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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 4970

  • executive authority: shall include the Governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. See
  • Governor: as used in this subchapter , shall include any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this State. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 4970. Legally protected health care activity exception

Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter to the contrary, except as required by federal law, the Governor shall not surrender a person charged in another state as a result of engaging in legally protected health care activity as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 150 unless the executive authority of the demanding state alleges in writing that the accused was physically present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged offense and that thereafter the accused fled from the demanding state. (Added 2023, No. 14, § 6, eff. May 10, 2023.)