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13 V.S.A. § 7137
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 221 - Judgment, Sentence, and Execution|§ 7137. Assignment of counsel

§ 7137. Assignment of counsel|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. (Added 1966, No. 41 (Sp. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 12, 1966.)
13 V.S.A. § 7171
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7171. Collection by complaint, information, or indictment

§ 7171. Collection by complaint, information, or indictment|(a) Fines, forfeitures, and penalties incurred or imposed by statute may be recovered by complaint, information, or indictment, unless some other mode of recovery is specially provided.(b) The Court Administrator is authorized to contract with private collection agencies for collection of penalties, fines, surcharges, court costs, and any other assessment authorized by law incurred or imposed by statute on persons who fail to pay, at or after time of judgment, after notice that failure to pay the debt will result in the debt being referred to a collection agency and that the debtor will be liable for the collection agency's fee. The Court Administrator may agree to pay collection agencies a fee based on a fixed rate for services rendered or a percentage of the amount actually collected by such agencies and remitted to the state. The debtor shall be liable for the collection agency's fee, in addition to the judgment amount. The collection agency shall deduct its fee from the collected amount and remit the balance to the judiciary. All collection agency fees shall be governed by the contract with the Court Administrator and shall be clearly disclosed in all notices sent by the collection agency to the debtor. (Amended 1985, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. June 4, 1986; 2007, No. 51, § 4; 2009, No. 4, § 117, eff. April 29, 2009.)
13 V.S.A. § 7172
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7172. Liability of person fined; security; imprisonment

§ 7172. Liability of person fined; security; imprisonment|(a) A person fined for the breach of a penal law or other offense shall pay such fine or give sufficient security for the same, or shall be imprisoned by order of the court before which the trial is had, as provided in such case, or be liable to have his or her estate sold therefor.(b) Cost of prosecution shall not be taxed against a respondent in any criminal cause. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 5, eff. April 23, 1969.)
13 V.S.A. § 7173
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7173. Mittimus against property of respondent

§ 7173. Mittimus against property of respondent|A mittimus issued by a court for the collection of a penalty, and fine in criminal prosecutions, in the discretion of such court, in addition to the prescribed form, may be issued against the goods, chattels, or lands of the respondent in the form in which executions are issued. Such mittimus may be levied upon the goods, chattels, or lands of the respondent, and the same sold in satisfaction thereof as in the sale of personal property or real estate upon execution. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 6, eff. April 23, 1969.)
13 V.S.A. § 7178
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7178. Suspension of fines

§ 7178. Suspension of fines|A Superior judge, in his or her discretion, may suspend all or any part of the fine assessed against a respondent. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 7, eff. April 23, 1969; 1969, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 57, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 115.)
13 V.S.A. § 7179
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7179. Fines not dischargeable in bankruptcy

§ 7179. Fines not dischargeable in bankruptcy|A criminal fine owed to the State shall be nondischargeable, to the maximum extent provided under 11 U.S.C. § 523, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and shall not be subject to a statute of limitations. (Added 2001, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. June 13, 2002; amended 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § D3.)
13 V.S.A. § 7252
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7252. Fines and penalties payable to State

§ 7252. Fines and penalties payable to State|All fines, forfeitures, and penalties received by the District or Superior court or by the Judicial Bureau, except as provided in section 7251 of this title, shall belong and be paid to the State, except for a $12.50 administrative charge for each offense or violation where a fine or penalty is assessed. The administrative charge shall be deposited in the Court Technology Special Fund established pursuant to 4 V.S.A. § 27. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 14, eff. April 23, 1969; 2007, No. 65, § 62.)
13 V.S.A. § 7253
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7253. Payment of costs by State

§ 7253. Payment of costs by State|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. § 7254
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7254. Unorganized towns and gores

§ 7254. Unorganized towns and gores|Unless otherwise disposed of by law, fines, forfeitures, and penalties imposed on a person residing in an unorganized town or gore, shall belong and be paid to the State. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 15, eff. April 23, 1969.)
13 V.S.A. § 7255
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7255. Exceptions where respondent committed in default of payment

