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12 V.S.A. § 7158
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 217 - Emancipation of Minors|§ 7158. Order of emancipation obtained by fraud or withholding material information; voidability; effect on rights and obligations; commencement of proceeding

§ 7158. Order of emancipation obtained by fraud or withholding material information; voidability; effect on rights and obligations; commencement of proceeding|(a) An order of emancipation obtained by fraud or by the withholding of material information shall be voidable. The voiding of any such order pursuant to this section shall not alter any contractual obligations or rights or any property rights or interest which arose during the period that the order was in effect. However, any such obligation, right, or interest, which benefits a person who caused or participated in the fraud or withholding of material information, may be canceled by the minor.(b) A proceeding under this section may be commenced by any person or by any public or private agency. Notice of the commencement of the proceeding shall be consistent with the requirements of the initial hearing as required by this chapter. (Added 1995, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
12 V.S.A. § 7159
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 12 - Court Procedure|Chapter 217 - Emancipation of Minors|§ 7159. Legislative intent; minimum expense; forms

§ 7159. Legislative intent; minimum expense; forms|It is the intent of the General Assembly that proceedings under this chapter shall be as simple, informal, and inexpensive as possible as these terms are used in subsection 5531(a) of this title, and to that end, the Court Administrator shall prepare and distribute to the clerks of the Probate Division of the Superior Court appropriate forms for the proceedings which are suitable for use by minors appearing on their own behalf. (Added 1995, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
13 V.S.A. § 1
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 1. Felonies and misdemeanors defined

§ 1. Felonies and misdemeanors defined|Any other provision of law notwithstanding, any offense whose maximum term of imprisonment is more than two years, for life, or which may be punished by death is a felony. Any other offense is a misdemeanor. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1973, No. 109, § 2, eff. 30 days from April 25, 1973.)
13 V.S.A. § 2
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 2. Crimes committed partly outside State

§ 2. Crimes committed partly outside State|A person who, with intent to commit a crime, does an act within this State in execution or part execution of such intent, which culminates in the commission of a crime either within or without this State, shall be punished for such crime in this State in the same manner as if the same had been committed entirely within this State. A crime committed by means of an electronic communication, including a telephonic communication, shall be considered to have been committed at either the place where the communication originated or the place where it was received. (Amended 1999, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 3. Accessory aiding commission of felony

§ 3. Accessory aiding commission of felony|A person who aids in the commission of a felony shall be punished as a principal. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 109, § 3, eff. 30 days from April 25, 1973.)
13 V.S.A. § 4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 4. Accessory before the fact

§ 4. Accessory before the fact|A person who is accessory before the fact by counseling, hiring, or otherwise procuring an offense to be committed may be informed against or indicted, tried, convicted, and punished as if he or she were a principal offender in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in the unit where the principal might be prosecuted. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 94.)
13 V.S.A. § 5
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 5. Accessory after the fact

§ 5. Accessory after the fact|A person not standing in the relation of husband, wife, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, or sister, by consanguinity or affinity, to an offender, who, after the commission of a felony, harbors, conceals, maintains, or assists such offender with intent that he or she shall avoid or escape arrest or punishment therefor, shall be imprisoned not more than seven years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
13 V.S.A. § 6
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 6. Prosecution and venue

§ 6. Prosecution and venue|An accessory after the fact may be prosecuted, convicted, and punished whether the principal has or has not been previously convicted, or is or is not amenable to justice, in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in the unit where such person became an accessory or where the principal offense is committed. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1973; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 95.)
13 V.S.A. § 7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 7. Inciting to felony

§ 7. Inciting to felony|A person who endeavors to incite, procure, or hire another person to commit a felony, though a felony is not actually committed as a result of such inciting, hiring, or procuring, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
13 V.S.A. § 8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 8. Compounding felony

§ 8. Compounding felony|A person having knowledge of the commission of a felony who takes money, or a gratuity or reward, or an engagement therefor, upon an agreement or understanding, expressed or implied, to compound or conceal such felony or not to prosecute therefor, or not to give evidence thereof, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
13 V.S.A. § 9
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9. Attempts

