13 V.S.A. § 3502 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 76 / Section 3502
§ 3502. Possession and use of weapons of mass destruction
Status: in_force

(a) A person who knowingly and without lawful authority possesses, develops, manufactures, produces, transfers, acquires, or stockpiles any weapon of mass destruction shall be imprisoned not more than 20 years or fined not more than $100,000.00, or both.

(b) A person who uses or directly employs against other persons a weapon of mass destruction in a form that may cause disabling illness or injury in human beings shall be imprisoned not less than 20 years nor more than life and fined not more than $250,000.00.

(c) A person who uses a weapon of mass destruction in a form that may cause widespread damage to or disruption of water or food supplies shall be imprisoned not less than five years nor more than 30 years and fined not more than $250,000.00.

(d) A person who uses a weapon of mass destruction against livestock or crops with the intent to cause widespread and substantial damage to livestock or crops shall be imprisoned not more than 30 years and fined not more than $250,000.00.

(e) A person who uses a weapon of mass destruction in a form that may cause widespread and significant damage to public or private property shall be imprisoned not more than 30 years and fined not more than $250,000.00.

(f) A person who uses recombinant technology or any other biological advance to create new pathogens or more virulent forms of existing pathogens for the purpose of creating a weapon of mass destruction shall be imprisoned not more than 20 years or fined not more than $250,000.00, or both.

(g) A person who knowingly and intentionally places a hoax weapon in any public place, building, house, residence, facility of public transport, vehicular conveyance, train, ship, boat, aircraft, dam or reservoir for storing water, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.

(h) No university, research institution, private company, individual, or hospital engaged in scientific or public health research and, as required, registered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pursuant to part 113 (commencing with Section 113.1) of subchapter E of chapter 1 of Title 9 or pursuant to Part 72 (commencing with Section 72.1) of Subchapter E of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor provisions, shall be subject to this section.

(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict prosecution under any other applicable laws.
13 V.S.A. § 4701 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 155 / Section 4701
§ 4701. Issuance of search warrants for code violations
Status: in_force

A district judge may issue a warrant to any law enforcement officer or official inspector for searching in the daytime a dwelling house or other premises for violations of local codes or ordinances.
13 V.S.A. § 1029 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 19 / Section 1029
§ 1029. Alcoholism; limitations; exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) No political subdivision of the State may adopt or enforce a law or rule having the force of law that includes being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the elements of the offense giving rise to a criminal or civil penalty. No political subdivision may interpret or apply any law of general application to circumvent this provision.

(b) Nothing in this section affects any law or rule against operating a motor vehicle or other machinery under the influence of alcohol or possession or use of alcoholic beverages at stated times and places or by a particular class of persons.

(c) This section does not make intoxication or incapacitation as defined in 18 V.S.A. § 4802 an excuse or defense for any criminal act. Nothing contained herein shall change current law relative to insanity as a defense for any criminal act.

(d) This section does not relieve any person from civil liability for any injury to persons or property caused by that person while intoxicated or incapacitated.
13 V.S.A. § 4957 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4957
§ 4957. Extending time of commitment
Status: in_force

If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the Governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant, bond, or undertaking, such judge may discharge or recommit the accused for a further period not to exceed 30 days, or may again take bail for the accused's appearance and surrender as provided in section 4956 of this title, but within a period not to exceed 30 days after the date of such new bond.
13 V.S.A. § 5562 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 182 / Section 5562
§ 5562. Assignment of counsel
Status: in_force

The court may appoint counsel if the petitioner is unable financially to employ counsel and may order that all necessary costs and expenses incident to the matter, including court costs, stenographic services, printing, and reasonable compensation for legal services, be paid by the State from the appropriation to the Defender General. On appeal, the Supreme Court may make a similar order.
13 V.S.A. § 4903 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4903
§ 4903. Transporting prisoner through State
Status: in_force

Whenever an offender is apprehended in a neighboring state, and it may be necessary to transport him or her through this State to the place where the offense was committed, a Superior Court judge, upon application and proof that lawful process has issued against the offender, shall issue a warrant under his or her hand and seal, directed to a sheriff or his or her deputy, or to a person by name who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duty, authorizing such conveyance.
13 V.S.A. § 2451 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 56 / Section 2451
§ 2451. Custodial interference
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits custodial interference by taking, enticing, or keeping a child from the child's lawful custodian, knowingly, without a legal right to do so, when the person is a relative of the child and the child is less than 18 years old.

(b) A person who commits custodial interference shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(c) It shall be a defense to a charge of keeping a child from the child's lawful custodian that the person charged with the offense was acting in good faith to protect the child from real and imminent physical danger. Evidence of good faith shall include the filing of a nonfrivolous petition documenting that danger and seeking to modify the custodial decree in a Vermont court of competent jurisdiction. This petition must be filed within three business days of the termination of visitation rights. This defense shall not be available if the person charged with the offense has left the State with the child.
13 V.S.A. § 2074 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 49 / Section 2074
§ 2074. Prior security interest to be set forth in subsequent security agreement
Status: in_force

A debtor shall not execute a second or subsequent security agreement covering collateral that is the subject of a previously existing security agreement made by the debtor unless the existence of the previous security agreement is set forth in the subsequent security agreement.
13 V.S.A. § 5357 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 167 / Section 5357
§ 5357. Subrogation; lien; disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

The State shall be subrogated to the rights of the victim, assignee, heir, or dependent to whom cash payments are granted to the extent of the cash payments granted, less the amount of any fine imposed by the court on the perpetrator of the crime. The State shall have a lien therefor and may commence an action or intervene in any action to protect and enforce the lien. Such subrogation rights shall be against any person liable for the pecuniary loss.
13 V.S.A. § 1047 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 19 / Section 1047
§ 1047. Offense committed within the presence of a child
Status: in_force

When imposing sentence for an offense listed in this subchapter, the court may consider whether the offense was committed within the presence of a child.
13 V.S.A. § 5403 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 167 / Section 5403
§ 5403. Reporting to Department of Public Safety
Status: in_force

(a) Upon conviction and prior to sentencing, the court shall order the sex offender to provide the court with the following information, which the court shall forward to the Department forthwith:

(1) name;

(2) date of birth;

(3) current address;

(4) Social Security number;

(5) current employment; and

(6) name and address of any postsecondary educational institution at which the sex offender is enrolled as a student.

(b) Within 14 days after sentencing, the court shall forward to the Department:

(1) the sex offender's conviction record, including offense, date of conviction, sentence, and any conditions of release or probation; and

(2) an order issued pursuant to section 5405a of this title, on a form developed by the Court Administrator, that the defendant comply with Sex Offender Registry requirements.

(c) The Departments of Corrections and of Public Safety shall jointly develop a process for the Department of Corrections to notify the Department of Public Safety when an offender who is under Department of Corrections supervision is required to be placed on the Sex Offender Registry because of a conviction that occurred in another jurisdiction of the United States, including a state, territory, commonwealth, the District of Columbia, or military, federal, or tribal court. The report shall include the offense of which the defendant was convicted that requires the placement of his or her name on the Registry.
13 V.S.A. § 5567 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 182 / Section 5567
§ 5567. Appeals
Status: in_force

An order entered on the petition may be appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court pursuant to the Rules of Appellate Procedure.
13 V.S.A. § 1104 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 21 / Section 1104
§ 1104. Triers of causes accepting bribes
Status: in_force

A person summoned as a juror, or chosen or appointed as a master, auditor, referee, commissioner, or arbitrator, who corruptly takes anything to give his or her verdict, award, or report, or corruptly receives a gift or gratuity from a party to an action, cause, or proceedings, for the trial or decision of which such juror was summoned, or for the hearing or determination of which such master, auditor, referee, commissioner, or arbitrator was chosen or appointed, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 503 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 11 / Section 503
§ 503. Second degree arson
Status: in_force

A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who willfully and maliciously aids, counsels, or procures the burning of any building or structure of whatsoever class or character, whether the property of himself or herself or of another, not included or described in section 502 of this title, shall be guilty of arson in the second degree, and shall be imprisoned not more than five years nor less than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 7573 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 229 / Section 7573
§ 7573. Peace bonds
Status: in_force

The Criminal Division of the Superior Court may order a person who is arrested for a criminal offense to find sureties that he or she will keep the peace, when it is necessary, and may order the person detained until he or she complies. The Court Administrator shall establish a form for peace bonds that includes notification that the surety has the right to be released from the obligations under the bond upon written application to the judicial officer and detention of the defendant.
13 V.S.A. § 2801 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 63 / Section 2801
§ 2801. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

(1) “Minor” means any person less than 18 years old.

