§ 4474d - Law enforcement verification of information; rulemaking - Vermont Statutes

§ 4474d. Law enforcement verification of information; rulemaking

(a) The department of public safety shall maintain and keep confidential, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and except for purposes of a prosecution for false swearing under section 2904 of Title 13, the records of all persons registered under this subchapter or registered caregivers in a secure database accessible by authorized department of public safety employee's only.

(b) In response to a person-specific or property-specific inquiry by a law enforcement officer or agency made in the course of a bona fide investigation or prosecution, the department may verify the identities and registered property addresses of the registered patient and the patient's registered caregiver.

(c) The department shall maintain a separate secure electronic database accessible to law enforcement personnel 24 hours a day that uses a unique identifier system to allow law enforcement to verify that a person is a registered patient or registered caregiver.

(d) The department of public safety shall implement the requirements of this act within 120 days of its effective date. The department may adopt rules under chapter 25 of Title 3 and shall develop forms to implement this act. (Added 2003, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)