2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 232 - Vermont Electronic Communication Privacy Act
§ 8106. Service provider’s response to warrant

Universal Citation:
13 VT Stats § 8106
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§ 8106. Service provider’s response to warrant

(a) The service provider shall produce the items listed in the warrant within 30 days unless the court orders a shorter period for good cause shown, in which case the court may order the service provider to produce the items listed in the warrant within 72 hours. The items shall be produced in a manner and format that permits them to be searched by the law enforcement officer.

(b) This section shall not be construed to limit the authority of a law enforcement officer under existing law to search personally for and locate items or data on the premises of a Vermont service provider.

(c) As used in this section, “good cause” includes an investigation into a homicide, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, custodial interference, felony punishable by life imprisonment, or offense related to child exploitation. (Added 2015, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.)

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