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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals › § 392. Administration of drugs; violation; rules

§ 392. Administration of drugs; violation; rules
(a) No person shall administer internally or externally a drug that may affect or alter the normal performance of an animal entered in an animal pulling contest or competitive event. Any animal so treated shall be disqualified, and any award, premium, or trophy forfeited.
(b) The Secretary shall establish rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals › § 393. Statement of ownership

§ 393. Statement of ownership
A signed statement of ownership in the name of the handler, including a description of the animal, shall be submitted to the superintendent before the start of a competitive event or animal pulling contest. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals › § 394. Testing

§ 394. Testing
(a) The Secretary may take specimens for drug testing of saliva, blood, or urine, or all three, from any animal entered in an animal pulling contest or a competitive event. If a drug is found in a chemical analysis of the saliva, urine, or blood, it shall be prima facie evidence that a drug has been administered. A proper chain of evidence shall be maintained.
(b) The Secretary may assess and retain a fee for the taking of a drug test sufficient to recoup the expense of the test procedure.
(c) Failure of an owner or handler to submit an animal for testing on request shall be treated under this chapter as if the presence of a drug were found in a test performed on the animal.
(d) Failure to provide adequate information or assistance in animal restraint for the Secretary to obtain an official sample shall be a violation of this section, subject to the penalty provision of section 397 of this title. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1993, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals › § 395. Hearing; finding; order

§ 395. Hearing; finding; order
Within 14 calendar days from the date test results are received by the Secretary, the Secretary shall notify the superintendent of the animal pulling contest or competitive event, and the animal’s owner, of the results. If the presence of a drug is found in the test, the Secretary shall hold a hearing, at which the owner of the animal or a representative of the owner may appear and be heard. On the basis of all evidence presented, the Secretary shall issue a finding of whether the provisions of this subchapter have been violated. The Secretary shall make an appropriate order of whether the owner, the representative of the owner, or the animal shall be eligible to participate in future competitive events or animal pulling contests held in this State. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals › § 396. Appeal

§ 396. Appeal
Any person aggrieved by a finding and order or penalty of the Secretary under this subchapter may appeal to the Superior Court in the county in which the animal pulling contest or competitive event was held. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals › § 397. Administrative penalty

§ 397. Administrative penalty
In addition to the forfeiture of any award, premium, or trophy otherwise due, and in addition to other penalties provided by law, a person violating this chapter may be assessed an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00 by the Secretary. The Secretary shall utilize the provisions of 6 V.S.A. §§ 16 and 17 for purposes of assessing the penalty. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2019, No. 77, § 8, eff. June 19, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals › § 398. Loss of eligibility

§ 398. Loss of eligibility
Any person fined or convicted of administering an unlawful drug to animals entered in a competitive event or animal pulling contest held in another state shall be ineligible to compete in any animal pulling contest or competitive event in this State for a period not to exceed two years from the date of such fine or court conviction. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals › § 399. Abuse; disqualification

§ 399. Abuse; disqualification
(a) Any person found rein-whipping or otherwise whipping a horse in an animal pulling contest under this subchapter shall be automatically disqualified, and be ineligible to receive any award, premium, or trophy. The light use of reins applied to the hindquarters may be permitted on entry to the pit and while the team is making its draw. The use of reins for other than guiding the animals at any other time is prohibited.
(b) Any person found face-whipping cattle in an animal pulling contest shall be automatically disqualified and ineligible to receive any award, premium, or trophy. If a goad stick is used in the contest, it must be made of wood, not taped, and not more than 3/4 inches in diameter.
(c) Excessive violation of either subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be deemed a violation of subdivision 352(2) of this title. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 8 - Humane and Proper Treatment of Animals › § 400. Alcohol breath test; disqualification

§ 400. Alcohol breath test; disqualification
A superintendent may require that contestants or other participants at an animal pulling contest or competitive event pass a breathalyzer test for alcohol. The test shall be conducted by the State Police, sheriff, or local police before the contest or event occurs. Any person above a 0.10 percent concentration level shall be disqualified and barred from participation in any animal pulling contest or competitive event on the day of the test. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 11 - Arson and Burning › § 501. Arson causing death

