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13 V.S.A. § 3151
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 70 - Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting Prohibited|§ 3151. Female genital mutilation or cutting prohibited

§ 3151. Female genital mutilation or cutting prohibited|(a) Definitions. As used in this section:  (1) "Health care professional" means an individual, partnership, corporation, facility, or institution licensed or certified or authorized by law to provide professional health care services. (2) "Midwife" means a midwife licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 85.   (b) Female genital mutilation or cutting prohibited. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall:  (1) Knowingly circumcise, excise, or infibulate the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of another person who has not attained 18 years of age. (2) Knowingly incise, prick, scrape, or cauterize any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of another person who has not attained 18 years of age.   (c) Exceptions. A medical procedure is not a violation of this section if it is:  (1) necessary to the health of the person on whom it is performed and is performed by a health care professional; or (2) performed on a person in labor or who has just given birth and is performed for medical purposes connected with that labor or birth by a health care professional, midwife, or person in training to become a health care professional or midwife.   (d) Defense. It is not a defense to a charge under this section that the person on whom the procedure is performed, or any other person, believes that the procedure is required as a matter of custom or ritual or that the person on whom the procedure is performed, or that person's parent or guardian, consented to the procedure.(e) Transportation prohibited. A person shall not knowingly transport a person into or out of this State for the purpose of conduct that would be a violation of this section.(f) Penalty. A person who violates subdivision (b)(2) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $500.00, or both. A person who violates subdivision (b)(1) or subsection (e) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined not more than $20,000.00, or both. (Added 2019, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 27, 2020.)
13 V.S.A. § 3251
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3251. Definitions

§ 3251. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) A "sexual act" means conduct between persons consisting of contact between the penis and the vulva, the penis and the anus, the mouth and the penis, the mouth and the vulva, or any intrusion, however slight, by any part of a person's body or any object into the genital or anal opening of another. (2) "Sexual conduct" means any conduct or behavior relating to sexual activities of the complaining witness, including but not limited to prior experience of sexual acts, use of contraceptives, living arrangement, and mode of living. (3) "Consent" means the affirmative, unambiguous, and voluntary agreement to engage in a sexual act, which can be revoked at any time. (4) "Serious bodily injury" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 1021(2) of this title. (5) "Bodily injury" means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition. (6) "Actor" means a person charged with sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault. (7) "Deadly force" means physical force that a person uses with the intent of causing, or that the person knows or should have known would create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily injury. (8) "Deadly weapon" means:  (A) any firearm; or (B) any weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, whether animate or inanimate, which in the manner it is used or is intended to be used, is known to be capable of producing death or serious bodily injury.  (9) "Law enforcement officer" means a person certified as a law enforcement officer under the provisions of 20 V.S.A. chapter 151. (10) "Incapable of consenting" means the person:  (A) is incapable of understanding the nature of the conduct at issue; (B) is physically incapable of resisting, declining participation in, or communicating unwillingness to engage in the conduct at issue; or (C) lacks the mental ability to make or communicate a decision about whether to engage in the conduct at issue. (Added 1977, No. 51, § 1; amended 1985, No. 83, § 1; 1989, No. 293 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2019, No. 8, § 1, eff. April 23, 2019; 2021, No. 68, § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 3252
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3252. Sexual assault