(2) “Nudity” means the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks with less than a full opaque covering, or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple, or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernably turgid state.

(3) “Sexual conduct” means acts of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or, if such person be a female, breast.

(4) “Sexual excitement” means the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.

(5) “Sado-masochistic abuse” means flagellation or torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed.

(6) “Harmful to minors” means that quality of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, when it:

(A) Predominantly appeals to the prurient, shameful, or morbid interest of minors; and

(B) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community in the State of Vermont as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and

(C) Is taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value, for minors.

(7) “Advertising purposes” means purposes of propagandizing in connection with the commercial sale of a product or type of product, the commercial offering of a service, or the commercial exhibition of an entertainment.

(8) “Displays publicly” means the exposing, placing, posting, exhibiting, or in any fashion displaying in any location, whether public or private, an item in such a manner that it may be readily seen and its content or character distinguished by normal unaided vision viewing it from a street, highway, sidewalk, or lobby of a building that has unrestricted access by the public.
13 V.S.A. § 1026 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 19 / Section 1026
§ 1026. Disorderly conduct
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if the person, with intent to cause public inconvenience or annoyance, or recklessly creates a risk thereof:

(1) engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior;

(2) makes unreasonable noise;

(3) in a public place, uses abusive or obscene language;

(4) without lawful authority, disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or

(5) obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

(b) A person who is convicted of disorderly conduct shall be imprisoned for not more than 60 days or fined not more than $500.00, or both. A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 120 days or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(c) As used in this section:

(1) “Disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons” means conduct that substantially impairs the effective conduct of an assembly or meeting, including conduct that:

(A) causes an assembly or meeting to terminate prematurely; or

(B) consists of numerous and sustained efforts to disrupt an assembly or meeting after being asked to desist.

(2) “Meeting” includes a meeting of a public body, as those terms are defined in 1 V.S.A. § 310.
13 V.S.A. § 2581 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 57 / Section 2581
§ 2581. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Services” includes labor, professional service, transportation, public services not provided for in section 2021 of this title, accommodation in hotels, restaurants, or elsewhere, admission to exhibitions, or amusements or recreational facilities, use of vehicles or other movable property.

(2) “Movable property” means property the location of which can be changed, including things growing on, affixed to, or found in land, and documents although the rights represented thereby have no physical location.

(3) “Obtain” means:

(A) in relation to property, to bring about a transfer or purported transfer of a legal interest in the property, whether to the obtainer or another; or

(B) in relation to labor or service, to secure performance thereof.
13 V.S.A. § 5358 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 167 / Section 5358
§ 5358. Duties of law enforcement agency
Status: in_force

Every law enforcement agency shall inform victims of crimes and their dependents of the provisions of this chapter and provide application forms to persons who desire to seek compensation. The Board shall provide application forms and other information which local law enforcement agencies may require to comply with this section.
13 V.S.A. § 3482 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 75 / Section 3482
§ 3482. Furnishing information to enemy
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not furnish, nor attempt to furnish, to a government at war with or threatening war on the United States, or to a citizen of such government or to a person whom he or she has reason to believe will furnish or attempt to furnish to such government or citizen, information relative to:

(1) the location, construction, or condition of a military camp, fort, armory, arsenal, or building in which munitions of war are being manufactured or are stored;

(2) the proposed location of such camp, fort, armory, arsenal, or building;

(3) the location or condition or proposed location of a bridge, road, car, boat, canal, dockyard, telephone or telegraph line or equipment, wireless station or equipment, railway or railway equipment, property of a corporation subject to the supervision of the Public Utility Commission;

(4) the topography of the State or a part thereof;

(5) the number, character, condition, or location of the National Guard or the land or naval forces of the United States in this State.

(b) A person who violates a subdivision of subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years.
13 V.S.A. § 5317 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 165 / Section 5317
§ 5317. General requirements for information
Status: in_force

(a) The information required to be furnished to victims under this chapter shall be provided upon request of the victim and, unless otherwise specifically provided, may be furnished either orally or in writing.

(b) A person responsible for furnishing information may rely upon the most recent name, address, and telephone number furnished by the victim.

(c) The court, State's Attorneys, public defenders, law enforcement agencies, and the Departments of Corrections and of Public Safety shall develop and implement an automated notification system to deliver the information required to be furnished to victims under this chapter.
13 V.S.A. § 2025 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 47 / Section 2025
§ 2025. Employers without workers' compensation insurance; criminal sanction
Status: in_force

Any employer who fails to comply with the provisions of 21 V.S.A. § 687 shall be fined not more than $2,500.00 or imprisoned for up to one year, or both. For the purposes of this section, the term employer includes the owner or operator of a business, the officers of a corporation, and the partners in a partnership.
13 V.S.A. § 4027 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 85 / Section 4027
§ 4027. Polling places; firearms prohibited
Status: in_force

(a)(1) A person shall not knowingly possess a firearm at a polling place or on the walks leading to a building in which a polling place is located on an election day.

(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to the town clerk's office during any period when a board of civil authority has voted to permit early voting pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2546b(a)(1).

(b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(c) This section shall not apply to:

(1) a firearm carried for legitimate law enforcement purposes by a federal law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer certified as a law enforcement officer by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358;

(2) a firearm carried by a person while preforming the person's official duties as an employee of the United States; a department or agency of the United States; a state; or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a state if the person is authorized to carry a firearm as part of the person's official duties; or

(3) a firearm stored in a motor vehicle.

(d) Notice of the provisions of this section shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance to each polling place.

(e) As used in this section:

(1) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in section 4017 of this title.

(2) “Polling place” means a place that a municipality has designated to the Secretary of State as a polling place pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2502(f).
13 V.S.A. § 2564 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 57 / Section 2564
§ 2564. Conviction of person who stole property not required
Status: in_force

In a prosecution for buying, receiving, selling, possessing unless with the intent to restore to the owner, or aiding in the concealment of money or other property known to have been stolen, it shall not be necessary to aver nor on trial to prove that the person who stole the property has been convicted.
13 V.S.A. § 6650 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 203 / Section 6650
§ 6650. Legally protected health care activity exception
Status: in_force

(a) Access to reproductive health care services and gender-affirming health care services is a legal right in this State. Interference with legally protected health care activity, whether or not under the color of law, is against the public policy of this State.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter to the contrary, except as required by federal law, a court shall not issue a summons where a prosecution is pending in another state concerning legally protected health care activity as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 150 or where a grand jury investigation concerning legally protected health care activity has commenced or is about to commence for a criminal violation of a law of such other state unless the acts forming the basis of the prosecution or investigation would also constitute an offense if occurring entirely in this State.
13 V.S.A. § 301 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 7 / Section 301
§ 301. Posting utility poles
Status: in_force

A person who paints or posts a sign, advertisement, or notice on a telegraph, telephone, or electric light pole shall be fined $5.00 for each offense.
13 V.S.A. § 3255 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 72 / Section 3255
§ 3255. Evidence
Status: in_force

(a) In a prosecution for a crime defined in this chapter and in sections 2601 and 2602 of this title, for human trafficking or aggravated human trafficking under chapter 60 of this title, or for abuse of a vulnerable adult under chapter 28 of this title or 33 V.S.A. chapter 69:

(1) Neither opinion evidence of nor evidence of the reputation of the complaining witness' sexual conduct shall be admitted.

(2) Evidence shall be required as it is for all other criminal offenses, and additional corroborative evidence set forth by case law regarding sexual assault shall no longer be required.

(3) Evidence of prior sexual conduct of the complaining witness shall not be admitted; provided, however, where it bears on the credibility of the complaining witness or it is material to a fact at issue and its probative value outweighs its private character, the court may admit:

(A) evidence of the complaining witness' past sexual conduct with the defendant;

(B) evidence of specific instances of the complaining witness' sexual conduct showing the source of origin of semen, pregnancy, or disease; and

(C) evidence of specific instances of the complaining witness' past false allegations of violations of this chapter.