§ 501. Arson causing death
A person who willfully and maliciously burns the building of another, or willfully and maliciously sets fire to a building owned in whole or in part by himself or herself, by means of which the life of a person is lost, shall be guilty of murder in the first degree.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 11 - Arson and Burning › § 502. First degree arson

§ 502. First degree arson
A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who willfully and maliciously aids, counsels, or procures the burning of any dwelling house, whether occupied, unoccupied, or vacant, or any kitchen, shop, barn, stable, or other outhouse that is parcel thereof, or belonging, or adjoining thereto, whether the property of himself or herself or of another, shall be guilty of arson in the first degree, and shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years nor less than two years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 11 - Arson and Burning › § 503. Second degree arson

§ 503. Second degree arson
A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who willfully and maliciously aids, counsels, or procures the burning of any building or structure of whatsoever class or character, whether the property of himself or herself or of another, not included or described in section 502 of this title, shall be guilty of arson in the second degree, and shall be imprisoned not more than five years nor less than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 11 - Arson and Burning › § 504. Third degree arson

§ 504. Third degree arson
A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who willfully and maliciously aids, counsels, or procures the burning of any personal property of whatsoever class or character, not less than $25.00 in value and the property of another person, shall be guilty of arson in the third degree, and shall be imprisoned not more than three years nor less than one year, or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 11 - Arson and Burning › § 505. Fourth degree arson

§ 505. Fourth degree arson
A person who willfully and maliciously attempts to set fire to or willfully and maliciously attempts to burn or to aid, counsel, or procure the burning of any of the buildings or property mentioned in sections 502-504 of this title, or who willfully and maliciously commits any act preliminary thereto, or in furtherance thereof, shall be guilty of arson in the fourth degree, and shall be imprisoned not more than two years nor less than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 11 - Arson and Burning › § 506. Burning to defraud insurer

§ 506. Burning to defraud insurer
A person who willfully and with intent to injure or defraud the insurer sets fire to or burns or attempts so to do or who willfully and maliciously causes to be burned or who willfully and maliciously aids, counsels, or procures the burning of any building, structure, or personal property, of whatsoever class or character, whether the property of himself or herself or of another, which shall at the time be insured by any person, company, or corporation against loss or damage by fire, shall be imprisoned not more than five years nor less than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 11 - Arson and Burning › § 507. Burning forests

§ 507. Burning forests
A person who willfully and maliciously sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, woods or forest, so as to occasion injury to another person, 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.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 11 - Arson and Burning › § 508. Setting fires

§ 508. Setting fires
A person who enters upon lands of another and sets a fire that causes damage shall be imprisoned not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days or fined not more than $100.00 nor less than $10.00, or both. The provisions of this section shall not affect the provisions of section 507 of this title. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2019, No. 77, § 9.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 11 - Arson and Burning › § 509. Attempts

§ 509. Attempts
The placing or distributing of any inflammable, explosive, or combustible material or substance, or any device, in any building or property mentioned in sections 502-505 of this title in any arrangement or preparation with intent willfully and maliciously to set fire to or burn the same, or to procure the setting fire to or burning of the same shall, for the purposes of this chapter, constitute an attempt to burn such building or property.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Assaults › § 608. Assault and robbery

§ 608. Assault and robbery
(a) A person who assaults another and robs, steals, or takes from his or her person or in his or her presence money or other property that may be the subject of larceny shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years.
(b) A person who, being armed with a dangerous weapon, assaults another and robs, steals, or takes from his or her person or in his or her presence money or other property that may be the subject of larceny shall be imprisoned for not more than 15 years nor less than one year.
(c) If in the attempt or commission of an offense under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, a person causes bodily injury, such person shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years nor less than one year. Any penalty imposed under this subsection shall be in lieu of any penalty imposed under subsection (a) or (b) of this section. (Added 1973, No. 73, eff. 30 days from April 14, 1973.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 901. Duties of officers