§ 3252. Sexual assault|(a) No person shall engage in a sexual act with another person:  (1) without the consent of the other person; (2) by threatening or coercing the other person; (3) by placing the other person in fear that any person will suffer imminent bodily injury; or (4) when the person knows or reasonably should know that the other person is asleep, unconscious, or otherwise unaware that the sexual act is occurring.   (b)(1) No person shall administer any alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicants to another person without the person's knowledge or against the person's will and, while the person is impaired by the alcohol, drugs, or intoxicants, engage in a sexual act with that person.  (2) No person shall engage in a sexual act with another person when the other person is incapable of consenting to the sexual act due to substantial impairment by alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicants and that condition is known or reasonably should be known by the person.   (c) No person shall engage in a sexual act with a child who is under the age of 16, except:  (1) where the persons are married to each other and the sexual act is consensual; or (2) where the person is less than 19 years old, the child is at least 15 years old, and the sexual act is consensual.   (d) No person shall engage in a sexual act with a child who is under the age of 18 and is entrusted to the actor's care by authority of law or is the actor's child, grandchild, foster child, adopted child, or stepchild.(e) No person shall engage in a sexual act with a child under the age of 16 if:  (1) the victim is entrusted to the actor's care by authority of law or is the actor's child, grandchild, foster child, adopted child, or stepchild; or (2) the actor is at least 18 years of age, resides in the victim's household, and serves in a parental role with respect to the victim.   (f)(1) A person who violates subsection (a), (b), (d), or (e) of this section shall be imprisoned not less than three years and for a maximum term of life and, in addition, may be fined not more than $25,000.00.  (2) A person who violates subsection (c) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years, and, in addition, may be fined not more than $10,000.00.   (g) A person convicted of violating subsection (a), (b), (d), or (e) of this section shall be sentenced under section 3271 of this title. (Added 1977, No. 51, § 1; amended 1985, No. 83, § 2; 1989, No. 293 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2005, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2021, No. 68, § 2.)
13 V.S.A. § 3253
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3253. Aggravated sexual assault

§ 3253. Aggravated sexual assault|(a) A person commits the crime of aggravated sexual assault if the person commits sexual assault under any one of the following circumstances:  (1) At the time of the sexual assault, the actor causes serious bodily injury to the victim or to another. (2) The actor is joined or assisted by one or more persons in physically restraining, assaulting, or sexually assaulting the victim. (3) The actor commits the sexual act under circumstances which constitute the crime of kidnapping. (4) The actor has previously been convicted in this State of sexual assault under subsection 3252(a) or (b) of this title or aggravated sexual assault or has been convicted in any jurisdiction in the United States or territories of an offense which would constitute sexual assault under subsection 3252(a) or (b) of this title or aggravated sexual assault if committed in this State. (5) At the time of the sexual assault, the actor is armed with a deadly weapon and uses or threatens to use the deadly weapon on the victim or on another. (6) At the time of the sexual assault, the actor threatens to cause imminent serious bodily injury to the victim or to another and the victim reasonably believes that the actor has the present ability to carry out the threat. (7) At the time of the sexual assault, the actor applies deadly force to the victim. (8) The victim is under the age of 13 and the actor is at least 18 years of age. (9) The victim is subjected by the actor to repeated nonconsensual sexual acts as part of the same occurrence or the victim is subjected to repeated nonconsensual sexual acts as part of the actor's common scheme and plan.   (b) A person who commits the crime of aggravated sexual assault shall be imprisoned not less than ten years and a maximum term of life, and, in addition, may be fined not more than $50,000.00.(c)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, a sentence ordered pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall include at least a ten-year term of imprisonment. The ten-year term of imprisonment required by this subdivision shall be served and may not be suspended, deferred, or served as a supervised sentence. The defendant shall not be eligible for probation, parole, furlough, or any other type of early release until the expiration of the five-year or ten-year term of imprisonment.  (2) The court may depart downwardly from the ten-year term of imprisonment required by subsection (b) of this section and impose a lesser term of incarceration if the court makes written findings on the record that the downward departure will serve the interests of justice and public safety, provided that in no event may the court impose a term of incarceration of less than five years.   (d) A person convicted of violating this section shall be sentenced under section 3271 of this title. (Added 1977, No. 51, § 1; amended 1989, No. 293 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2005, No. 79, § 10; 2005, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
13 V.S.A. § 3253a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3253a. Aggravated sexual assault of a child

