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13 V.S.A. § 4013
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4013. Zip guns; switchblade knives

§ 4013. Zip guns; switchblade knives|A person who possesses, sells, or offers for sale a weapon commonly known as a "zip" gun, or a weapon commonly known as a switchblade knife, the blade of which is three inches or more in length, shall be imprisoned not more than 90 days or fined not more than $100.00, or both. (Added 1959, No. 151, eff. May 5, 1959; amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
13 V.S.A. § 4014
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4014. Purchase of firearms in other states

§ 4014. Purchase of firearms in other states|Residents of the State of Vermont may purchase rifles and shotguns in another state, provided that such residents conform to the applicable provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968, and regulations thereunder, as administered by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and provided further that such residents conform to the provisions of law applicable to such purchase in the State of Vermont and in the state in which the purchase is made. (Added 1969, No. 108, § 1, eff. April 19, 1969; amended 2009, No. 54, § 86, eff. June 1, 2009.)
13 V.S.A. § 4015
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4015. Purchase of firearms by nonresidents

§ 4015. Purchase of firearms by nonresidents|Residents of a state other than the State of Vermont may purchase rifles and shotguns in the State of Vermont, provided that such residents conform to the applicable provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968, and regulations thereunder, as administered by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and provided further that such residents conform to the provisions of law applicable to such purchase in the State of Vermont and in the state in which such persons reside. (Added 1969, No. 108, § 2, eff. April 19, 1969; amended 2009, No. 54, § 87, eff. June 1, 2009.)
13 V.S.A. § 4016
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4016. Weapons in court

§ 4016. Weapons in court|(a) As used in this section:  (1) "Courthouse" means a building or any portion of a building designated by the Supreme Court of Vermont as a courthouse. (2) "Dangerous or deadly weapon" means any firearm, or other weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, whether animate or inanimate, that in the manner it is used or is intended to be used is known to be capable of producing death or serious bodily injury. (3) "Firearm" means any weapon, whether loaded or unloaded, that will expel a projectile by the action of an explosive and includes any weapon commonly referred to as a pistol, revolver, rifle, gun, machine gun, or shotgun. (4) "Law enforcement officer" means a person certified by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council as having satisfactorily completed the approved training programs required to meet the minimum training standards applicable to that person pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358. (5) "Secured building" means a building with controlled points of public access, metal screening devices at each point of public access, and locked compartments, accessible only to security personnel, for storage of checked firearms.   (b) A person who, while within a courthouse and without authorization from the court,  (1) carries or has in his or her possession a firearm; or (2) knowingly carries or has in his or her possession a dangerous or deadly weapon, other than a firearm, shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both.   (c) Notice of the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance to each courthouse.(d) No dangerous or deadly weapon shall be allowed in a courthouse that has been certified by the Court Administrator to be a secured building. (Added 1993, No. 45, § 1, eff. June 2, 1993.)
13 V.S.A. § 4018
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4018. Drones

§ 4018. Drones|(a) No person shall equip a drone with a dangerous or deadly weapon or fire a projectile from a drone. A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.(b) As used in this section:  (1) "Drone" shall have the same meaning as in 20 V.S.A. § 4621. (2) "Dangerous or deadly weapon" shall have the same meaning as in section 4016 of this title. (Added 2015, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.)
13 V.S.A. § 4020
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4020. Sale of firearms to persons under 21 years of age prohibited

§ 4020. Sale of firearms to persons under 21 years of age prohibited|(a) A person shall not sell a firearm to a person under 21 years of age. A person who violates this subsection shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.(b) This section shall not apply to:  (1) a law enforcement officer; (2) an active or veteran member of the Vermont National Guard, of the National Guard of another state, or of the U.S. Armed Forces; (3) a person who provides the seller with a certificate of satisfactory completion of a Vermont hunter safety course or an equivalent hunter safety course that is approved by the Commissioner; or (4) a person who provides the seller with a certificate of satisfactory completion of a hunter safety course in another state or a province of Canada that is approved by the Commissioner.   (c) As used in this section:  (1) "Firearm" shall have the same meaning as in subsection 4017(d) of this title. (2) "Law enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as in subsection 4016(a) of this title. (3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife. (Added 2017, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. April 11, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4022
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4022. Bump-fire stocks; possession prohibited

§ 4022. Bump-fire stocks; possession prohibited|(a) As used in this section, "bump-fire stock" means a butt stock designed to be attached to a semiautomatic firearm and intended to increase the rate of fire achievable with the firearm to that of a fully automatic firearm by using the energy from the recoil of the firearm to generate a reciprocating action that facilitates the repeated activation of the trigger.(b) A person shall not possess a bump-fire stock. A person who violates this subsection shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.(c) The Department of Public Safety shall develop, promote, and execute a collection process that permits persons to voluntarily and anonymously relinquish bump-fire stocks prior to the effective date of this section. (Added 2017, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4051
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4051. Definitions