§ 9. Attempts|(a) A person who attempts to commit an offense and does an act toward the commission thereof, but by reason of being interrupted or prevented fails in the execution of the same, shall be punished as herein provided unless other express provision is made by law for the punishment of the attempt. If the offense attempted to be committed is murder, aggravated murder, kidnapping, arson causing death, human trafficking, aggravated human trafficking, aggravated sexual assault, or sexual assault, a person shall be punished as the offense attempted to be committed is by law punishable.(b) If the offense attempted to be committed is a felony other than those set forth in subsection (a) of this section, a person shall be punished by the less severe of the following punishments:  (1) imprisonment for not more than 10 years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both; or (2) as the offense attempted to be committed is by law punishable.   (c) If the offense attempted to be committed is a misdemeanor, a person shall be imprisoned or fined, or both, in an amount not to exceed one-half the maximum penalty for which the offense so attempted to be committed is by law punishable. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.) § 3; 1973, No. 109, § 4, eff. 30 days from April 25, 1973; 1993, No. 95, § 5; 2011, No. 55, § 5.)
13 V.S.A. § 10
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 10. Punishment for attempt on indictment charging commission

§ 10. Punishment for attempt on indictment charging commission|Under an information or indictment charging the commission of a felony, according as the proof is, the jury may return a verdict that the respondent is not guilty of the principal offense, but is guilty of an attempt to commit the same, in the manner stated in section 9 of this title, or the court may allow the respondent to plead guilty of such an attempt. In either case, the court shall pass sentence accordingly.
13 V.S.A. § 11
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 11. Habitual criminals

§ 11. Habitual criminals|A person who, after having been three times convicted within this State of felonies or attempts to commit felonies, or under the law of any other state, government, or country, of crimes which, if committed within this State, would be felonious, commits a felony other than murder within this State, may be sentenced upon conviction of such fourth or subsequent offense to imprisonment up to and including life. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1995, No. 50, § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 12
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12. Criminal use of anesthetics

§ 12. Criminal use of anesthetics|A person who administers, attempts to administer, or causes to be administered to a person, chloroform, sulphuric ether, or any anesthetic agent, with intent to commit a crime or offense, or who secretly commits or attempts to commit a crime or offense against a person or the property of one who is rendered insensible or unconscious or incapable of resistence by such anesthetic agent, shall be imprisoned for life or for not less than three years. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
13 V.S.A. § 14
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 14. Lesser included offenses

§ 14. Lesser included offenses|(a) Upon indictment or information for any offense, a person may be convicted of a lesser included offense if supported by the evidence. If requested by either party, the jury shall be informed of the lesser included offense if supported by the evidence. The court, on its own motion, may raise the issue of a lesser included offense at a jury charge conference.(b) If requested by either party, or in his or her discretion, the judge in a court trial shall consider a lesser included offense if supported by the evidence. (Added 1997, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
13 V.S.A. § 205
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5 - Adultery and Bigamy|§ 205. Intermarriage of or fornication by persons prohibited to marry

§ 205. Intermarriage of or fornication by persons prohibited to marry|Persons between whom marriages are prohibited by the laws of this State who intermarry or commit fornication with each other shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
13 V.S.A. § 206
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5 - Adultery and Bigamy|§ 206. Bigamy

§ 206. Bigamy|A person having a husband or wife living who marries another person, or continues to cohabit with such second husband or wife in this State, shall be imprisoned not more than five years. This section shall not extend to a person whose husband or wife has been continually beyond the sea, or out of the State for seven consecutive years, the party marrying again not knowing the other to be living within that time; or to a person whose former marriage has been avoided by divorce or sentence of nullity, or was contracted under the age of consent and not afterwards assented to. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
13 V.S.A. § 207
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5 - Adultery and Bigamy|§ 207. Proof of respondent's civil marriage

§ 207. Proof of respondent's civil marriage|In prosecutions for crimes and penalties where it is necessary to prove the fact of the civil marriage of the respondent, acts of cohabitation by the respondent with the supposed husband or wife, and other acts, admissions, and declarations of the respondent tending to prove such marriage shall be admitted in evidence as competent testimony. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
13 V.S.A. § 208
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 5 - Adultery and Bigamy|§ 208. Alleging civil marriage in bigamy prosecution