(b) In a prosecution for a crime defined in this chapter and in a prosecution pursuant to sections 2601 and 2602 of this title, for human trafficking or aggravated human trafficking under chapter 60 of this title, or for abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult under 33 V.S.A. § 6913(b), if a defendant proposes to offer evidence described in subdivision (a)(3) of this section, the defendant shall prior to the introduction of such evidence file written notice of intent to introduce that evidence, and the court shall order an in camera hearing to determine its admissibility. All objections to materiality, credibility, and probative value shall be stated on the record by the prosecutor at the in camera hearing, and the court shall rule on the objections forthwith, and prior to the taking of any other evidence.

(c) In a prosecution for a crime defined in this chapter and in sections 2601 and 2602 of this title or for human trafficking or aggravated human trafficking under chapter 60 of this title, if the defendant takes the deposition of the complaining witness, questions concerning the evidence described in subdivisions (a)(1) and (3) of this section shall not be permitted.
13 V.S.A. § 7562 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 229 / Section 7562
§ 7562. Relief of bail-warrant to arrest and commit
Status: in_force

If a surety or a person who has posted bail wishes to surrender the principal in discharge of the person's obligations under the bond or bail agreement, the person may apply in writing to a judicial officer, as defined in subsection 7554(f) of this title, for a warrant to apprehend and detain the principal. The court shall, absent good cause shown, thereupon issue such warrant, and on detention of the principal, the person's obligation under the bond or bail agreement shall be discharged.
13 V.S.A. § 509 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 11 / Section 509
§ 509. Attempts
Status: in_force

The placing or distributing of any inflammable, explosive, or combustible material or substance, or any device, in any building or property mentioned in sections 502-505 of this title in any arrangement or preparation with intent willfully and maliciously to set fire to or burn the same, or to procure the setting fire to or burning of the same shall, for the purposes of this chapter, constitute an attempt to burn such building or property.
13 V.S.A. § 6606 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 203 / Section 6606
§ 6606. Separate examination of witnesses
Status: in_force

On the trial of a person for a criminal offense or on the examination of a person charged therewith before a Criminal Division of the Superior Court, on the request of the prosecuting attorney or the party accused, the court shall have the witnesses examined separately and apart from each other.
13 V.S.A. § 2591 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 57 / Section 2591
§ 2591. Theft of rented property
Status: in_force

(a) A person who converts to his or her own use any personal property, other than a motor vehicle leased or rented pursuant to a written agreement that has been entrusted to the person under an agreement in writing that provides for the delivery of that personal property to a particular person or place or at a particular time, abandons it, or refuses or neglects to deliver it to the person or place and at the time specified in the written agreement, or who destroys, secretes, appropriates, converts, sells, or attempts to sell all or any part of it, or who removes or permits or causes it to be removed from this State, without the consent of its owner, shall be:

(1) if the value of the property involved is $900.00 or less, imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $500.00, or both;

(2) if the property involved exceeds $900.00 in value:

(A) imprisoned for not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both; or

(B) imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00 if the person has been previously convicted of a violation of this subdivision (a)(2) of this section.

(b) All written agreements for the rental of personal property shall bear a statement in bold face type in the following form:

NOTICE

FAILURE TO RETURN THE RENTAL PROPERTY WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER DELIVERY TO YOU OF NOTICE TO RETURN, OR WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THIS AGREEMENT HAS EXPIRED OR THE PRESENTING OF FALSE, FICTITIOUS OR MISLEADING IDENTIFICATION MAY BE CONSIDERED AS EVIDENCE OF AN INTENTION TO COMMIT LARCENY.
13 V.S.A. § 608 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 13 / Section 608
§ 608. Assault and robbery
Status: in_force

(a) A person who assaults another and robs, steals, or takes from his or her person or in his or her presence money or other property that may be the subject of larceny shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years.

(b) A person who, being armed with a dangerous weapon, assaults another and robs, steals, or takes from his or her person or in his or her presence money or other property that may be the subject of larceny shall be imprisoned for not more than 15 years nor less than one year.

(c) If in the attempt or commission of an offense under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, a person causes bodily injury, such person shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years nor less than one year. Any penalty imposed under this subsection shall be in lieu of any penalty imposed under subsection (a) or (b) of this section.
13 V.S.A. § 7559a — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 229 / Section 7559a
§ 7559a. Release; designation
Status: in_force

(a) The officer in charge of a facility under the control of the department of corrections shall discharge any person held by the officer upon receipt of an order for release issued by a judicial officer pursuant to section 7554 of this title, accompanied by the full amount of any bond or cash bail fixed by the judicial officer. The officer in charge, or a person designated by the Court Administrator, shall issue a receipt for such bond or cash bail and shall account for and turn over such bond or cash bail to the court having jurisdiction.

(b) The Court Administrator shall designate persons to set bail for any person under arrest prior to arraignment when the offense charged provides for a penalty of less than two years imprisonment or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. Such persons designated by the Court Administrator shall be considered judicial officers for the purposes of sections 7554 and 7556 of this title.

(c) Any person who is designated by the Court Administrator under subsection (b) of this section may refuse the designation by so notifying the Court Administrator in writing within seven days of the designation.
13 V.S.A. § 1610 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 1610
§ 1610. Purchase in contiguous states
Status: in_force

Any person holding a valid license under 20 V.S.A. chapter 177, subchapter 2, division 2 may purchase explosives in any state contiguous to this State and transport them into this State, provided that he or she furnishes a record of each purchase to the Commissioner of Public Safety within 15 days of the transportation of the explosives into this State, and that he or she comply with both the laws applicable to the purchases in the contiguous state, and the pertinent statutes of the U.S. government.
13 V.S.A. § 6645 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 203 / Section 6645
§ 6645. Penalties
Status: in_force

If the witness, who is summoned as provided in section 6643 of this title, after being paid or tendered by some properly authorized person the sum of 10 cents a mile for each mile and $10.00 for each day that he or she is required to travel and attend as a witness, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he or she shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 5431 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 167 / Section 5431
§ 5431. Definition; certification
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this subchapter, “SANE” means a sexual assault nurse examiner.

(b) A person licensed under 26 V.S.A. chapter 28 (nursing) may obtain a specialized certification from the SANE Program as a sexual assault nurse examiner if he or she demonstrates compliance with the requirements for specialized certification as established by the SANE Board.
13 V.S.A. § 366 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 366
§ 366. Prohibited use of animals
Status: in_force

(a) No live animal shall be used as a fund-raising device or award in a contest, lottery, game, or promotion by any person or entity other than at an event recognized by an agricultural or sporting association. An alternative cash prize shall be offered. A person or entity shall not transfer or award an animal without reasonable assurance that the person receiving the animal will provide proper transportation and adequate care.

(b) No live fowl, turtles, or rabbits under eight weeks of age in lots of less than six shall be offered for sale or sold, displayed, or given away.

(c) No dog, puppy, cat, or kitten shall be offered for sale, sold, displayed, or given away on the side of any highway, as defined in 19 V.S.A. § 1, except by the owner or lessor of the abutting land. It shall be an affirmative defense under this subsection that a transaction involving a sale or giving away of a dog, puppy, cat, or kitten was previously arranged by the parties, and the sale or giving away on the side of the highway was only for the convenient transfer of the animal.

(d) A person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250.00.
13 V.S.A. § 5258 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 163 / Section 5258
§ 5258. Audit
Status: in_force

(a) In the 1995 audit and thereafter as appropriate, the auditor of accounts shall conduct an audit of the assignment of counsel to needy persons under section 5231 of this title, determination of financial need under section 5236 of this title, co-payment and reimbursement orders under section 5238 of this title and collection of reimbursements under section 5240 of this title.

(b) The audit shall evaluate compliance with statutory and legal requirements and internal controls. If noncompliance is found, the auditor shall recommend that proper corrections be made. The auditor shall recommend uniform practice by the responsible agencies and the courts throughout the State. The auditor shall report his or her findings in accordance with 32 V.S.A. § 163(5).

