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13 V.S.A. § 4106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 87 - Computer Crimes|§ 4106. Civil liability

§ 4106. Civil liability|A person damaged as a result of a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action against the violator for damages, costs, and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees, and such other relief as the court deems appropriate. (Added 1999, No. 35, § 1; amended 2013, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
13 V.S.A. § 4107
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 87 - Computer Crimes|§ 4107. Venue

§ 4107. Venue|For the purposes of venue under this chapter, any violation of this chapter shall be considered to have been committed in the State of Vermont if the State of Vermont is the state from which or to which any use of a computer or computer network was made, whether by wires, electromagnetic waves, microwaves, or any other means of communication. (Added 1999, No. 35, § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 4501
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 151 - Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions|§ 4501. Limitation of prosecutions for certain crimes

§ 4501. Limitation of prosecutions for certain crimes|(a) Prosecutions for aggravated sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault of a child, sexual assault, sexual exploitation of a minor as defined in subsection 3258(c) of this title, human trafficking, aggravated human trafficking, murder, manslaughter, arson causing death, and kidnapping may be commenced at any time after the commission of the offense.(b) Prosecutions for lewd and lascivious conduct, sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult under subsection 1379(a) of this title, grand larceny, robbery, burglary, embezzlement, forgery, bribery offenses, false claims, fraud under 33 V.S.A. § 141(d), and felony tax offenses shall be commenced within six years after the commission of the offense, and not after.(c) Prosecutions for any of the following offenses shall be commenced within 40 years after the commission of the offense, and not after:  (1) lewd and lascivious conduct alleged to have been committed against a child under 18 years of age; (2) maiming; (3) lewd or lascivious conduct with a child; (4) sexual exploitation of children under chapter 64 of this title; and (5) sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult under subsection 1379(b) of this title.   (d) Prosecutions for arson and first degree aggravated domestic assault shall be commenced within 11 years after the commission of the offense, and not after.(e) Prosecutions for other felonies and for misdemeanors shall be commenced within three years after the commission of the offense, and not after. (Amended 1981, No. 52, § 1; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1985, No. 82, § 4; 1987, No. 48, § 7; 1989, No. 292 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1993, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 27, § 1; 2009, No. 58, § 15; 2011, No. 6, § 1; 2011, No. 55, § 4; 2013, No. 62, § 1, eff. June 3, 2013; 2013, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2014; 2017, No. 44, § 5; 2019, No. 39, § 1, eff. May 30, 2019.)
13 V.S.A. § 4503
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 151 - Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions|§ 4503. Proceedings begun after time limitation

§ 4503. Proceedings begun after time limitation|(a) If a prosecution for a felony or misdemeanor, other than arson and murder, is commenced after the time limited by section 4501 or 4502 of this title, such proceedings shall be void.(b) If a defendant knowingly and voluntarily waives the statute of limitations in writing and with the consent of the prosecution, the court shall have jurisdiction over the offense and the proceedings shall be valid. (Amended 2009, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 4504
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 151 - Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions|§ 4504. Limitation on actions for penalty- Accruing to prosecutor

§ 4504. Limitation on actions for penalty- Accruing to prosecutor|Actions upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture given in whole or in part to a person who prosecutes for the same, shall be commenced within one year after the commission of the offense, and not after.
13 V.S.A. § 4505
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 151 - Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions|§ 4505. Penalty accruing to State, county, or town

§ 4505. Penalty accruing to State, county, or town|Actions founded upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture given in whole or in part to the State, county, or town shall be commenced within two years after the commission of the offense, and not after, unless otherwise provided.
13 V.S.A. § 4506
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 151 - Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions|§ 4506. Penalty accruing to party aggrieved

§ 4506. Penalty accruing to party aggrieved|Actions upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture given in whole or in part to the party aggrieved shall be commenced within four years after the commission of the offense, and not after.
13 V.S.A. § 4507
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 151 - Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions|§ 4507. Prosecutions limited by other statutes