§ 4051. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Court" means the Family Division of the Superior Court. (2) "Dangerous weapon" means an explosive or a firearm. (3) "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. (4) "Federally licensed firearms dealer" means a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer required to conduct national instant criminal background checks under 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). (5) "Firearm" shall have the same meaning as in subsection 4017(d) of this title. (6) "Law enforcement agency" means the Vermont State Police, a municipal police department, or a sheriff's department. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4052
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4052. Jurisdiction and venue

§ 4052. Jurisdiction and venue|(a) The Family Division of the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this subchapter.(b) Emergency orders under section 4054 of this title may be issued by a judge of the Criminal, Civil, or Family Division of the Superior Court.(c) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced in the county where the law enforcement agency is located, the county where the respondent resides, or the county where the events giving rise to the petition occur. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4055
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4055. Termination and renewal motions

§ 4055. Termination and renewal motions|(a)(1) The respondent may file a motion to terminate an extreme risk protection order issued under section 4053 of this title or an order renewed under subsection (b) of this section. A motion to terminate shall not be filed more than once during the effective period of the order. The State shall have the burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence.  (2) The court shall grant the motion and terminate the extreme risk protection order unless it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent continues to pose an extreme risk of causing harm to himself or herself or another person by purchasing, possessing, or receiving a dangerous weapon or by having a dangerous weapon within the respondent's custody or control.   (b)(1) A State's Attorney or the Office of the Attorney General may file a motion requesting that the court renew an extreme risk protection order issued under this section or section 4053 of this title for an additional period of up to six months. The motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit and shall be filed not more than 30 days and not less than 14 days before the expiration date of the order. The motion and affidavit shall comply with the requirements of subsection 4053(c) of this title, and the moving party shall have the burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence.  (2) The court shall grant the motion and renew the extreme risk protection order for an additional period of up to six months if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent continues to pose an extreme risk of causing harm to himself or herself or another person by purchasing, possessing, or receiving a dangerous weapon or by having a dangerous weapon within the respondent's custody or control. The order shall comply with the requirements of subdivision 4053(e)(2) and subsections 4053(j) and (k) of this title.   (c) The court shall hold a hearing within 14 days after a motion to terminate or a motion to renew is filed under this section. Notice of the hearing shall be served pursuant to section 4056 of this title concurrently with the motion.(d) If the court denies a motion filed under this section, the court shall state the particular reasons for the denial in its decision.(e) Form termination and form renewal motions shall be provided by the Court Administrator and shall be maintained by the clerks of the courts.(f) When findings are required under this section, the court shall make either written findings of fact or oral findings of fact on the record. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4056
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4056. Service

§ 4056. Service|(a) A petition, ex parte temporary order, or final order issued under this subchapter shall be served in accordance with the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure and may be served by any law enforcement officer. A court that issues an order under this chapter during court hours shall promptly transmit the order electronically or by other means to a law enforcement agency for service, and shall deliver a copy to the holding station.(b) A respondent who attends a hearing held under section 4053, 4054, or 4055 of this title at which a temporary or final order under this subchapter is issued and who receives notice from the court on the record that the order has been issued shall be deemed to have been served. A respondent notified by the court on the record shall be required to adhere immediately to the provisions of the order. However, even when the court has previously notified the respondent of the order, the court shall transmit the order for additional service by a law enforcement agency.(c) Extreme risk protection orders shall be served by the law enforcement agency at the earliest possible time and shall take precedence over other summonses and orders. Orders shall be served in a manner calculated to ensure the safety of the parties. Methods of service that include advance notification to the respondent shall not be used. The person making service shall file a return of service with the court stating the date, time, and place at which the order was delivered personally to the respondent.(d) If service of a notice of hearing issued under section 4053 or 4055 of this title cannot be made before the scheduled hearing, the court shall continue the hearing and extend the terms of the order upon request of the petitioner for such additional time as it deems necessary to achieve service on the respondent. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4057
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4057. Procedure

§ 4057. Procedure|(a) Except as otherwise specified, proceedings commenced under this subchapter shall be in accordance with the Vermont Rules for Family Proceedings and shall be in addition to any other available civil or criminal remedies.(b) The Court Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure access to relief after regular court hours or on weekends and holidays. The Court Administrator is authorized to contract with public or private agencies to assist petitioners to seek relief and to gain access to Superior Courts. Law enforcement agencies shall assist in carrying out the intent of this section.(c) The Court Administrator shall ensure that the Superior Court has procedures in place so that the contents of orders and pendency of other proceedings can be known to all courts for cases in which an extreme risk protection order proceeding is related to a criminal proceeding. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4058
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4058. Enforcement; criminal penalties

§ 4058. Enforcement; criminal penalties|(a) Law enforcement officers are authorized to enforce orders issued under this chapter. Enforcement may include collecting and disposing of dangerous weapons pursuant to section 4059 of this title and making an arrest in accordance with the provisions of Rule 3 of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure.(b)(1) A person who intentionally commits an act prohibited by a court or fails to perform an act ordered by a court, in violation of an extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to section 4053, 4054, or 4055 of this title, after the person has been served with notice of the contents of the order as provided for in this subchapter, shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.  (2) A person who files a petition for an extreme risk protection order under this subchapter, or who submits an affidavit accompanying the petition, knowing that information in the petition or the affidavit is false, or that the petition or affidavit is submitted with the intent to harass the respondent, shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.   (c) In addition to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, violation of an order issued under this subchapter may be prosecuted as criminal contempt under Rule 42 of Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure. The prosecution for criminal contempt may be initiated by the State's Attorney in the county in which the violation occurred. 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. A sentence of imprisonment upon conviction for criminal contempt may be stayed, in the discretion of the court, pending the expiration of the time allowed for filing notice of appeal or pending appeal if any appeal is taken. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4060
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4060. Appeals

