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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 81 - Trespass and Malicious Injuries to Property › § 3784. Interfering with meters

§ 3784. Interfering with meters
A person, other than an authorized agent or employee acting for the owner, manufacturer, or operator thereof, who maliciously opens, closes, breaks into, or in any manner adjusts or interferes with a meter, or other regulating or measuring device or appliance attached to or connected with wires, pipe lines, mains, service pipes, or house pipes owned or used by a manufacturer or furnisher of electricity, gas, or water shall be imprisoned not more than three months or fined not more than $100.00, or both.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 81 - Trespass and Malicious Injuries to Property › § 3785. Injuring lights in streets and public buildings

§ 3785. Injuring lights in streets and public buildings
A person who willfully and maliciously breaks the glass about a street lamp or gaslight, or a lamp or gaslight in the grounds about a public building, or, without authority, lights such a lamp or gaslight or extinguishes the same when lighted, or in any manner interferes therewith, or injures any part of the fixtures supporting such lamp or gaslight, or defaces the same by painting or posting notices thereon, or fastens a horse or animal thereto, shall be imprisoned not more than three months or fined not more than $50.00, or both. (Amended 1981, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 81 - Trespass and Malicious Injuries to Property › § 3786. Tapping cable television systems; damage to equipment

§ 3786. Tapping cable television systems; damage to equipment
A person who willfully or maliciously damages, or causes to be damaged, any wire, cable, conduit, apparatus, or equipment of a company operating a cable television system, as defined in 30 V.S.A. § 501, or who commits any act with intent to cause damage to any wire, cable, conduit, apparatus, or equipment of a company operating such a system, or who taps, tampers with, or connects any wire or device to the equipment of the cable television company that would degrade the service rendered without authorization of the company may be fined not more than $100.00 and shall be liable in a civil action for three times the actual amount of damages sustained thereby. (Added 1971, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 1, 1972.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 81 - Trespass and Malicious Injuries to Property › § 3801. Definitions

§ 3801. Definitions
As used in this section:
(1) “Party line” means a subscribers’ line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.
(2) “Emergency” means a situation in which property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 81 - Trespass and Malicious Injuries to Property › § 3802. Refusal to surrender line in an emergency

§ 3802. Refusal to surrender line in an emergency
A person shall not willfully refuse to surrender the use of a party line to another person for the purpose of permitting such other person to report a fire or summon police, medical or other aid in case of emergency.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 81 - Trespass and Malicious Injuries to Property › § 3804. Notice in telephone directories

§ 3804. Notice in telephone directories
Every telephone directory hereafter distributed to the members of the general public shall contain a copy of this subchapter, printed in type which is no smaller than eight-point type and is headed by the word “warning” in larger and bold-faced type. The provisions of this section do not apply to directories published solely for business purposes, commonly known as classified directories.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 81 - Trespass and Malicious Injuries to Property › § 3831. Cutting ice and not fencing hole

§ 3831. Cutting ice and not fencing hole
A person who takes ice from water over which people are accustomed to pass and does not place around the opening thereby made in the ice suitable guards to prevent a person, team, or vehicle from falling into such hole or opening shall be fined not more than $50.00.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 81 - Trespass and Malicious Injuries to Property › § 3833. Unlawful taking of tangible personal property; penalty

§ 3833. Unlawful taking of tangible personal property; penalty
A person who, without the consent of the owner, takes and carries away or causes to be taken and carried away any tangible personal property with the intent of depriving the owner temporarily of the lawful possession of his or her property shall be fined not more than $100.00. This section shall not be construed to limit or restrict prosecutions for larceny or theft. (Added 1977, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 17, 1978.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 81 - Trespass and Malicious Injuries to Property › § 3834. Removal of surveying monuments

§ 3834. Removal of surveying monuments
A person who knowingly removes or alters monuments marking the boundary of lands or knowingly defaces, alters, or removes marks upon any tree, post, or stake that is a monument designating a point, course, or line in the boundary of a parcel of land shall be fined $100.00 and shall be civilly liable for the replacement cost and any consequential damages. However, land surveyors in their professional practice may perpetuate such monumentation by adding additional marks, or by remonumenting nonsubstantial monuments or by the placing of new monuments to preserve monuments to be destroyed or made inaccessible. (Added 1985, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4001. Slung shot, blackjack, brass knuckles—Use or possession

§ 4001. Slung shot, blackjack, brass knuckles—Use or possession
A person who uses a slung shot, blackjack, brass knuckles or similar weapon against another person, or attempts so to do, or who possesses a slung shot, blackjack, brass knuckles, or similar weapon, with intent so to use it, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. The provisions of this section do not apply to a law enforcement officer as to the possession and use of a blackjack, billy club, or night stick.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4002. Manufacture, sale, etc