§ 901. Duties of officers
A Superior Court judge, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable having notice or knowledge of the unlawful, tumultuous, or riotous assemblage of three or more persons within his or her jurisdiction, among or as near as he or she can safely come to such rioters, shall command them in the name of the State of Vermont immediately and peaceably to disperse. If after such command the rioters do not disperse, such officer or magistrate and any other person as he or she commands to assist him or her shall apprehend and forthwith take them before a Criminal Division of a Superior Court. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative February 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 43, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 96.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 902. Rioters refusing to disperse

§ 902. Rioters refusing to disperse
Persons so unlawfully and riotously assembled who, after proclamation made, do not immediately disperse, and persons unlawfully and riotously assembled to the number of three or more who do an unlawful act against a man’s person or property or against the public interest, and persons present at the place of an unlawful or riotous assemblage who, when commanded by a magistrate or officer to assist him or her or to leave the place of such riotous assemblage, fails so to do, shall each be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $100.00, or both.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 903. Hindering officer

§ 903. Hindering officer
A person who, with force and arms, willfully and knowingly obstructs or in any manner hinders or hurts a person attempting to make proclamation against a riot, shall be punished as provided in section 902 of this title. Persons riotously assembled to whom proclamation would be made if the same were not hindered, who having knowledge of such hindrance do not immediately disperse, shall be imprisoned not more than six months or fined not more than $100.00, or both. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 904. Officer killing resisting rioter, not liable

§ 904. Officer killing resisting rioter, not liable
Officers, and persons assisting them, in lawfully dispersing or apprehending such rioters, shall not be liable in a civil or criminal proceeding if a rioter, by reason of his or her resistance, is killed or injured.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 905. Rioters injuring building or vessel

§ 905. Rioters injuring building or vessel
Persons riotously assembled who destroy or injure a dwelling house or other building, steamboat, or vessel shall each be imprisoned not more than five years and fined not more than $1,000.00, or both, and be answerable to the person injured for the damages in a civil action. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1021. Definitions

§ 1021. Definitions
(a) As used in this chapter:
(1) “Bodily injury” means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition.
(2) “Serious bodily injury” means:
(A) bodily injury that creates any of the following:
(i) a substantial risk of death;
(ii) a substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ;
(iii) a substantial impairment of health; or
(iv) substantial disfigurement; or
(B) strangulation by intentionally impeding normal breathing or circulation of the blood by applying pressure on the throat or neck or by blocking the nose or mouth of another person.
(3) “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.
(b) As used in this subchapter, “course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct composed of two or more acts over a period of time, however short, evidencing a continuity of purpose. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of “course of conduct.” (Amended 1971, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 5, 1972; 1993, No. 95, § 3; 2005, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 26, 2006; 2013, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2015, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1022. Noise in the nighttime

§ 1022. Noise in the nighttime
A person who, between sunset and sunrise, disturbs and breaks the public peace by firing guns, blowing horns, or other unnecessary and offensive noise shall be fined not more than $50.00. However, this section shall not prevent a person employing workers, for the purpose of giving notice to his or her employees, from ringing bells or using whistles or gongs of such size and weight, in such manner, and at such hours as the selectboard members of the town, the aldermen of the city, or the trustees of the village may prescribe in writing.
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1023. Simple assault

§ 1023. Simple assault
(a) A person is guilty of simple assault if he or she:
(1) attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or
(2) negligently causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; or
(3) attempts by physical menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.
(b) A person who is convicted of simple assault shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both, unless the offense is committed in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual consent, in which case a person convicted of simple assault shall be imprisoned not more than 60 days or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 5, 1972; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1024. Aggravated assault