§ 4060. Appeals|An extreme risk protection order issued by the court under section 4053 or 4055 of this title shall be treated as a final order for the purposes of appeal. Appeal may be taken by either party to the Supreme Court under the Vermont Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the appeal shall be determined forthwith. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4061
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 85 - Weapons|§ 4061. Effect on other laws

§ 4061. Effect on other laws|This chapter shall not be construed to prevent a court from prohibiting a person from possessing firearms under any other provision of law. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)
13 V.S.A. § 4101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 87 - Computer Crimes|§ 4101. Definitions

§ 4101. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Access" means to instruct, communicate with, store data in, enter data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer system, or computer network. (2) "Computer" means an electronic device which performs logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by the manipulations of electronic, photonic or magnetic impulses, and includes all input, output, processing, storage, software, or communications facilities which are connected or related to such a device in a system or network, including devices available to the public for limited or designated use or other devices used to access or connect to such a system or network. (3) "Computer network" means the interconnection of remote user terminals with a computer through communications lines, or a complex consisting of two or more interconnected computers. (4) "Computer program" means a series of instructions or statements or related data that, in actual or modified form, is capable of causing a computer or a computer system to perform specified functions in a form acceptable to a computer, that permits the functioning of a computer system in a manner designed to provide appropriate products from such computer system. (5) "Computer software" means a set of computer programs, procedures, and associated documentation concerned with the operation of a computer system. (6) "Computer system" means a set of connected computer equipment, devices and software. (7) "Data" means any representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts, or instructions that are being prepared or have been prepared and are intended to be entered, processed, or stored, are being entered, processed, or stored, or have been entered, processed, or stored in a computer, computer system, or computer network. (8) "Property" includes electronically produced data, and computer software and programs in either machine or human readable form, and any other tangible or intangible item of value. (9) "Services" includes computer time, data processing, and storage functions. (Added 1999, No. 35, § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 4102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 87 - Computer Crimes|§ 4102. Unauthorized access

§ 4102. Unauthorized access|A person who knowingly and intentionally and without lawful authority, accesses any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or data contained in such computer, computer system, computer program, or computer network shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Added 1999, No. 35, § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 4103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 87 - Computer Crimes|§ 4103. Access to computer for fraudulent purposes

§ 4103. Access to computer for fraudulent purposes|(a) A person shall not intentionally and without lawful authority access or cause to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network for any of the following purposes:  (1) executing any scheme or artifice to defraud; (2) obtaining money, property, or services by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; or (3) in connection with any scheme or artifice to defraud, damaging, destroying, altering, deleting, copying, retrieving, interfering with or denial of access to, or removing any program or data contained therein.   (b) Penalties. A person convicted of the crime of access to computer for fraudulent purposes shall be:  (1) if the value of the matter involved does not exceed $500.00, imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both; (2) if the value of the matter involved does not exceed $500.00, for a second or subsequent offense, imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both; or (3) if the value of the matter involved exceeds $500.00, imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Added 1999, No. 35, § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 4104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 87 - Computer Crimes|§ 4104. Alteration, damage, or interference

§ 4104. Alteration, damage, or interference|(a) A person shall not intentionally and without lawful authority, alter, damage, or interfere with the operation of any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or data contained in such computer, computer system, computer program, or computer network.(b) Penalties. A person convicted of violating this section shall be:  (1) if the damage or loss does not exceed $500.00 for a first offense, imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both; (2) if the damage or loss does not exceed $500.00 for a second or subsequent offense, imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both; or (3) if the damage or loss exceeds $500.00, imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined not more than $25,000.00, or both. (Added 1999, No. 35, § 1; amended 2013, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
13 V.S.A. § 4105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 87 - Computer Crimes|§ 4105. Theft or destruction

§ 4105. Theft or destruction|(a)(1) A person shall not intentionally and without claim of right deprive the owner of possession, take, transfer, copy, conceal, or retain possession of, or intentionally and without lawful authority, destroy any computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, or data contained in such computer, computer system, computer program, or computer network.  (2) Copying a commercially available computer program or computer software is not a crime under this section, provided that the computer program and computer software has a retail value of $500.00 or less and is not copied for resale.   (b) Penalties. A person convicted of violating this section shall be:  (1) if the damage or loss does not exceed $500.00 for a first offense, imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both; (2) if the damage or loss does not exceed $500.00 for a second or subsequent offense, imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both; or (3) if the damage or loss exceeds $500.00, imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined not more than $25,000.00, or both. (Added 1999, No. 35, § 1; amended 2013, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)