§ 7255. Exceptions where respondent committed in default of payment|When the penalty is wholly or partly by fine payable to the treasurer of a county, town, or village, if the respondent is committed in default of payment, the fine shall be payable to the State, and the costs shall be paid from the State treasury as in other cases where the costs are paid by the State. (Amended 1969, No. 131, § 23, eff. April 23, 1969.)
13 V.S.A. § 7259
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7259. Private prosecutors- Liability for and right to costs

§ 7259. Private prosecutors- Liability for and right to costs|When a person other than an informing officer, becomes a prosecutor, he or she shall enter his or her name and place of residence at the foot of the complaint, information or indictment, and shall be liable to pay costs on such prosecution, and, on conviction, may receive costs.
13 V.S.A. § 7260
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7260. Recognizance to respondent

§ 7260. Recognizance to respondent|The prosecutor shall, before a warrant issues for the arrest of the respondent, enter into a recognizance with surety to the respondent, conditioned to prosecute to effect, or, on failure thereof, to pay the costs adjudged to the respondent.
13 V.S.A. § 7261
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7261. Prosecutor to advance fees

§ 7261. Prosecutor to advance fees|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. § 7262
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 223 - Fines, Costs, and Penalties|§ 7262. Travel expenses

§ 7262. Travel expenses|(a) Any person extradited to the State of Vermont on the basis of one or more criminal offenses alleged to have been committed in the State of Vermont against whom all charges are subsequently dismissed, either by the State's Attorney or the Attorney General due to insufficient evidence or by the court on the basis of the State's failure to establish a prima facie case, may be compensated for travel-related expenses necessary to return to the place from which the person was extradited.(b) The court shall hear the defendant's request for travel-related expenses, as related to subsection (a) of this section, as soon as possible after dismissal and may order that such payment be made forthwith as the court in its discretion deems appropriate.(c) Payments so ordered shall be made from the amount appropriated to the Attorney General for extraditions. (Added 1981, No. 74.)
13 V.S.A. § 7401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 227 - Appeals to Supreme Court|§ 7401. Appeal

§ 7401. Appeal|In criminal actions or proceedings, the defendant may appeal to the Supreme Court as of right all questions of law involved in any judgment of conviction and in any other order or judgment as to which the State has appealed, provided that if the State fails to perfect or prosecute such appeal, the appeal of the defendant shall not be heard. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 20, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 116.)
13 V.S.A. § 7403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 227 - Appeals to Supreme Court|§ 7403. Appeal by the State

§ 7403. Appeal by the State|(a) In a prosecution for a misdemeanor, questions of law decided against the State shall be allowed and placed upon the record before final judgment. The court may pass the same to the Supreme Court before final judgment. The Supreme Court shall hear and determine the questions and render final judgment thereon, or remand the cause for further trial or other proceedings, as justice and the State of the cause may require.(b) In a prosecution for a felony, the State shall be allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court any decision, judgment, or order dismissing an indictment or information as to one or more counts.(c) In a prosecution for a felony, the State shall be allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision or order:  (1) granting a motion to suppress evidence; (2) granting a motion to have confessions declared inadmissible; or (3) granting or refusing to grant other relief where the effect is to impede seriously, although not to foreclose completely, continuation of the prosecution.   (d) In making this appeal, the attorney for the State must certify to the court that the appeal is not taken for purpose of delay and that:  (1) the evidence suppressed or declared inadmissible is substantial proof of a fact material in a proceeding; or (2) the relief to be sought upon appeal is necessary to avoid seriously impeding such proceeding.   (e) The appeal in all cases shall be taken within seven business days after the decision, judgment, or order has been rendered. In cases where the defendant is detained for lack of bail, he or she shall be released pending the appeal upon such conditions as the court shall order unless bail is denied as provided in the Vermont Constitution or in other pending cases. Such appeals shall take precedence on the docket over all cases and shall be assigned for hearing or argument at the earliest practicable date and expedited in every way. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. February 1, 1967; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 117; 2017, No. 11, § 30.)
13 V.S.A. § 7405
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 227 - Appeals to Supreme Court|§ 7405. Bail forfeited in Supreme Court