(c) The 1995 audit required by this section shall be funded in the amount of $5,000.00 from the special fund created under section 5239 of this title.
13 V.S.A. § 2592 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 57 / Section 2592
§ 2592. Failure to return a rented or leased motor vehicle
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the offense of failure to return a rented or leased motor vehicle if the person:

(1) rents or leases a motor vehicle, as defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4(21), pursuant to an agreement in writing that provides for the return of the vehicle to a particular place at a particular time;

(2) intentionally and without good cause fails to return the vehicle to that place within 72 hours after the time and date specified;

(3) does not give notice to the person from whom the vehicle was rented or leased that he or she will not be able to return the vehicle on the date and time stated in the agreement and does not obtain an extension of the date and time on which the vehicle will be returned; and

(4) when the person rented or leased the vehicle, the person was provided the following notice in boldface type:

NOTICE

THE FAILURE TO RETURN A RENTED OR LEASED MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED IN THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITHOUT EXTENDING THE DATE AND TIME IS A CRIME UNDER VERMONT LAW (13 V.S.A. § 2592) AND MAY RESULT IN A CRIMINAL PENALTY OF UP TO FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT OR A $5,000.00 FINE, OR BOTH.

(b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than $3,000.00, or both. If the person has been previously convicted of a violation of this section, the person shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 3017 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 67 / Section 3017
§ 3017. Resisting arrest
Status: in_force

(a) A person who intentionally attempts to prevent a lawful arrest on himself or herself, which is being effected or attempted by a law enforcement officer, when it would reasonably appear that the latter is a law enforcement officer, shall:

(1) for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both;

(2) for the second offense and subsequent offenses, be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(b) A defendant's mistaken belief in the unlawfulness of the arrest shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section.

(c) A person may not be convicted of both an escape from lawful custody, as defined in subdivision 1501(a)(2) of this title, and a violation of this section.
13 V.S.A. § 4011 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 85 / Section 4011
§ 4011. Aiming gun at another
Status: in_force

Any person who shall intentionally point or aim any gun, pistol, or other firearm at or towards another, except in self-defense or in the lawful discharge of official duty, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $50.00. Any person who shall discharge any such firearm so intentionally aimed or pointed shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or fined not more than $100.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 3769 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 81 / Section 3769
§ 3769. Civil action
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of sections 3764-3766 of this title, shall be further liable in a civil action on this statute, in which the plaintiff may recover damages and reasonable attorney's fees. Such action may be brought in the name of the owner of the property so injured, or in the name of the town in which such burial ground is situated, or in the name of the commissioners, or in the name of the association or corporation that holds lawful possession of such burial ground at the time such damage is committed, or, if the property injured is a gravestone or monument erected to the memory of a deceased person or a grave, tomb, or burial site in which the body or remains of a deceased person is interred, in the name of the surviving heirs or descendants of such deceased person, jointly, or in the name of one or more of them for the benefit of all, or in the name of the historical or patriotic association or society erecting such monument, tablet, or marker.
13 V.S.A. § 398 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 398
§ 398. Loss of eligibility
Status: in_force

Any person fined or convicted of administering an unlawful drug to animals entered in a competitive event or animal pulling contest held in another state shall be ineligible to compete in any animal pulling contest or competitive event in this State for a period not to exceed two years from the date of such fine or court conviction.
13 V.S.A. § 5232 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 163 / Section 5232
§ 5232. Particular proceedings
Status: in_force

Counsel shall be assigned under section 5231 of this title to represent needy persons in any of the following:

(1) extradition proceedings;

(2) habeas corpus and other proceedings wherein the person is confined in a penal or mental institution in this state and seeks release therefrom; or

(3) proceedings arising out of a petition brought in a juvenile court when the court deems the interests of justice require representation of either the child or his or her parents or guardian or both, including any subsequent proceedings arising from an order therein.
13 V.S.A. § 1603 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 1603
§ 1603. Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) “Destructive device” means any:

(A) explosive, incendiary, or poison gas bomb; or

(B) explosive, incendiary, or poison gas grenade; or

(C) explosive, incendiary, or poison gas rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces; or

(D) explosive, incendiary, or poison gas missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce; or

(E) explosive, incendiary, or poison gas mine; or

(F) device that consists of or includes a breakable container including a flammable liquid or compound, and a wick composed of any material that, when ignited, is capable of igniting the flammable liquid or compound, and can be carried or thrown by one individual acting alone; or

(G) device similar to those devices enumerated in subdivisions (1) and (1)(A)-(E) of this section.

A destructive device does not include a firearm or ammunition therefor.

(2) “Explosive” means dynamite, or any explosive compound of which nitroglycerin forms a part, or fulminate in bulk or dry condition, or blasting caps, or detonating fuses, or blasting powder, or any other similar explosive. The term does not include a firearm or ammunition therefor or any components of ammunition for a firearm including primers, smokeless powder, or black gunpowder.

(3) “Hoax device” means any device so designed, assembled, fabricated, or manufactured as to convey the physical appearance of an explosive or incendiary bomb or the physical appearance of any of the devices enumerated in subdivisions (1)(A)-(F) of this section that is lacking an explosive or incendiary charge.
13 V.S.A. § 2007 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 47 / Section 2007
§ 2007. Receiving value upon false statement
Status: in_force

Knowing that a false statement in writing has been made respecting the financial condition or means or ability to pay of himself, herself, or other person in whom he or she is financially interested or for whom he or she is acting, a person shall not procure, upon the faith thereof, for the benefit of himself, herself, or such other person, any of the things of benefit specified in section 2006 of this title.
13 V.S.A. § 2024 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 47 / Section 2024
§ 2024. Workers' compensation fraud; criminal penalties
Status: in_force

Any person, including an employee, employer, medical case manager, health care provider, vocational rehabilitation provider, or workers' compensation insurance carrier, who knowingly and with intent to defraud makes a false statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining, affecting, or denying any benefit or payment under the provisions of 21 V.S.A. chapter 9 or the provisions of 8 V.S.A. Part 3, relating to insurance, either for herself or himself or for any other person, shall forfeit all benefits or payments obtained as a result of the false statement or representation and all or a portion of any right to compensation under the provisions of 21 V.S.A. chapter 9 as determined by the Commissioner and:

(1) for fraud involving $10,000.00 or more, be fined not more than $100,000.00 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and

(2) for fraud involving less than $10,000.00, be fined not more than $10,000.00 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 5405a — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 167 / Section 5405a
§ 5405a. Court determination of Sex Offender Registry requirements
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The court shall determine at sentencing whether Sex Offender Registry requirements apply to the defendant.

(2) If the State and the defendant do not agree as to the applicability of Sex Offender Registry requirements to the defendant, the State shall file a motion setting forth the Sex Offender Registry requirements applicable to the defendant within 14 days of the entry of a guilty plea. To the extent the defendant opposes the motion, the State and the defendant shall present evidence at the sentencing as to the applicability of Sex Offender Registry requirements to the defendant.

(b) The court shall consider the following when determining under this section whether Sex Offender Registry requirements apply to the defendant:

(1) the report issued pursuant to subsection 5403(c) of this title;

(2) the presentence investigation report regarding the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced;

(3) the court's own judgment of conviction and any evidence that was presented at trial; and

(4) any other evidence admitted at sentencing and deemed relevant by the court to the defendant's Registry status.

(c) The State shall bear the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence the applicability of Sex Offender Registry requirements to the defendant under this section.

(d) Within 14 days after the sentencing or the presentation of evidence pursuant to subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the court shall issue an order determining whether Sex Offender Registry requirements apply to the defendant. The order shall include:

(1) the offense of which the defendant was convicted that requires the placement of his or her name on the Sex Offender Registry;

(2) any prior convictions that affect:

(A) the defendant's Sex Offender Registry Status;

(B) the length of time that the defendant is required to register as a sex offender; or

(C) whether information regarding the defendant is required to be electronically posted on the Internet under section 5411a of this title;

(3) the length of time that the defendant is required to register as a sex offender;

(4) whether the defendant is designated as a sexually violent predator under section 5405 of this title;

(5) whether the defendant was immediately released or remanded to the custody of the Department of Corrections; and

(6) whether information regarding the defendant is required to be electronically posted on the Internet under section 5411a of this title.
13 V.S.A. § 5277 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 163 / Section 5277
§ 5277. Use of State facilities
Status: in_force

An attorney representing a person under this chapter is entitled to use any State technical services and facilities for the development or evaluation of evidence that are available to the prosecutor.
13 V.S.A. § 8006 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 231 / Section 8006
§ 8006. Notice of collateral consequences and eligibility for expungement upon release
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the completion of a sentence, an individual in the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections shall be given written notice of the following:

(1) that collateral consequences may apply because of the conviction;

(2) the Internet address of the collection of laws published under this chapter;

(3) that there may be ways to obtain relief from collateral consequences;

(4) that the conviction may be eligible for expungement or sealing pursuant to section 7602 of this title;

(5) contact information for government or nonprofit agencies, groups, or organizations, if any, offering assistance to individuals seeking relief from collateral consequences; and

(6) that conviction of a crime in this State does not prohibit an individual from voting in this State.

