2020 Vermont Statutes
Title 27 - Property
Chapter 18 - Unclaimed Property
§ 1535. Military medal or decoration
§ 1535. Military medal or decoration
(a) The Administrator may not sell a medal or decoration awarded for military service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
(b) The Administrator, with the consent of the respective organization under subdivision (1) of this subsection, agency under subdivision (2) of this subsection, or entity under subdivision (3) of this subsection, may deliver a medal or decoration described in subsection (a) to be held in custody for the owner to:
(1) a military veterans organization qualified under the Internal Revenue Code, as may be amended, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(19);
(2) the agency that awarded the medal or decoration; or
(3) a governmental entity.
(c) On delivery under subsection (b) of this section, the Administrator is not responsible for safekeeping the medal or decoration. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)