§ 208. Alleging civil marriage in bigamy prosecution|In prosecutions for bigamy it shall be sufficient to allege in the information or indictment that, at the time of the second civil marriage, the respondent had a wife or husband living, without specifying the time or place of the former marriage or the name of the former husband or wife. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
13 V.S.A. § 301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Advertisements|§ 301. Posting utility poles

§ 301. Posting utility poles|A person who paints or posts a sign, advertisement, or notice on a telegraph, telephone, or electric light pole shall be fined $5.00 for each offense.
13 V.S.A. § 302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Advertisements|§ 302. Advertising littering streets and highways

§ 302. Advertising littering streets and highways|A person who by himself, herself, servant, or agent, advertises an entertainment or occupation, by throwing posters, bills, or advertising sheets of any kind, loose in a public street or highway, shall be fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $5.00, with costs.
13 V.S.A. § 303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 7 - Advertisements|§ 303. Posting on private property

§ 303. Posting on private property|A person who advertises his or her wares or occupations, by painting or posting notice of the same on fences or other private property, or on rocks or other natural objects, without leave of the owner, shall be fined $10.00.
13 V.S.A. § 351a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals|§ 351a. Purpose of subchapter

§ 351a. Purpose of subchapter|The purpose of this subchapter is to prevent cruelty to animals. In implementing this subchapter, enforcement officers are encouraged to educate the public on requirements of the subchapter and, when appropriate, to seek voluntary resolution of violations. (Added 1997, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
13 V.S.A. § 351b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals|§ 351b. Scope of subchapter

§ 351b. Scope of subchapter|This subchapter shall not apply to:  (1) activities regulated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife pursuant to 10 V.S.A. Part 4, including the act of destroying feral swine in accordance with 10 V.S.A. § 4709(f); (2) scientific research governed by accepted procedural standards subject to review by an institutional animal care and use committee; (3) livestock and poultry husbandry practices for raising, management, and use of animals; (4) veterinary medical or surgical procedures; and (5) the killing of an animal as provided by 20 V.S.A. §§ 3809 and 3545. (Added 1997, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 22.)
13 V.S.A. § 352a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals|§ 352a. Aggravated cruelty to animals

§ 352a. Aggravated cruelty to animals|A person commits the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals if the person:  (1) kills an animal by intentionally causing the animal undue pain or suffering; (2) intentionally, maliciously, and without just cause tortures, mutilates, or cruelly beats an animal; or (3) intentionally injures or kills an animal that is in the performance of official duties while under the supervision of a law enforcement officer. (Added 1997, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 2003, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
13 V.S.A. § 352b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals|§ 352b. Rules; affirmative defense

§ 352b. Rules; affirmative defense|(a) An enforcement officer implementing the provisions of section 352 or 352a of this title shall be guided by rules established by the Secretary.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an affirmative defense to prosecution under section 352 or 352a of this title may be raised when:  (1) except for vivisection or research under subdivision 352(7) of this title, the defendant was a veterinarian whose conduct conformed to accepted veterinary practice for the area, or was a scientist whose conduct was a part of scientific research governed by accepted procedural standards subject to review by an institutional care and use committee; (2) the defendant's conduct was designed to control or eliminate rodents, ants, or other common pests on the defendant's own property; (3) the defendant was a person appropriately licensed to utilize pesticides under 6 V.S.A. chapter 87; (4) the defendant humanely euthanized any animal as a representative of a duly organized humane society, animal shelter, or town pound according to rules of this subchapter, or as a veterinarian destroying animals under 20 V.S.A. chapter 193 or 20 V.S.A. §§ 3511 and 3513; or (5) a State agency was implementing a rabies control program.   (c) An affirmative defense to a charge of abandonment under section 352 of this title shall not be recognized where a person abandons an animal at or near an animal shelter or veterinary clinic, farm, or other place of shelter, without making reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal.(d) The authority to enforce this chapter shall not be construed in a manner inconsistent with the animal control or disease control eradication programs in Title 6, or 20 V.S.A. chapters 191, 193, 194, and 195 or the provisions of 10 V.S.A. Part 4, or the rules adopted thereunder. (Added 1997, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
13 V.S.A. § 356
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals|§ 356. Humane officer required training; authorization to perform duties

