Vermont § 5219 - Persons missing and presumed dead; issuance of presumptive death certificate
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§ 5219. Persons missing and presumed dead; issuance of presumptive death certificate
- (a) On application of a spouse, parent, child, or other near relative, the Probate Division
of the Superior Court may direct the Chief Medical Examiner to complete and sign a
certificate of presumed death of a person who was a resident of the probate district
and who has been absent for a continuous period of five years during which, after
diligent search, the person has not been heard of or from or seen and whose absence
has not been satisfactorily explained. (b) On application of a spouse, parent, child, or other near relative, the Superior Court
may direct the Chief Medical Examiner to complete and sign a certificate of presumed
death of a person who has been exposed to a specific peril of death and after diligent
search, has not been heard of or from or seen. (Added 1989, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1990; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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