(b) For persons sentenced to incarceration, the notice shall be provided not more than 30 days and at least 10 days before completion of the sentence. If the sentence is for a term of less than 30 days then notice shall be provided when the sentence is completed.

(c) For persons receiving a sentence involving community supervision, such as probation, furlough, home confinement, conditional reentry, or parole, the notice shall be provided by the Department of Corrections in keeping with its mission of ensuring rehabilitation and public safety.

(d) For persons receiving a penalty involving a fine only, the court shall, at the time of the judgment, provide either oral or written notice that the conviction may be eligible for expungement or sealing pursuant to section 7602 of this title.
13 V.S.A. § 4967 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4967
§ 4967. Written waiver of extradition proceedings
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Any person arrested in this State charged with having committed any crime in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement or broken the terms of bail, probation, or parole may waive the issuance and service of the warrant provided for in sections 4947 and 4948 of this title and all other procedure incidental to extradition proceedings, by executing or subscribing in the presence of a judge of any court of record within this State a writing that states that the person consents to return to the demanding state; provided, however, before the waiver is executed or subscribed by the person, the judge shall inform the person of the right to issuance and service of a warrant of extradition and the right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as provided for in section 4950 of this title.

(2) If the person previously signed an authenticated waiver of extradition to the demanding state, the waiver shall be presumed valid. If the person contests the validity of the previously signed waiver, the person bears the burden of proving that the waiver is not valid. If the court finds that the waiver is valid, it may proceed as if the person had consented to return to the demanding state in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(b) If and when such consent has been duly executed, it shall forthwith be forwarded to the office of the Governor of this State and filed therein. The judge shall direct the officer having such person in custody to deliver forthwith such person to the duly accredited agent or agents of the demanding state and shall deliver or cause to be delivered to such agent or agents a copy of such consent; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the rights of the accused person to return voluntarily and without formality to the demanding state, nor shall this waiver procedure be deemed to be an exclusive procedure or to limit the powers, rights, or duties of the officers of the demanding state or of this State.
13 V.S.A. § 4941 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4941
§ 4941. Definitions
Status: in_force

The word “Governor,” as used in this subchapter, shall include any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this State. The words “executive authority” shall include the Governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. The word “state” referring to a state other than this State shall mean any other state or territory organized or unorganized of the United States of America.
13 V.S.A. § 4010 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 85 / Section 4010
§ 4010. Gun suppressors
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Gun suppressor” means any device for muffling or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and intended for use in assembling or fabricating a gun suppressor, and any part intended only for use in such assembly or fabrication.

(2) “Sport shooting range” shall have the same meaning as used in 10 V.S.A. § 5227(a).

(b) A person shall not manufacture, make, or import a gun suppressor, except for:

(1) a licensed manufacturer, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921, who is registered as a manufacturer pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 5802;

(2) a licensed importer, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921, who is registered as an importer pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 5802; or

(3) a person who makes a gun suppressor in compliance with the requirements of 26 U.S.C. § 5822.

(c) A person shall not use a gun suppressor in the State, except for use by:

(1) a Level III certified law enforcement officer or Department of Fish and Wildlife employee in connection with the officer's or employee's duties and responsibilities and in accordance with the policies and procedures of that officer's or employee's agency or department;

(2) the Vermont National Guard in connection with its duties and responsibilities;

(3) a licensed manufacturer or a licensed importer, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921, who is also registered as a manufacturer or an importer pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 5802, who in the ordinary course of the manufacturer's or importer's business as a manufacturer or as an importer tests the operation of the gun suppressor;

(4) a person lawfully using a sport shooting range; or

(5) a person taking game as authorized under 10 V.S.A. § 4701.

(d)(1) A person who violates subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not less than $500.00 for each offense.

(2) A person who violates subsection (c) of this section shall be fined $50.00 for each offense.
13 V.S.A. § 3010 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 67 / Section 3010
§ 3010. Taking illegal fees
Status: in_force

An officer, or other person authorized to serve civil process, shall not receive any fee, commission, or other thing of value, for or on account of anything done by him or her concerning such civil process in his or her hands for service or its underlying cause of action, except the statutory fees for the service of such process. A person violating a provision of this section shall be fined not more than $100.00.
13 V.S.A. § 1751 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 41 / Section 1751
§ 1751. False alarms to agencies of public safety
Status: in_force

(a) A person who willfully or knowingly gives, or aids or abets in giving, by any means any false alarm of fire or other emergency to be transmitted to or within any organization, official or volunteer, for dealing with emergencies involving danger to life or property shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(b) If bodily injury or death is sustained by any person as a result of a violation of this section, the person convicted of the violation in lieu of any penalty imposed by subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both; however, this subsection shall not prevent the imposition of a greater fine or sentence against any person who is convicted of any degree of homicide, including manslaughter.
13 V.S.A. § 2536 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 57 / Section 2536
§ 2536. Carrier
Status: in_force

A carrier or other person to whom money, goods, or other property, the subject of larceny, is delivered to be carried for hire, or a person entrusted with such property, who embezzles or fraudulently converts to his or her own use, or secretes with intent to embezzle or fraudulently convert to his or her own use such money, goods, or property before its delivery at the place at which, or to the person to whom, they were to be delivered, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined not more than $500.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 6644 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 203 / Section 6644
§ 6644. Arrest and delivery
Status: in_force

If such certificate recommends that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of the requesting state to ensure his or her attendance in the requesting state, such judge may direct, in lieu of notification of the hearing, that such witness be forthwith brought before him or her for such hearing. If at such hearing the judge is satisfied as to the desirability of such custody and delivery, for which determination the certificate shall be prima facie proof of such desirability, he or she may order, in lieu of issuing subpoena or summons, that such witness be taken forthwith into custody and delivered to an officer of the requesting state; provided, however, that a witness so taken into custody may enter into recognizance for such attendance as provided in section 6605 of this title.
13 V.S.A. § 2027 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 47 / Section 2027
§ 2027. Sale or trade of motor vehicle with an inoperable air bag
Status: in_force

(a) Any person selling or trading a motor vehicle who has actual knowledge that the motor vehicle's air bag is inoperable shall notify the buyer or the person acquiring the trade, in writing, that the air bag is inoperable.

(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a fine of not more than $3,000.00.
13 V.S.A. § 5511 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 181 / Section 5511
§ 5511. Notification of unemancipated minor's parent or guardian
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement officer who arrests an unemancipated minor shall take reasonable steps to notify, as soon as reasonably practicable, a parent or guardian of the minor:

(1) that the minor has been arrested;

(2) the location where the minor is being held if still in law enforcement custody; and

(3) the nature of the criminal charge against the minor.

(b) If the minor is cited to appear in court, a copy of the citation shall promptly be mailed to the last known address of a parent or guardian of the minor.
13 V.S.A. § 2638 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 59 / Section 2638
§ 2638. Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Human trafficking” has the same meaning as in section 2651 of this title.

(2) “Prostitution” has the same meaning as in section 2631 of this title.

(b) A person who, in good faith and in a timely manner, reports to law enforcement that the person is a victim of or a witness to a crime that arose from the person's involvement in prostitution or human trafficking shall not be cited, arrested, or prosecuted for a violation of the following offenses:

(1) section 2632 of this title (prostitution);

(2) section 2601a of this title (prohibited conduct);

(3) 18 V.S.A. § 4230(a)(1)-(3) (cannabis possession);

(4) 18 V.S.A. § 4231(a)(1) and (2) (cocaine possession);

(5) 18 V.S.A. § 4232(a)(1) and (2) (LSD possession);

(6) 18 V.S.A. § 4233(a)(1) and (2) (heroin possession);

(7) 18 V.S.A. § 4234(a)(1) and (2) (depressant, stimulant, and narcotic drugs possession);

(8) 18 V.S.A. § 4234a(a)(1) and (2) (methamphetamine possession);

(9) 18 V.S.A. § 4235(b)(1) (hallucinogenic drugs possession); and

(10) 18 V.S.A. § 4235a(a)(1) (Ecstasy possession).