§ 3253a. Aggravated sexual assault of a child|(a) A person commits the crime of aggravated sexual assault of a child if the actor is at least 18 years of age and commits sexual assault against a child under the age of 16 in violation of section 3252 of this title and at least one of the following circumstances exists:  (1) At the time of the sexual assault, the actor causes serious bodily injury to the victim or to another. (2) The actor is joined or assisted by one or more persons in physically restraining, assaulting, or sexually assaulting the victim. (3) The actor commits the sexual act under circumstances which constitute the crime of kidnapping. (4) The actor has previously been convicted in this State of sexual assault under subsection 3252(a) or (b) of this title, aggravated sexual assault under section 3253 of this title, or aggravated sexual assault of a child under this section, or has been convicted in any jurisdiction in the United States or territories of an offense which would constitute sexual assault under subsection 3252(a) or (b) of this title, aggravated sexual assault under section 3253 of this title, or aggravated sexual assault of a child under this section if committed in this State. (5) At the time of the sexual assault, the actor is armed with a deadly weapon and uses or threatens to use the deadly weapon on the victim or on another. (6) At the time of the sexual assault, the actor threatens to cause imminent serious bodily injury to the victim or to another, and the victim reasonably believes that the actor has the present ability to carry out the threat. (7) At the time of the sexual assault, the actor applies deadly force to the victim. (8) The victim is subjected by the actor to repeated nonconsensual sexual acts as part of the same occurrence or the victim is subjected to repeated nonconsensual sexual acts as part of the actor's common scheme and plan.   (b) A person who commits the crime of aggravated sexual assault of a child shall be imprisoned for not less than 25 years with a maximum term of life, and, in addition, may be fined not more than $50,000.00. The 25-year term of imprisonment required by this subsection shall be served and may not be suspended, deferred, or served as a supervised sentence. The defendant shall not be eligible for probation, parole, furlough, or any other type of early release until the expiration of the 25-year term of imprisonment. (Added 2009, No. 1, § 30, eff. March 4, 2009.)
13 V.S.A. § 3254
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3254. Trial procedure; consent

§ 3254. Trial procedure; consent|In a prosecution for a crime defined in this chapter or section 2601 of this title:  (1) Lack of consent may be shown without proof of resistance. (2) Submission resulting from the use of force, threat of force, or placing another person in fear does not constitute consent. (3) Consent shall not be demonstrated by evidence prohibited under section 3255 of this title. (4) A sleeping or unconscious person cannot consent. (5) A person shall be deemed to have acted without the consent of the other person where the actor:  (A) knew or reasonably should have known that the other person was incapable of consenting to the sexual act or lewd and lascivious conduct; (B) knew or reasonably should have known that the other person was unaware that a sexual act or lewd and lascivious conduct was being committed; or (C) knew or reasonably should have known that the other person was incapable of consenting to the sexual act or lewd and lascivious conduct with the actor because the person was substantially impaired by alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicants. (Added 1977, No. 51, § 1; amended 1993, No. 100, § 13; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 57; 2021, No. 68, § 3.)
13 V.S.A. § 3255
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3255. Evidence

§ 3255. Evidence|(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. (Added 1977, No. 51, § 1; amended 1993, No. 100, § 14; 1995, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1996; 2011, No. 55, § 8; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 50.)
13 V.S.A. § 3257
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3257. Sexual exploitation of a person under the supervision of the Department of Corrections

§ 3257. Sexual exploitation of a person under the supervision of the Department of Corrections|(a) A correctional employee, contractor, or other person providing services to offenders on behalf of the Department of Corrections or pursuant to a court order or in accordance with a condition of parole, probation, supervised community sentence, or furlough shall not engage in a sexual act with:  (1) a person who the employee, contractor, or other person providing services knows is confined to a correctional facility; or (2) any offender being supervised by the Department of Corrections while on parole, probation, supervised community sentence, or furlough, where the employee, contractor, or other service provider knows or reasonably should have known that the offender is being supervised by the Department, unless the offender and the employee, contractor, or person providing services were married, parties to a civil union, or engaged in a consensual sexual relationship at the time of sentencing for the offense for which the offender is being supervised by the Department.   (b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Added 2005, No. 177 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2021, No. 56, § 6.)
13 V.S.A. § 3258
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3258. Sexual exploitation of a minor