§ 4507. Prosecutions limited by other statutes|Sections 4501-4506 of this title shall not apply to an action, complaint, information, or indictment limited by a statute to be commenced within a shorter or longer time than is prescribed in such sections.
13 V.S.A. § 4508
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 151 - Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions|§ 4508. When prosecution deemed commenced

§ 4508. When prosecution deemed commenced|For the purpose of determining whether a period of limitation prescribed by law has run, a prosecution for a felony or misdemeanor shall be deemed commenced upon the occurrence of the earliest of the following events:  (1) the arrest of the defendant without warrant; (2) the issuance to him or her by a law enforcement or prosecuting officer of a citation to appear; or (3) the presentation of an information or indictment to a judicial officer for the purpose of obtaining a summons or arrest warrant. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1973.)
13 V.S.A. § 4511
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 151 - Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions|§ 4511. Actions against moneyed corporations for penalty

§ 4511. Actions against moneyed corporations for penalty|The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to actions against moneyed corporations or against the directors or stockholders thereof, to recover a penalty or forfeiture imposed or to enforce a liability created by the act of incorporation or other law. Such actions shall be brought by the aggrieved party within six years after the discovery of the facts upon which the penalty or forfeiture attached or by which the liability was created.
13 V.S.A. § 4601
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 153 - Place of Trial|§ 4601. General rule

§ 4601. General rule|When not otherwise provided, criminal causes shall be tried in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in the unit where an offense within the jurisdiction of such court is committed. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 101.)
13 V.S.A. § 4602
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 153 - Place of Trial|§ 4602. When act in one county or unit causes death in another

§ 4602. When act in one county or unit causes death in another|A person feloniously wounding or poisoning a person in one unit of the Criminal Division of the Superior Court, whose death results therefrom in another unit, may be tried in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in either unit, if the offense is within the jurisdiction of such court. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 8, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 1, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 101a.)
13 V.S.A. § 4603
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 153 - Place of Trial|§ 4603. Offense on boundary

§ 4603. Offense on boundary|If an offense is committed on the boundary of two or more units of the Superior Court, or within 100 rods of such boundary, such offense may be alleged in the information or indictment to have been committed and may be prosecuted in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in any of such counties or in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in any of such units, if the offense is within the jurisdiction of such court. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 9, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 101b.)
13 V.S.A. § 4631
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 153 - Place of Trial|§ 4631. Authority

§ 4631. Authority|The Supreme Court may by rule provide for change of venue in criminal prosecutions upon motion, for the prevention of prejudice to the defendant or for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interests of justice. The court to which a prosecution is transferred shall thereby have jurisdiction of the cause, and the same proceedings shall be had therein as though the venue had not been changed. (Amended 1969, No. 22, § 1; 1973, No. 118, § 10, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 102.)
13 V.S.A. § 4635
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 153 - Place of Trial|§ 4635. Order for removal of defendant

§ 4635. Order for removal of defendant|When a motion for change of venue has been granted and the defendant is in custody, the judge granting the motion shall issue an order in writing to the officer having the defendant in custody, commanding him or her to deliver the defendant to the keeper of the jail serving the unit in which the further proceedings are ordered to be had. (Amended 1969, No. 22, § 4; 1973, No. 118, § 11, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 103.)
13 V.S.A. § 4636
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 153 - Place of Trial|§ 4636. Service and return

§ 4636. Service and return|The officer having the defendant in custody shall forthwith remove and deliver him or her as directed in the order, leave a copy of the same with his or her return indorsed thereon with the keeper of the jail to which the defendant is committed and return the original order with his or her return indorsed thereon to the clerk of the court in which the defendant was informed against or indicted. (Amended 1969, No. 22, § 5; 1973, No. 118, § 12, eff. Oct. 1, 1973.)
13 V.S.A. § 4638
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 153 - Place of Trial|§ 4638. Which State's Attorney to prosecute

§ 4638. Which State's Attorney to prosecute|The State's Attorney of the county in which the respondent is informed or complained against or indicted shall appear in behalf of the State in the court to which the case is removed, and in proceedings relating thereto he or she shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties and liabilities as though the trial were had in the county for which he or she is the attorney. (Amended 1969, No. 22, § 7; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 104.)
13 V.S.A. § 4701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 155 - Search Warrants|§ 4701. Issuance of search warrants for code violations