§ 4002. Manufacture, sale, etc
A person within the State who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, or sells or gives away or parts with, or offers so to do, or keeps for sale or gift, a slung shot, blackjack, brass knuckles, or similar weapon, shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $500.00, or both. This section shall not apply to the manufacture of a blackjack, billy club, or nightstick for a law enforcement officer or the sale or gift thereto. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4003. Carrying dangerous weapons

§ 4003. Carrying dangerous weapons
A person who carries a dangerous or deadly weapon with the intent to injure another shall be imprisoned for not more than two years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. It shall be a felony punishable by not more than 10 years of imprisonment or a fine of $25,000.00, or both, if the person intends to injure multiple persons. (Amended 2017, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 21, 2018.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4004. Possession of dangerous or deadly weapon in a school bus or school building or on school property

§ 4004. Possession of dangerous or deadly weapon in a school bus or school building or on school property
(a) No person shall knowingly possess a firearm or a dangerous or deadly weapon while within a school building or on a school bus. A person who violates this section shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(b) No person shall knowingly possess a firearm or a dangerous or deadly weapon on any school property with the intent to injure another person. A person who violates this section shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(c) This section shall not apply to:
(1) A law enforcement officer while engaged in law enforcement duties.
(2) Possession and use of firearms or dangerous or deadly weapons if the board of school directors, or the superintendent or principal if delegated authority to do so by the board, authorizes possession or use for specific occasions or for instructional or other specific purposes.
(d) As used in this section:
(1) “School property” means any property owned by a school, including motor vehicles.
(2) “Owned by the school” means owned, leased, controlled, or subcontracted by the school.
(3) “Dangerous or deadly weapon” shall have the same meaning as in section 4016 of this title.
(4) “Firearm” shall have the same meaning as in section 4016 of this title.
(5) “Law enforcement officer” shall have the same meaning as in section 4016 of this title.
(e) The provisions of this section shall not limit or restrict any prosecution for any other offense, including simple assault or aggravated assault. (Amended 1989, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1999, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2017, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 21, 2018.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4005. While committing a felony

§ 4005. While committing a felony
(a) Except as otherwise provided in 18 V.S.A. § 4253, a person who carries a dangerous or deadly weapon, openly or concealed, while committing a felony shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $500.00, or both.
(b)(1) Carrying a firearm while committing a felony in violation of this section may be considered a violent act for the purposes of determining whether a person is eligible for bail under section 7553a of this title.
(2) An offense that is a felony rather than a misdemeanor solely because of the monetary value of the property involved shall not be considered a violent act under this subsection. (Amended 1967, No. 296 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 20, 1968; 2011, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 9, 2012; 2023, No. 23, § 8, eff. May 30, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4006. Record of firearm sales

§ 4006. Record of firearm sales
All pawnbrokers and retail merchants dealing in firearms shall keep a record book in which they shall record the sale by them of all revolvers and pistols, and the purchase by them of all secondhand revolvers and pistols. Such record shall include the date of the transaction, the marks of identification of the firearm, including the manufacturer’s name, the caliber, model, and manufacturer’s number of the firearm, the name, address, birthplace, occupation, age, height, weight, and color of eyes and hair of the purchaser or seller. Such purchaser or seller shall sign his or her name to the record and the pawnbroker or merchant shall preserve such record book for six years after the date of last entry and shall permit all enforcement officers to inspect the same at all reasonable times. A person, partnership or corporation who violates a provision of this section shall be fined not more than $100.00.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4007. Furnishing firearms to children

§ 4007. Furnishing firearms to children
A person, firm, or corporation, other than a parent or guardian, who sells or furnishes to a minor under the age of 16 years a firearm or other dangerous weapon or ammunition for firearms shall be fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $10.00. This section shall not apply to an instructor or teacher who furnishes firearms to pupils for instruction and drill.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4008. Possession of firearms by children

§ 4008. Possession of firearms by children
A child under the age of 16 years shall not, without the consent of his or her parents or guardian, have in his or her possession or control a pistol or revolver constructed or designed for the use of gunpowder or other explosive substance with leaden ball or shot. A child who violates a provision of this section shall be deemed a delinquent child under the provisions of 33 V.S.A. chapter 52.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4009. Negligent use of gun

§ 4009. Negligent use of gun
A person who carelessly or negligently wounds another person by gunshot shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4011. Aiming gun at another

§ 4011. Aiming gun at another
Any person who shall intentionally point or aim any gun, pistol, or other firearm at or towards another, except in self-defense or in the lawful discharge of official duty, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $50.00. Any person who shall discharge any such firearm so intentionally aimed or pointed shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or fined not more than $100.00, or both.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4012. Reporting treatment of firearm wounds