§ 356. Humane officer required training; authorization to perform duties|(a) All humane officers as defined in subdivision 351(4)(B) of this title shall complete the animal cruelty response training as required by 20 V.S.A. § 2365b in order to serve in the capacity of a humane officer.(b) A humane officer as defined in subdivision 351(4)(B) of this title shall be authorized to serve as a humane officer if the humane officer is employed by a humane society or a municipality and has completed the trainings as required by this section and by 20 V.S.A. § 2365b. Upon termination of employment from the humane society or municipality through which they were authorized to serve, the person shall no longer be authorized to perform the legal functions of a humane officer.(c) The Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board shall keep and at least annually update an index of individuals who have completed the animal cruelty response training as required by this section and by 20 V.S.A. § 2365b. (Added 2015, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2017; amended 2021, No. 38, § 2.)
13 V.S.A. § 361
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals|§ 361. Interference with domestic animals

§ 361. Interference with domestic animals|(a) A person commits the crime of interference with domestic animals if the person confines or secretes a domestic animal owned by another, with the intention of concealing its identity or the identity of its owner. A person also commits the crime of interference with domestic animals if he or she conceals the fact that the animal is licensed by removing the collar, harness, or identification, or defaces a tattoo or brand tag from any licensed animal or other domestic animal owned by another.(b) Interference with domestic animals shall be punishable by a sentence of imprisonment of not more than one year or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
13 V.S.A. § 362
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals|§ 362. Exposing poison on the land

§ 362. Exposing poison on the land|A person who deposits any poison or substance poisonous to animals on his or her premises or on the premises or buildings of another, with the intent that it be taken by an animal, shall be in violation of subdivision 352(2) of this title. This section shall not apply to control of wild pests; protection of crops from insects, mice, and plant diseases; or the Department of Fish and Wildlife in control of destructive wild animals. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2019, No. 77, § 7, eff. June 19, 2019.)
13 V.S.A. § 363
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals|§ 363. Shooting birds for amusement

§ 363. Shooting birds for amusement|Except for the taking of game pursuant to Title 10, any person who keeps or uses any live bird for release to be shot for amusement or as a test of marksmanship or provides buildings, sheds, yards, rooms, fields, or other areas to be used for such shooting purposes, shall be in violation of subdivision 352(1) of this title. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
13 V.S.A. § 364
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure|Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals|§ 364. Animal fights

§ 364. Animal fights|(a) A person who participates in a fighting exhibition of animals shall be in violation of subdivisions 352(5) and (6) of this title.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in addition to seizure of fighting birds or animals involved in a fighting exhibition, a law enforcement officer or humane officer may seize:  (1) any equipment associated with that activity; (2) any other personal property which is used to engage in a violation or further a violation of subdivisions 352(5) and (6) of this title; and (3) monies, securities, or other things of value furnished or intended to be furnished by a person to engage in or further a violation of subdivisions 352(5) and (6) of this title.   (c) In addition to the imposition of a penalty under this chapter, conviction under this section shall result in forfeiture of all seized fighting animals, equipment, and other property subject to seizure under this section. The animals may be destroyed humanely or otherwise disposed of as directed by the court.(d) Property subject to forfeiture under this subsection may be seized upon process issued by the court having jurisdiction over the property. Seizure without process may be made:  (1) incident to a lawful arrest; (2) pursuant to a search warrant; or (3) if there is probable cause to believe that the property was used or is intended to be used in violation of this section.   (e) Forfeiture proceedings instituted pursuant to the provisions of this section for property other than animals are subject to the procedures and requirements for forfeiture as set forth in 18 V.S.A. chapter 84, subchapter 2. (Added 1989, No. 270, (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2015, No. 53, § 2.)