§ 4701. Issuance of search warrants for code violations|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. (Amended 1969, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 4, 1970; 1973, No. 118, § 13, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. April 9, 1974.)
13 V.S.A. § 4702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 155 - Search Warrants|§ 4702. Affidavit

§ 4702. Affidavit|A search warrant shall not be granted pursuant to section 4701 of this title except upon the oath of a law enforcement officer or official inspector that he or she has reason to suspect and does suspect that the premises are in violation of a local code or ordinance. (Amended 1969, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 24, 1970; 1973, No. 118, § 14, eff. Oct. 1, 1973.)
13 V.S.A. § 4703
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 155 - Search Warrants|§ 4703. Payment of fees

§ 4703. Payment of fees|When the State's Attorney of a county in which a search is to be made applies for a search warrant or certifies in writing on the warrant that the search ought to be made, the fees for such warrant and the service thereof shall be paid by the State. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 15, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 2017, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
13 V.S.A. § 4801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 157 - Insanity as a Defense|§ 4801. Test of insanity in criminal cases

§ 4801. Test of insanity in criminal cases|(a) The test when used as a defense in criminal cases shall be as follows:  (1) A person is not responsible for criminal conduct if at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect he or she lacks adequate capacity either to appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct or to conform his or her conduct to the requirements of law. (2) The terms "mental disease or defect" do not include an abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise anti-social conduct. The terms "mental disease or defect" shall include congenital and traumatic mental conditions as well as disease.   (b) The defendant shall have the burden of proof in establishing insanity as an affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence. (Amended 1983, No. 75.)
13 V.S.A. § 4802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 157 - Insanity as a Defense|§ 4802. M'Naghten test abolished

§ 4802. M'Naghten test abolished|The M'Naghten test of insanity in criminal cases is hereby abolished.
13 V.S.A. § 4814
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 157 - Insanity as a Defense|§ 4814. Order for examination

§ 4814. Order for examination|(a) Any court before which a criminal prosecution is pending may order the Department of Mental Health to have the defendant examined by a psychiatrist at any time before, during, or after trial, and before final judgment in any of the following cases:  (1) when the defendant enters a plea of not guilty, or when such a plea is entered in the defendant's behalf, and then gives notice of the defendant's intention to rely upon the defense of insanity at the time of the alleged crime, or to introduce expert testimony relating to a mental disease, defect, or other condition bearing upon the issue of whether he or she had the mental state required for the offense charged; (2) when the defendant, the State, or an attorney, guardian, or other person acting on behalf of the defendant, raises before such court the issue of whether the defendant is mentally competent to stand trial for the alleged offense; (3) when the court believes that there is doubt as to the defendant's sanity at the time of the alleged offense; or (4) when the court believes that there is doubt as to the defendant's mental competency to be tried for the alleged offense.   (b) Such order may be issued by the court on its own motion, or on motion of the State, the defendant, or an attorney, guardian, or other person acting on behalf of the defendant. (Added 1969, No. 20, § 1; amended 1973, No. 118, § 16, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1991, No. 231 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2007, No. 15, § 22.)
13 V.S.A. § 4817
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 157 - Insanity as a Defense|§ 4817. Competency to stand trial; determination

§ 4817. Competency to stand trial; determination|(a) A person shall not be tried for a criminal offense if he or she is incompetent to stand trial.(b) If a person indicted, complained, or informed against for an alleged criminal offense, an attorney or guardian acting in his or her behalf, or the State, at any time before final judgment, raises before the court before which such person is tried or is to be tried, the issue of whether such person is incompetent to stand trial, or if the court has reason to believe that such person may not be competent to stand trial, a hearing shall be held before such court at which evidence shall be received and a finding made regarding his or her competency to stand trial. However, in cases where the court has reason to believe that such person may be incompetent to stand trial due to a mental disease or mental defect, such hearing shall not be held until an examination has been made and a report submitted by an examining psychiatrist in accordance with sections 4814-4816 of this title.(c) A person who has been found incompetent to stand trial for an alleged offense may be tried for that offense if, upon subsequent hearing, such person is found by the court having jurisdiction of his or her trial for the offense to have become competent to stand trial. (Added 1969, No. 20, § 4.)
13 V.S.A. § 4818
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 157 - Insanity as a Defense|§ 4818. Failure to indict by reason of insanity