§ 7405. Bail forfeited in Supreme Court|When a respondent forfeits his or her bail after conviction in a District or Superior Court and after going at large upon bail for his or her appearance before the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court shall render judgment that the bonds are forfeited, adjudge that the respondent has waived his or her exceptions and order the cause to be remanded to the court for sentence or such further proceedings as the law requires. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative February 1, 1967; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
13 V.S.A. § 7551
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 229 - Bail and Recognizances|§ 7551. Imposition of bail, secured appearance bonds, and appearance bonds

§ 7551. Imposition of bail, secured appearance bonds, and appearance bonds|(a) Bonds; generally. A bond given by a person charged with a criminal offense or by a witness in a criminal prosecution under section 6605 of this title, conditioned for the appearance of the person or witness before the court in cases where the offense is punishable by fine or imprisonment, and in appealed cases, shall be taken to the Criminal Division of the Superior Court where the prosecution is pending and shall remain binding upon parties until discharged by the court or until sentencing. The person or witness shall appear at all required court proceedings.(b) Limitation on imposition of bail, secured appearance bonds, and appearance bonds.  (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, no bail, secured appearance bond, or appearance bond may be imposed:  (A) at the initial appearance of a person charged with a misdemeanor if the person was cited for the offense in accordance with Rule 3 of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure; or (B) at the initial appearance or upon the temporary release pursuant to Rule 5(b) of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure of a person charged with a violation of a misdemeanor offense that is eligible for expungement pursuant to subdivision 7601(4)(A) of this title.  (2) In the event the court finds that imposing bail is necessary to mitigate the risk of flight from prosecution for a person charged with a violation of a misdemeanor offense that is eligible for expungement pursuant to subdivision 7601(4)(A) of this title, the court may impose bail in a maximum amount of $200.00. (3) This subsection shall not be construed to restrict the court's ability to impose conditions on such persons to reasonably mitigate the risk of flight from prosecution or to reasonably protect the public in accordance with section 7554 of this title. (Amended 2001, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 5, 2002; amended 2017, No. 62, § 1; 2017, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 7553
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 229 - Bail and Recognizances|§ 7553. Release in cases punishable by life imprisonment

§ 7553. Release in cases punishable by life imprisonment|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. (Added 1987, No. 102, § 1; amended 1993, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 7553a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 229 - Bail and Recognizances|§ 7553a. Acts of violence; denial of release on bail

§ 7553a. Acts of violence; denial of release on bail|A person charged with an offense that is a felony, an element of which involves an act of violence against another person, may be held without bail when the evidence of guilt is great and the court finds, based upon clear and convincing evidence, that the person's release poses a substantial threat of physical violence to any person and that no condition or combination of conditions of release will reasonably prevent the physical violence. (Added 1993, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
13 V.S.A. § 7553b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 229 - Bail and Recognizances|§ 7553b. Right to speedy trial if bail is denied

§ 7553b. Right to speedy trial if bail is denied|(a) Except in the case of an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment, if a person is held without bail prior to trial, the trial of the person shall be commenced not more than 60 days after bail is denied.(b) If the trial is not commenced within 60 days and the delay is not attributable to the defense, the court shall immediately schedule a bail hearing and shall set bail for the person. (Added 1993, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
13 V.S.A. § 7554a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 229 - Bail and Recognizances|§ 7554a. Approval of fidelity companies and agents; duty of Court Administrator

§ 7554a. Approval of fidelity companies and agents; duty of Court Administrator|The Court Administrator, after consultation with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, may approve an entity that is licensed or authorized under the provisions of 8 V.S.A. chapter 111, and any agent who is licensed under the provisions of 8 V.S.A. chapter 131, to act as a surety, or on behalf of a surety, in this State to execute a bond in the form established by the Court Administrator under subsection 7554(i) of this title, or post bail as required as a condition of release, and if so approved, the entity or agent shall not need to be approved by any court, judicial officer, or any other person. (Added 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 83, eff. June 21, 1994; amended 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 38(a); 2001, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 5, 2002; 2011, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 2, 2012.)
13 V.S.A. § 7554b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 229 - Bail and Recognizances|§ 7554b. Home detention program