(c) The immunity provisions of this section apply only to the use and derivative use of evidence gained as a proximate result of the person reporting to law enforcement that the person is a victim of or a witness to a crime that arose from the person's involvement in prostitution or human trafficking and do not preclude prosecution of the person on the basis of evidence obtained from an independent source.

(d) A person who qualifies for immunity pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall not be subject to the provisions of 18 V.S.A. chapter 84, subchapter 2 concerning property subject to forfeiture, except that prima facie contraband shall be subject to forfeiture.

(e) Except in cases of reckless or intentional misconduct, law enforcement shall be immune from liability for citing or arresting a person who is later determined to qualify for immunity under this section.
13 V.S.A. § 6607 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 203 / Section 6607
§ 6607. Disclosure of confidential records; notice to prosecution
Status: in_force

When a defendant seeks access to a victim's school records, or to any other records of a victim that are by law confidential, the defendant shall provide written notice to the prosecutor that the records have been requested prior to the service of any subpoena requesting the records.
13 V.S.A. § 8010 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 231 / Section 8010
§ 8010. Order of limited relief
Status: in_force

(a) An individual convicted of an offense may petition for an order of limited relief from one or more mandatory sanctions related to employment, education, housing, public benefits, or occupational licensing. The individual seeking an order of relief shall provide the prosecutor's office with notice of his or her petition. After notice, the petition may be presented to the sentencing court at or before sentencing or to the Superior Court at any time after sentencing. If the petition is filed prior to sentencing, it shall be treated as a motion in the criminal case. If the petition is filed after sentencing, it shall be treated as a post-judgment motion.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 8012 of this title, the court may issue an order of limited relief relieving one or more of the mandatory sanctions described in this chapter if, after reviewing the petition, the individual's criminal history record, any filing by a victim under section 8014 of this title, and any other relevant evidence, it finds the individual has established by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(1) granting the petition will materially assist the individual in obtaining or maintaining employment, education, housing, public benefits, or occupational licensing;

(2) the individual has substantial need for the relief requested in order to live a law-abiding life; and

(3) granting the petition would not pose an unreasonable risk to the safety or welfare of the public or any individual.

(c) The order of limited relief shall specify:

(1) the mandatory sanction from which relief is granted; and

(2) any restriction imposed pursuant to subsections 8013(a) and (b) of this title.

(d) An order of limited relief relieves a mandatory sanction to the extent provided in the order.

(e) If a mandatory sanction has been relieved pursuant to this section, a decision-maker may consider the conduct underlying a conviction as provided in subsection 8008 of this title.
13 V.S.A. § 2305 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 53 / Section 2305
§ 2305. Justifiable homicide
Status: in_force

(a) If a person kills or wounds another under any of the circumstances enumerated below, the person shall be guiltless:

(1) in the just and necessary defense of the person's own life or the life of any other person;

(2) if the person reasonably believed that the person, or any other person, was in imminent peril and that it was necessary to repel that peril with deadly force in the forceful or violent suppression of a person attempting to commit murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, burglary, or robbery; or

(3) in the case of a law enforcement officer as defined in 20 V.S.A. § 2351(a) using force in compliance with 20 V.S.A. § 2368(b)(1)–(2) and (5) or deadly force in compliance with 20 V.S.A. § 2368(c)(1)–(4) and (6).

(b) This section shall not be construed to limit or infringe upon defenses granted at common law.
13 V.S.A. § 3001 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 67 / Section 3001
§ 3001. Impeding public officers
Status: in_force

(a) A person who hinders an executive, judicial, law enforcement, civil, or military officer acting under the authority of this State or any subdivision thereof, or who removes a weapon from the person of a law enforcement officer, or who deprives a law enforcement officer of the use of a weapon, shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than $500.00, or both. For purposes of this section, law enforcement officer is defined under section 3019 of this title.

(b) As used in this section, “weapon” means any device, instrument, material, or substance, whether animate or inanimate, excluding a firearm as defined in section 3019 of this title, which, in the manner it is used or is intended to be used, is known to be capable of producing death, serious bodily injury, or temporary disability.
13 V.S.A. § 2143a — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 51 / Section 2143a
§ 2143a. Political parties
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a political party, organized under 17 V.S.A. chapter 45, may organize and execute, and an individual may participate in, raffles, the proceeds of which are to be used in undertakings consistent with the purpose of political parties.
13 V.S.A. § 2635 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 59 / Section 2635
§ 2635. Slave traffic
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not:

(1) induce, entice, or procure a person to come into the State or to go from the State for the purpose of prostitution or for any immoral purpose or to enter a house of prostitution in the State;

(2) willfully or knowingly aid such person in obtaining transportation to or within the State for such purposes;

(3) place a person in the charge or custody of another person for immoral purposes or in a house of prostitution;

(4) induce, entice, procure, or compel such person to reside in a house of prostitution; or

(5) induce, entice, procure, or compel such person to live a life of prostitution.

(b) A person violating a provision hereof shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years nor less than one year or fined not more than $2,000.00 nor less than $200.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 3782 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 81 / Section 3782
§ 3782. Tapping electric lines; injuries to electric plants
Status: in_force

A person who willfully commits or causes to be committed an act with intent to injure a machine, apparatus, or structure appertaining to the works of a person, firm, association, or corporation engaged in manufacturing, selling, or distributing electrical energy in this State, or whereby such works may be stopped, obstructed, or injured, or who taps an electrical line of a person, firm, association, or corporation so that electricity can be taken therefrom, or knowingly uses electricity taken from such line without the consent of such person, firm, association, or corporation, shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $300.00, or both. Such person shall also be liable to such person, firm, association, or corporation or to anyone injured for actual damages, with full costs, in a civil action on this statute.
13 V.S.A. § 4969 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4969
§ 4969. Uniform interpretation
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it.
13 V.S.A. § 4904 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4904
§ 4904. Duty of officer
Status: in_force

Such person or officer shall cause the offender to be conveyed to the line of this State nearest to the state where the offense was committed, there to be delivered to some proper officer ready to receive him or her. All persons to whom the warrant may be directed are required to obey such order, upon payment or tender of the lawful fees therefor.
13 V.S.A. § 5234 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 163 / Section 5234
§ 5234. Notice of rights; representation provided
Status: in_force

(a) If a person who is being detained by a law enforcement officer without charge or judicial process, or who is charged with having committed or is being detained under a conviction of a serious crime, is not represented by an attorney under conditions in which a person having his or her own counsel would be entitled to be so represented, the law enforcement officer, magistrate, or court concerned shall:

(1) Clearly inform him or her of the right of a person to be represented by an attorney and of a needy person to be represented at public expense; and

(2) If the person detained or charged does not have an attorney and does not knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waive his or her right to have an attorney when detained or charged, notify the appropriate public defender that he or she is not so represented. This shall be done upon commencement of detention, formal charge, or post-conviction proceeding, as the case may be. As used in this subsection, the term “commencement of detention” includes the taking into custody of a probationer or parolee.

(b) Upon commencement of any later judicial proceeding relating to the same matter, the presiding officer shall clearly inform the person so detained or charged of the right of a needy person to be represented by an attorney at public expense.

(c) Information given to a person by a law enforcement officer under this section is effective only if it is communicated to a person in a manner meeting standards under the constitution of the United States relating to admissibility in evidence against him or her of statements of a detained person.

(d) Information meeting the standards of subsection (c) of this section and given to a person by a law enforcement officer under this section gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that the information was effectively communicated if:

(1) It is in writing or otherwise recorded;

(2) The recipient records his or her acknowledgment of receipt and time of receipt of the information; and

(3) The material so recorded under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection is filed with the court next concerned.
13 V.S.A. § 5421 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 167 / Section 5421
§ 5421. Notice of profits from a crime
Status: in_force

(a) Every person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity that knowingly contracts for, pays, or agrees to pay any profits from a crime, as defined in subdivision 5351(8) of this title, to a person charged with or convicted of that crime shall give written notice to the Attorney General of the payment or obligation to pay as soon as is practicable after discovering that the payment is or will be a profit from a crime.