§ 4012. Reporting treatment of firearm wounds
(a) Every physician attending or treating a case of bullet wound, gunshot wound, powder burn, or any other injury arising from or caused by the discharge of a gun, pistol, or other firearm, or whenever such case is treated in a hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the manager, superintendent, or other person in charge shall report such case at once to local law enforcement officials or the State police. The provisions of this section shall not apply to such wounds, burns, or injuries received by a member of the armed forces of the United States or State of Vermont while engaged in the actual performance of duty.
(b) A person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than $100.00.
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4017a. Fugitives from justice; persons subject to final relief from abuse or stalking order; persons charged with certain offenses; prohibition on possession of firearms

§ 4017a. Fugitives from justice; persons subject to final relief from abuse or stalking order; persons charged with certain offenses; prohibition on possession of firearms
(a) A person shall not possess a firearm if the person:
(1) is a fugitive from justice;
(2) is the subject of a final relief from abuse order issued pursuant to 15 V.S.A. § 1103;
(3) is the subject of a final order against stalking issued pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 5133 if the order prohibits the person from possessing a firearm; or
(4) against whom charges are pending for:
(A) carrying a dangerous weapon while committing a felony in violation of section 4005 of this title;
(B) trafficking a regulated drug in violation of 18 V.S.A. chapter 84, subchapter 1; or
(C) human trafficking or aggravated human trafficking in violation of section 2652 or 2653 of this title.
(b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in section 4017 of this title.
(2) “Fugitive from justice” means a person who has fled to avoid prosecution for a crime or to avoid giving testimony in a criminal proceeding. (Added 2023, No. 23, § 7, eff. May 30, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4019a. Firearms transfers; waiting period

§ 4019a. Firearms transfers; waiting period
(a) A person shall not transfer a firearm to another person until 72 hours after the licensed dealer facilitating the transfer is provided with a unique identification number for the transfer by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) or seven business days have elapsed since the dealer contacted NICS to initiate the background check, whichever occurs first.
(b) A person who transfers a firearm to another person in violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both.
(c) This section shall not apply to a firearm transfer that does not require a background check under 18 U.S.C. § 922(t) or section 4019 of this title.
(d) As used in this section, “firearm” has the same meaning as in subsection 4017(d) of this title.
(e)(1) This section shall not apply to a firearms transfer at a gun show.
(2) As used in this subsection, “gun show” means a function sponsored by:
(A) a national, state, or local organization, devoted to the collection, competitive use, or other sporting use of firearms; or
(B) an organization or association that sponsors functions devoted to the collection, competitive use, or other sporting use of firearms in the community.
(3) This subsection shall be repealed on July 1, 2024. (Added 2023, No. 45, § 7, eff. July 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4023. Possession of firearms in hospital buildings prohibited

§ 4023. Possession of firearms in hospital buildings prohibited
(a) A person shall not knowingly possess a firearm while within a hospital building.
(b) A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $250.00.
(c) This section shall not apply to a firearm possessed by a federal law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer certified as a law enforcement officer by the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358, for legitimate law enforcement purposes.
(d) Notice of the provisions of this section shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance to each hospital.
(e) As used in this section:
(1) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in subsection 4017(d) of this title.
(2) “Hospital” has the same meaning as in 18 V.S.A. § 1902. (Added 2021, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4025. Straw purchasing of firearms

§ 4025. Straw purchasing of firearms
(a) A person shall not purchase a firearm for, on behalf of, or at the request of another person if the purchaser knows or reasonably should know that the other person:
(1) is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm;
(2) intends to carry the firearm while committing a felony; or
(3) intends to transfer the firearm to another person who:
(A) is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm; or
(B) intends to carry the firearm while committing a felony.
(b) It shall not be a violation of this section if the person purchased the firearm as a result of threats or coercion by another person.
(c) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.
(d) As used in this section, “firearm” has the same meaning as in section 4017 of this title. (Added 2023, No. 23, § 6, eff. May 30, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4026. Defacing of firearm’s serial number