§ 4818. Failure to indict by reason of insanity|When a grand jury before which an indictment is heard returns the indictment as not found by reason of insanity of the person so charged at the time of the alleged offense, the grand jury shall so certify to the court. (Added 1969, No. 20, § 5.)
13 V.S.A. § 4819
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 157 - Insanity as a Defense|§ 4819. Acquittal by reason of insanity

§ 4819. Acquittal by reason of insanity|When a person tried on information, complaint, or indictment is acquitted by a jury by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged offense, the jury shall state in its verdict of not guilty that the same is given for such cause. (Added 1969, No. 20, § 6.)
13 V.S.A. § 4820
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 157 - Insanity as a Defense|§ 4820. Hearing regarding commitment

§ 4820. Hearing regarding commitment|(a) When a person charged on information, complaint, or indictment with a criminal offense:  (1) Is reported by the examining psychiatrist following examination pursuant to sections 4814-4816 of this title to have been insane at the time of the alleged offense. (2) Is found upon hearing pursuant to section 4817 of this title to be incompetent to stand trial due to a mental disease or mental defect. (3) Is not indicted upon hearing by grand jury by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged offense, duly certified to the court. (4) Upon trial by court or jury is acquitted by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged offense; the court before which such person is tried or is to be tried for such offense, shall hold a hearing for the purpose of determining whether such person should be committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health. Such person may be confined in jail or some other suitable place by order of the court pending hearing for a period not exceeding 15 days.   (b) When a person is found to be incompetent to stand trial, has not been indicted by reason of insanity for the alleged offense, or has been acquitted by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged offense, the person shall be entitled to have counsel appointed from Vermont Legal Aid to represent the person. The Department of Mental Health and, if applicable, the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living shall be entitled to appear and call witnesses at the proceeding. (Added 1969, No. 20, § 7; amended 1987, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; 2007, No. 15, § 22; 2021, No. 57, § 2.)
13 V.S.A. § 4821
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 157 - Insanity as a Defense|§ 4821. Notice of hearing; procedures

§ 4821. Notice of hearing; procedures|The person who is the subject of the proceedings, his or her attorney, the legal guardian, if any, the Commissioner of Mental Health or the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, and the State's Attorney or other prosecuting officer representing the State in the case shall be given notice of the time and place of a hearing under 4820 of this title. Procedures for hearings for persons with a mental illness shall be as provided in 18 V.S.A. chapter 181. Procedures for hearings for persons with an intellectual disability shall be as provided in 18 V.S.A. chapter 206, subchapter 3. (Added 1969, No. 20, § 8; amended 1987, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2007, No. 15, § 22; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 58.)
13 V.S.A. § 4823
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 157 - Insanity as a Defense|§ 4823. Findings and order; persons with an intellectual disability

§ 4823. Findings and order; persons with an intellectual disability|(a) If the court finds that such person is a person in need of custody, care, and habilitation as defined in 18 V.S.A. § 8839, the court shall issue an order of commitment directed to the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living for care and habilitation of such person for an indefinite or limited period in a designated program.(b) Such order of commitment shall have the same force and effect as an order issued under 18 V.S.A. § 8843 and persons committed under such an order shall have the same status, and the same rights, including the right to receive care and habilitation, to be examined and discharged, and to apply for and obtain judicial review of their cases, as persons ordered committed under 18 V.S.A. § 8843.(c) Section 4822 of this title shall apply to persons proposed for discharge under this section; however, judicial proceedings shall be conducted in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in which the person then resides, unless the person resides out of State in which case the proceedings shall be conducted in the original committing court. (Added 1987, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2009, No. 154, § 238; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 58.)