Reports — Vermont Code § 4624

§ 4624. Reports

• (a) On or before September 1 of each year, any law enforcement agency that has used a
  drone within the previous 12 months shall report the following information to the
  Department of Public Safety: (1) The number of times the agency used a drone within the previous 12 months. For each
  use of a drone, the agency shall report the type of incident involved, the nature
  of the information collected, and the rationale for deployment of the drone. (2) The number of criminal investigations aided and arrests made through use of information
  gained by the use of drones within the previous 12 months, including a description
  of how the drone aided each investigation or arrest. (3) The number of times a drone collected data on any person, home, or area other than
  the target of the surveillance within the previous 12 months and the type of data
  collected in each instance. (4) The cost of the agency’s drone program and the program’s source of funding. (b) On or before December 1 of each year that information is collected under subsection
  (a) of this section, the Department of Public Safety shall report the information
  to the House and Senate Committees on Judiciary and on Government Operations. (Added 2015, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.)