§ 4026. Defacing of firearm’s serial number
(a) A person shall not knowingly possess a firearm that has had the importer’s or manufacturer’s serial number removed, obliterated, or altered.
(b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in section 4017 of this title.
(2) “Importer” means any person engaged in the business of importing or bringing firearms or ammunition into the United States for purposes of sale or distribution.
(3) “Manufacturer” means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing firearms or ammunition for purposes of sale or distribution. (Added 2023, No. 23, § 5, eff. May 30, 2023.)
2023 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.
(7) “Household members” means persons who are living together, are sharing occupancy of a dwelling, are engaged in a sexual relationship, or minors or adults who are dating. “Dating” means a social relationship of a romantic nature. Factors that the court may consider when determining whether a dating relationship exists include:
(A) the nature of the relationship;
(B) the length of time the relationship has existed; and
(C) the frequency of interaction between the parties. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018; amended 2023, No. 45, § 4, eff. July 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.
(d)(1) For purposes of a petition filed pursuant to this subchapter, a health care provider may notify a law enforcement officer when the provider believes in good faith that disclosure of the information is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.
(2) As used in this subsection:
(A) “Health care provider” has the same meaning as in 18 V.S.A. § 9402.
(B) “Necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a person or the public” includes circumstances when the health care provider reasonably believes that the patient poses an extreme risk of causing harm to themselves or another person by purchasing, possessing, or receiving a dangerous weapon or by having a dangerous weapon within the patient’s custody or control. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018; amended 2021, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4062. Annual reporting; Office of Court Administrator and Agency of Human Services

§ 4062. Annual reporting; Office of Court Administrator and Agency of Human Services
(a) On or before September 1, 2022 and annually thereafter, the Court Administrator, with the assistance of the Agency of Human Services, shall report data on the use of extreme risk protection orders during the previous year to the Senate and House Committees on Judiciary.
(b) The reports required by this section shall include the following data for the previous year:
(1) the number of extreme risk protection order petitions filed and the number of orders issued;
(2) geographical data indicating the county where the petition was filed; and
(3) follow-up information describing whether the order was renewed or terminated pursuant to section 4055 of this title and whether the subject of the order was charged with violating it under section 4058 of this title.
(c) The Agency of Human Services shall include in the reports required by this section an analysis of the impact of extreme risk prevention orders on Vermont suicide rates, including any relevant data relied on or utilized by the Agency for purposes of providing the information required by 2017 Acts and Resolves No. 34, An act relating to evaluation of suicide profiles. (Added 2021, No. 87 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4071. Paramilitary training prohibited

§ 4071. Paramilitary training prohibited
(a) A person shall not:
(1) teach, train, or demonstrate to any other person the use, application, or making of a firearm, explosive, or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death, or techniques capable of causing injury or death to persons, if the person knows or reasonably should know that the teaching, training, or demonstrating is intended to be used in or in furtherance of a civil disorder; or
(2) assemble with one or more other persons for the purpose of practicing or being taught, trained, or instructed in the use, application, or making of a firearm, explosive, or incendiary device capable of causing injury or death, or in techniques capable of causing injury or death to persons, if the person knows or reasonably should know that the practicing, teaching, training, or instruction is intended to be used in or in furtherance of a civil disorder.
(b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both.
(c) This section shall not apply to:
(1) activity engaged in for legitimate law enforcement purposes by a federal law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer certified as a law enforcement officer by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358;
(2) lawful activity engaged in by students at Norwich University or any other educational institution where military science is taught as a prescribed part of the course of instruction;
(3) any activity undertaken without knowledge of or intent to cause or further a civil disorder that is intended to teach or practice self-defense or self-defense techniques, including karate clubs, self-defense clinics, and similar lawful activity;
(4) any facility, program, or lawful activity related to firearms instruction and training that is intended to teach the safe handling and use of firearms; or
(5) any lawful sports or activities related to the individual recreational use or possession of firearms, including hunting pursuant to 10 V.S.A. part 4, target shooting, self-defense, and firearms collection. (Added 2023, No. 13, § 1, eff. May 8, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4072. Definitions

§ 4072. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Civil disorder” means any public disturbance involving acts of violence by an assemblage of two or more persons that causes an immediate danger of or results in damage or injury to the property or person of any other individual.
(2) “Explosive” has the same meaning as in subdivision 1603(2) of this title.
(3) “Firearm” has the same meaning as in subdivision 4016(a)(3) of this title.
(4) “Incendiary device” means a device so constructed that an ignition by fire, friction, concussion, detonation, or other method may produce destructive effects primarily through combustion rather than explosion. The term does not include a manufactured device or article in common use by the general public that is designed to produce combustion for a lawful purpose, including matches, lighters, flares, or devices commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illumination, heating, or cooking. The term does not include firearms ammunition. (Added 2023, No. 13, § 1, eff. May 8, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 85 - Weapons › § 4073. Civil enforcement; injunctive relief

§ 4073. Civil enforcement; injunctive relief
If the Attorney General or a State’s Attorney has reason to believe that a person is violating or is about to violate section 4071 of this title and that proceedings would be in the public interest, the Attorney General or State’s Attorney may bring an action in the name of the State in the Civil Division of the Superior Court to restrain the violation by temporary or permanent injunction. The action shall be brought in the Superior Court of the county in which the person resides, has a place of business, or is doing business. The courts are authorized to issue temporary or permanent injunctions to restrain and prevent violations of section 4071 of this title. (Added 2023, No. 13, § 1, eff. May 8, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)