§ 7554b. Home detention program|(a) Definition. As used in this section, "home detention" means a program of confinement and supervision that restricts a defendant to a preapproved residence continuously, except for authorized absences, and is enforced by appropriate means of surveillance and electronic monitoring by the Department of Corrections. The court may authorize scheduled absences such as for work, school, or treatment. Any changes in the schedule shall be solely at the discretion of the Department of Corrections. A defendant who is on home detention shall remain in the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections with conditions set by the court.(b) Procedure. At the request of the court, the Department of Corrections, or the defendant, the status of a defendant who is detained pretrial in a correctional facility for inability to pay bail after bail has been set by the court may be reviewed by the court to determine whether the defendant is appropriate for home detention. The review shall be scheduled upon the court's receipt of a report from the Department determining that the proposed residence is suitable for the use of electronic monitoring. A defendant held without bail pursuant to section 7553 or 7553a of this title shall not be eligible for release to the Home Detention Program on or after June 1, 2018. At arraignment or after a hearing, the court may order that the defendant be released to the Home Detention Program, provided that the court finds placing the defendant on home detention will reasonably assure his or her appearance in court when required and the proposed residence is appropriate for home detention. In making such a determination, the court shall consider:  (1) the nature of the offense with which the defendant is charged; (2) the defendant's prior convictions, history of violence, medical and mental health needs, history of supervision, and risk of flight; and (3) any risk or undue burden to other persons who reside at the proposed residence or risk to third parties or to public safety that may result from such placement.   (c) Failure to comply. The Department of Corrections may revoke a defendant's home detention status for an unauthorized absence or failure to comply with any other condition of the Program and shall return the defendant to a correctional facility.(d) Credit for time served. A defendant shall receive credit for a sentence of imprisonment for time served in the Home Detention Program. (Added 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § D4; amended 2017, No. 62, § 11; 2017, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
13 V.S.A. § 7557
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 229 - Bail and Recognizances|§ 7557. Bail upon postponement of trial

§ 7557. Bail upon postponement of trial|When a District or Superior court postpones the trial of a criminal case or the examination of a person charged with a criminal offense, the court may impose the least restrictive conditions or combination of conditions permitted under subdivision 7554(a)(1) of this title which will reasonably assure the person's appearance before the court on the day to which the trial or examination is postponed. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative February 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. April 9, 1974; 2001, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. June 5, 2002.)
13 V.S.A. § 7559
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 229 - Bail and Recognizances|§ 7559. Release; designation; sanctions

§ 7559. Release; designation; sanctions|(a) The officer in charge of a facility under the control of the department of corrections, county jail or a local lockup shall discharge any person held by him or her 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 less 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.(d) A person who has been released pursuant to section 7554 of this title with or without bail on condition that he or she appear at a specified time and place in connection with a prosecution for an offense and who without just cause fails to appear shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than  $5,000.00, or both.(e) The State's Attorney may commence a prosecution for criminal contempt under Rule 42 of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure against a person who violates a condition of release imposed under section 7554 of this title. The maximum penalty that may be imposed under this subsection shall be a fine of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for six months, or both. Upon commencement of a prosecution for criminal contempt, the court shall review, in accordance with section 7554 of this title, and may continue or modify conditions of release or terminate release of the person.(f) Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure, a law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe the person without just cause has failed to appear at a specified time and place in connection with a prosecution for an offense or has violated a condition of release relating to a restriction on travel or a condition of release that he or she not directly contact, harass, or cause to be harassed a victim or potential witness. (Amended 1971, No. 99; 1973, No. 118, § 21, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1971, No. 99; 1973, No. 118, § 21, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 60, eff. April 9, 1974; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1987, No. 102, § 3.)