§ 3258. Sexual exploitation of a minor|(a) No person shall engage in a sexual act with a minor if:  (1) the actor is at least 48 months older than the minor; and (2)  the actor is in a position of power, authority, or supervision over the minor by virtue of the actor's undertaking the responsibility, professionally or voluntarily, to provide for the health or welfare of minors, or guidance, leadership, instruction, or organized recreational activities for minors.   (b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both.(c) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section and who abuses his or her position of power, authority, or supervision over the minor in order to engage in a sexual act shall be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Added 2009, No. 1, § 13.)
13 V.S.A. § 3259
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3259. Sexual exploitation of a person in the custody of a law enforcement officer

§ 3259. Sexual exploitation of a person in the custody of a law enforcement officer|(a) No law enforcement officer shall engage in a sexual act with a person whom the officer is detaining, arresting, or otherwise holding in custody or who the officer knows is being detained, arrested, or otherwise held in custody by another law enforcement officer.(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Added 2019, No. 8, § 2, eff. April 23, 2019.)
13 V.S.A. § 3271
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3271. Indeterminate life sentence

§ 3271. Indeterminate life sentence|(a) A person who commits one of the following offenses shall be sentenced under this section:  (1) Lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, second or subsequent offense, in violation of subdivision 2602(b)(2) of this title. (2) Sexual assault in violation of subsection 3252(a), (b), (d), or (e) of this title. (3) Aggravated sexual assault in violation of section 3253 of this title. (4) Violation of sex offender registry requirements by noncompliant high-risk sex offenders, in violation of subsection 5411d(g) of this title.   (b) If a person is sentenced under this section, the person's maximum sentence shall be imprisonment for life.(c) If a person sentenced under this section receives a sentence that is wholly or partially suspended, sex offender conditions and treatment shall be a condition of the person's probation agreement.(d) If a person sentenced under this section receives a sentence for an unsuspended term of incarceration, the person shall not be released until the person successfully completes all sex offender treatment and programming required by the Department of Corrections, unless the Department determines that the person poses a sufficiently low risk of reoffense to protect the community or that a program can be implemented which adequately supervises the person and addresses any risk the person may pose to the community. (Added 2005, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 2007, No. 77, § 11.)
13 V.S.A. § 3272
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 72 - Sexual Assault|§ 3272. Community reentry; prerelease planning

§ 3272. Community reentry; prerelease planning|(a) Consistent with 28 V.S.A. § 721, the Department of Corrections shall jointly establish with the community of planned residence a community reentry support team for all offenders designated as high risk under section 5411b of this title. The Department, the reentry support team, and the offender shall jointly begin developing a release plan for each offender subject to this subsection beginning at least 12 months prior to the offender's release. The Department shall designate a person to oversee the creation of prerelease plans developed under this section and to review completed plans.(b) A release plan developed under this section shall be individually tailored for each offender, shall describe in detail the community reentry programming planned for the offender, and shall include provisions addressing:  (1) the appropriate residence for the offender; (2) postrelease treatment; (3) the community support and accountability network available to the offender; and (4) potential employment for the offender, including job and skills training.   (c) A release plan developed under this section shall include a plan for victim safety developed jointly by the Department and any known victim desiring to participate. A plan developed pursuant to this subsection shall include victim wraparound services when practicable and desired by the victim.(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, the Department shall develop an internal directive to implement the provisions of this section.(e) This section shall not be construed to affect in any way the Department's duty to develop and implement plans for offenders to return to the community under 28 V.S.A. § 1(b). (Added 2005, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)