(b) The Attorney General, upon receipt of notice of a contract, agreement to pay, or payment of profits of the crime shall send written notice of the existence of such profits to all known victims of the crime at their last known addresses.
13 V.S.A. § 4910 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4910
§ 4910. Receiving person from officer of another state
Status: in_force

A sheriff shall receive a person charged with crime, delivered to him or her by an officer of another state having a warrant from proper authority for delivering the person, and shall take him or her forthwith before a district judge for examination.
13 V.S.A. § 208 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 208
§ 208. Alleging civil marriage in bigamy prosecution
Status: in_force

In prosecutions for bigamy it shall be sufficient to allege in the information or indictment that, at the time of the second civil marriage, the respondent had a wife or husband living, without specifying the time or place of the former marriage or the name of the former husband or wife.
13 V.S.A. § 7137 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 221 / Section 7137
§ 7137. Assignment of counsel
Status: in_force

The court may appoint counsel if the prisoner is unable financially to employ counsel, and may order that all necessary costs and expenses incident to the matter, including court costs, stenographic services, printing, and reasonable compensation for legal services, be paid by the State from the appropriation to the court where the sentence was imposed. On appeal, the Supreme Court may make a similar order.
13 V.S.A. § 1466 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33 / Section 1466
§ 1466. Civil penalties
Status: in_force

The Attorney General may seek the imposition of a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.00, plus costs and reasonable attorney's fees for each violation of section 1455 or 1456 of this title, including violations of any injunction issued pursuant to this chapter.
13 V.S.A. § 5364 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 167 / Section 5364
§ 5364. Subrogation lien
Status: in_force

The State shall be subrogated to the rights of the victim, assignee, heir, or dependent to whom restitution payments are made to the extent of the payments made. The State shall have a lien therefor and may commence an action or intervene in any action to protect and enforce such lien. Such subrogation rights shall be against any person liable for the pecuniary loss.
13 V.S.A. § 4946 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4946
§ 4946. Extradition of person not in demanding state at time crime committed
Status: in_force

The Governor of this State may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this State who is charged in such other state in the manner provided in section 4943 of this title with committing an act in this State, or in a third state, intentionally resulting in a crime in the state whose executive authority makes the demand; and the provisions of this subchapter not otherwise inconsistent shall apply to such cases, notwithstanding that the accused was not in that state at the time of the commission of the crime, and has not fled therefrom.
13 V.S.A. § 5203 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 163 / Section 5203
§ 5203. Federal courts
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to representation in or with respect to the courts of this State. It does not prohibit the Defender General, the Deputy Defender General, or public defenders from representing a needy person in a federal court of the United States, if:

(1) the matter arises out of or is related to an action pending or recently pending in a court of criminal jurisdiction of the State;

(2) representation is under a plan of the U.S. District Court as required by the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. § 3006A); or

(3) representation is in or with respect to a matter arising out of or relating to immigration status.
13 V.S.A. § 2812 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 63 / Section 2812
§ 2812. Judgment
Status: in_force

(a) If the court or jury, as the case may be, finds the material not to be harmful to minors, the court shall enter said declaration in the judgment and dismiss the suit.

(b) If the court or jury, as the case may be, finds the material to be harmful to minors, the court may in its judgment or in subsequent orders of enforcement thereof enter a permanent injunction against any and all defendants prohibiting them from disseminating, distributing, exhibiting, or displaying the materials declared to be harmful to minors.

(c) A final declaration obtained pursuant to this act may be used to form the basis for an injunction or to establish scienter in a criminal proceeding.
13 V.S.A. § 7553 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 229 / Section 7553
§ 7553. Release in cases punishable by life imprisonment
Status: in_force

A person charged with an offense punishable by life imprisonment when the evidence of guilt is great may be held without bail. If the evidence of guilt is not great, the person shall be bailable in accordance with section 7554 of this title.
13 V.S.A. § 1464 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 33 / Section 1464
§ 1464. Enforcement
Status: in_force

(a) Law enforcement officers are authorized to enforce orders issued under this chapter. Enforcement may include making an arrest in accordance with the provisions of Rule 3 of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(b) A law enforcement officer may rely upon a copy of any order issued under this chapter which has been provided to the law enforcement officer by any source.
13 V.S.A. § 7261 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 223 / Section 7261
§ 7261. Prosecutor to advance fees
Status: in_force

The prosecutor shall advance the fees and incur the expenses of prosecution in the same manner as in civil causes, and no treasury shall be liable for the same.
13 V.S.A. § 1503 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 35 / Section 1503
§ 1503. Giving prisoner tools for escape; aiding escaped prisoner
Status: in_force

A person who gives to a prisoner in any such place of confinement, or conveys therein, a tool, instrument, or weapon with intent to enable a prisoner to escape, whether such escape is effected or not; or who, not being a parent, child, wife, husband, brother, or sister of such prisoner, harbors, conceals, aids or comforts a prisoner who has escaped from any such place of confinement, knowing thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 1502 of this title.
13 V.S.A. § 7253 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 223 / Section 7253
§ 7253. Payment of costs by State
Status: in_force

The costs of prosecution for the breach of a penal law or other offense, except as provided in section 7251 of this title, shall be paid out of the treasury of the State.
13 V.S.A. § 5236 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 163 / Section 5236
§ 5236. Determination of financial need
Status: in_force

(a) The determination whether a person covered by sections 5231-5234 of this title is a needy person shall be deferred until his or her first appearance in court or in a suit for payment or reimbursement under section 5255 of this title, whichever occurs earlier. Thereafter, the court shall determine, with respect to each proceeding, whether the person is a needy person. As used in this section, an appeal is a separate proceeding. The determination of need, for purposes of an appeal, shall be based on a separate application submitted on or after the date of the order appealed from, except that an appeal from a proceeding under 33 V.S.A. chapter 51, 52, or 53 is not a separate proceeding and does not require a separate application.

(b) In determining whether a person is a needy person and the extent of his or her ability to pay, the court may consider such factors as income, property owned, outstanding obligations, and the number and ages of dependents as specified in rules of the Supreme Court adopted pursuant to section 5204 of this title. Release on bail does not necessarily disqualify a person from being a needy person. In each case, the person, subject to the penalties for perjury, shall certify in writing or by other record such information relating to ability to pay as the Supreme Court prescribes.

(c) A determination of whether a person is a needy person under this section shall be made by the clerk of the court, or any other judicial officer of the court. After review of the initial determination by the presiding judge of the trial court the applicant, the State, or the Office of the Defender General may appeal the determination to a single Justice of the Supreme Court of this State, in accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court.

(d) In determining whether a person is a needy person under this section and the extent of the person's ability to pay, the clerk of court or the judicial officer who is making that determination may require the applicant to provide proof of income at a time to be determined by the clerk or judicial officer.

(e)(1) The Commissioner of Taxes or the Commissioner's designee, when requested by the clerk of court or the judicial officer, shall furnish the requester with a nonspecific report of the adjusted gross income as shown on the Vermont tax return of the applicant or, in the case of a joint return, the applicant and the applicant's spouse as it relates to the federal poverty income guidelines in effect as of December 31 of the year for which the tax information is requested. Such report shall only identify whether the income of the applicant (or the applicant and the applicant's spouse in the case of a joint return) is at or below the federal poverty income guidelines applicable to family size or is within the following percentages of those guidelines:

101-124%

125-150%

151-175%

176-200%, or

over 200%

(2) Information furnished to the requester shall be made available to the applicant and the court.

(f) Any financial information furnished or disclosed under subsections (d) and (e) of this section shall be confidential and available for review only by the clerk or judicial officer or the person submitting the financial information. In the event of an appeal, any identifying information shall be confidential and not made part of the public record.

(g) A person who knowingly violates subsection (f) of this section shall be fined not more than $500.00, and shall be liable in a civil action for any damages resulting from improper disclosure.
13 V.S.A. § 4062 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 85 / Section 4062
§ 4062. Annual reporting; Office of Court Administrator and Agency of Human Services
Status: in_force

(a) On or before September 1, 2022 and annually thereafter, the Court Administrator, with the assistance of the Agency of Human Services, shall report data on the use of extreme risk protection orders during the previous year to the Senate and House Committees on Judiciary.

