background Check System") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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