(b) The reports required by this section shall include the following data for the previous year:

(1) the number of extreme risk protection order petitions filed and the number of orders issued;

(2) geographical data indicating the county where the petition was filed; and

(3) follow-up information describing whether the order was renewed or terminated pursuant to section 4055 of this title and whether the subject of the order was charged with violating it under section 4058 of this title.

(c) The Agency of Human Services shall include in the reports required by this section an analysis of the impact of extreme risk prevention orders on Vermont suicide rates, including any relevant data relied on or utilized by the Agency for purposes of providing the information required by 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 34, An act relating to evaluation of suicide profiles.
13 V.S.A. § 4970 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4970
§ 4970. Legally protected health care activity exception
Status: in_force

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.
13 V.S.A. § 5319 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 165 / Section 5319
§ 5319. Victim not a party
Status: in_force

The rights of victims contained in this chapter do not entitle a victim to be a party in any proceeding, or to any procedural rights that are not specifically provided for in this chapter, including any right to request a delay or rescheduling of any proceeding.
13 V.S.A. § 395 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 395
§ 395. Hearing; finding; order
Status: in_force

Within 14 calendar days from the date test results are received by the Secretary, the Secretary shall notify the superintendent of the animal pulling contest or competitive event, and the animal's owner, of the results. If the presence of a drug is found in the test, the Secretary shall hold a hearing, at which the owner of the animal or a representative of the owner may appear and be heard. On the basis of all evidence presented, the Secretary shall issue a finding of whether the provisions of this subchapter have been violated. The Secretary shall make an appropriate order of whether the owner, the representative of the owner, or the animal shall be eligible to participate in future competitive events or animal pulling contests held in this State.
13 V.S.A. § 5354 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 167 / Section 5354
§ 5354. Review of applications
Status: in_force

(a) The Board shall review applications to determine whether compensation should be awarded under this chapter.

(b) If, in the opinion of the Board, a report by an impartial medical expert relating to the applicant's health care history, the applicant's condition after the injury or the cause of the victim's death would be of material assistance, the Board may order such an examination and report, at the Board's expense.

(c) In making its determination, the board shall consider all relevant information presented to the Board.
13 V.S.A. § 5 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 5
§ 5. Accessory after the fact
Status: in_force

A person not standing in the relation of husband, wife, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, or sister, by consanguinity or affinity, to an offender, who, after the commission of a felony, harbors, conceals, maintains, or assists such offender with intent that he or she shall avoid or escape arrest or punishment therefor, shall be imprisoned not more than seven years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 1606 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 37 / Section 1606
§ 1606. Possession and use of explosives
Status: in_force

A person who possesses, purchases, stores, uses, or transports an explosive without a license as provided in 20 V.S.A. chapter 177, subchapter 2, division 2 shall be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 1063 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 19 / Section 1063
§ 1063. Aggravated stalking
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of aggravated stalking if the person intentionally stalks another person, and:

(1) such conduct violates a court order that prohibits stalking and is in effect at the time of the offense;

(2) has been previously convicted of stalking or aggravated stalking;

(3) has been previously convicted of an offense an element of which involves an act of violence against the same person;

(4) the person being stalked is under 16 years of age; or

(5) had a deadly weapon, as defined in section 1021 of this title, in his or her possession while engaged in the act of stalking.

(b) A person who commits the crime of aggravated stalking shall be imprisoned not more than five years or be fined not more than $25,000.00, or both.

(c) Conduct constituting the offense of aggravated stalking shall be considered a violent act for the purposes of determining bail.
13 V.S.A. § 3018 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 67 / Section 3018
§ 3018. Hindering arrest
Status: in_force

A person who intentionally hinders an arrest of another, which arrest is being effected or attempted by a law enforcement officer, when it would reasonably appear that the latter is a law enforcement officer, shall:

(1) for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both;

(2) for the second offense and subsequent offenses, be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 6566 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 201 / Section 6566
§ 6566. Defense based on victim identity prohibited
Status: in_force

In a prosecution or sentencing for any criminal offense, the following shall not be used as a defense to the defendant's criminal conduct, to establish a finding that the defendant suffered from diminished capacity, to justify the defendant's use of force against another, or to otherwise mitigate the severity of the offense:

(1) evidence of the defendant's discovery of, knowledge about, or the potential disclosure of the crime victim's actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, including under circumstances in which the victim made a nonforcible, noncriminal romantic or sexual advance toward the defendant; or

(2) evidence of the defendant's perception or belief, even if inaccurate, of the gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation of a crime victim.
13 V.S.A. § 392 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 392
§ 392. Administration of drugs; violation; rules
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall administer internally or externally a drug that may affect or alter the normal performance of an animal entered in an animal pulling contest or competitive event. Any animal so treated shall be disqualified, and any award, premium, or trophy forfeited.

(b) The Secretary shall establish rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
13 V.S.A. § 3011 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 67 / Section 3011
§ 3011. Officers in charge of jury
Status: in_force

An officer, sworn to take charge of a jury impaneled by the Superior Court for the trial of a cause, who, after they have been charged by the court, suffers a person to speak to them upon matters submitted to their charge, or speaks to them himself or herself about the same, except to ask if they are agreed upon a verdict, before they deliver their verdict in court, or are discharged, shall be fined not more than $500.00. The constable or other person having charge of a jury impaneled by a Justice, who in like manner offends, shall be fined not more than $200.00.
13 V.S.A. § 4905 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 159 / Section 4905
§ 4905. By officers of New York state
Status: in_force

The authorities of the state of New York shall have the same power and authority to detain and transport through this State persons convicted of offenses and sentenced to be confined in a penitentiary in the state of New York, which they have to detain and transport them in such state.
13 V.S.A. § 2804b — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 63 / Section 2804b
§ 2804b. Displaying obscene materials to minors
Status: in_force

A person commits the crime of displaying obscene materials to minors if, being the owner, operator, or manager of a business or acting in a managerial capacity, he or she knowingly or recklessly permits a minor who is not accompanied by his or her parent or lawful guardian to enter or remain on the premises, if in that part of the premises where the minor is so permitted to be, there is visibly displayed:

(1) any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture or other visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body that depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse which is harmful to minors; or

(2) any book, magazine, paperback, pamphlet, or other written or printed matter, however reproduced, that pictorially reveals a person or portion of the human body, depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse, which is harmful to minors.
13 V.S.A. § 2538 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 57 / Section 2538
§ 2538. School funds
Status: in_force

A person entrusted with the charge of money, land, or other property belonging to a town or school district for the use of schools, who embezzles, misapplies, or conceals the same or any part thereof shall be liable to be removed from his or her trust and shall forfeit to such town or district double the amount so embezzled, misapplied, or concealed, to be recovered in a civil action on this statute, in the name of such town or district, with costs.
13 V.S.A. § 3438 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 75 / Section 3438
§ 3438. Trespass on posted premises
Status: in_force

A person who, without permission from such owner, shall willfully enter upon premises so posted as provided in section 3437 of this title shall be imprisoned not more than 10 days or fined not more than $50.00, or both.
13 V.S.A. § 4004 — VT Code / Title 13 / Chapter 85 / Section 4004
§ 4004. Possession of dangerous or deadly weapon in a school bus or school building or on school property
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall knowingly possess a firearm or a dangerous or deadly weapon while within a school building or on a school bus. A person who violates this section shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(b) No person shall knowingly possess a firearm or a dangerous or deadly weapon on any school property with the intent to injure another person. A person who violates this section shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(c) This section shall not apply to:

(1) A law enforcement officer while engaged in law enforcement duties.

(2) Possession and use of firearms or dangerous or deadly weapons if the board of school directors, or the superintendent or principal if delegated authority to do so by the board, authorizes possession or use for specific occasions or for instructional or other specific purposes.

(d) As used in this section:

(1) “School property” means any property owned by a school, including motor vehicles.

(2) “Owned by the school” means owned, leased, controlled, or subcontracted by the school.

(3) “Dangerous or deadly weapon” shall have the same meaning as in section 4016 of this title.

(4) “Firearm” shall have the same meaning as in section 4016 of this title.

(5) “Law enforcement officer” shall have the same meaning as in section 4016 of this title.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not limit or restrict any prosecution for any other offense, including simple assault or aggravated assault.