§ 1024. Aggravated assault
(a) A person is guilty of aggravated assault if the person:
(1) attempts to cause serious bodily injury to another, or causes such injury purposely, knowingly, or recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;
(2) attempts to cause or purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon;
(3) for a purpose other than lawful medical or therapeutic treatment, the person intentionally causes stupor, unconsciousness, or other physical or mental impairment or injury to another person by administering to the other person without the other person’s consent a drug, substance, or preparation capable of producing the intended harm;
(4) with intent to prevent a law enforcement officer from performing a lawful duty, the person causes physical injury to any person; or
(5) is armed with a deadly weapon and threatens to use the deadly weapon on another person.
(b) A person found guilty of violating a provision of subdivision (a)(1) or (2) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 15 years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(c) A person found guilty of violating a provision of subdivision (a)(3), (4), or (5) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(d) Subdivision (a)(5) of this section shall not apply if the person threatened to use the deadly weapon:
(1) in the just and necessary defense of his or her own life or the life of his or her husband, wife, civil union partner, parent, child, brother, sister, guardian, or person under guardianship;
(2) in the suppression of a person attempting to commit murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, burglary, or robbery; or
(3) in the case of a civil or military officer lawfully called out to suppress a riot or rebellion, prevent or suppress an invasion, or assist in serving legal process, in suppressing opposition against him or her in the just and necessary discharge of his or her duty.
(e) Subsection (d) of this section shall not be construed to limit or infringe upon defenses granted at common law. (Amended 1971, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 1972; 2005, No. 83, § 6; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 50.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1025. Recklessly endangering another person

§ 1025. Recklessly endangering another person
A person who recklessly engages in conduct which places or may place another person in danger of death or serious bodily injury shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00 or both. Recklessness and danger shall be presumed where a person knowingly points a firearm at or in the direction of another, whether or not the actor believed the firearm to be loaded, and whether or not the firearm actually was loaded. (Amended 1971, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 5, 1972; 1999, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1026. Disorderly conduct

§ 1026. Disorderly conduct
(a) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if he or she, with intent to cause public inconvenience or annoyance, or recklessly creates a risk thereof:
(1) engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior;
(2) makes unreasonable noise;
(3) in a public place, uses abusive or obscene language;
(4) without lawful authority, disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or
(5) obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(b) A person who is convicted of disorderly conduct shall be imprisoned for not more than 60 days or fined not more than $500.00, or both. A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 120 days or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. April 5, 1972; 2013, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1026a. Aggravated disorderly conduct

§ 1026a. Aggravated disorderly conduct
(a) A person is guilty of aggravated disorderly conduct if he or she engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person with the intent to cause the person inconvenience or annoyance, or to disturb the person’s peace, quiet, or right of privacy and:
(1) engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior;
(2) makes unreasonable noise;
(3) in a public place, uses abusive or obscene language; or
(4) threatens bodily injury or serious bodily injury, or threatens to commit a felony crime of violence as defined in section 11a of this title.
(b) A person who is convicted of aggravated disorderly conduct shall be imprisoned not more than 180 days or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. (Added 2013, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1027. Disturbing peace by use of telephone or other electronic communications

§ 1027. Disturbing peace by use of telephone or other electronic communications
(a) A person who, with intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, or annoy, makes contact by means of a telephonic or other electronic communication with another and makes any request, suggestion, or proposal that is obscene, lewd, lascivious, or indecent; threatens to inflict injury or physical harm to the person or property of any person; or disturbs, or attempts to disturb, by repeated telephone calls or other electronic communications, whether or not conversation ensues, the peace, quiet, or right of privacy of any person at the place where the communication or communications are received shall be fined not more than $250.00 or be imprisoned not more than three months, or both. If the defendant has previously been convicted of a violation of this section or of an offense under the laws of another state or of the United States that would have been an offense under this section if committed in this State, the defendant shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(b) An intent to terrify, threaten, harass, or annoy may be inferred by the trier of fact from the use of obscene, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language or the making of a threat or statement or repeated telephone calls or other electronic communications as set forth in this section and any trial court may in its discretion include a statement to this effect in its jury charge.
(c) An offense committed by use of a telephone or other electronic communication device as set forth in this section shall be considered to have been committed at either the place where the telephone call or calls originated or at the place where the communication or communications or calls were received. (Added 1967, No. 171, § 1; amended 1999, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2013, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1028. Assault of protected professional; assault with bodily fluids

§ 1028. Assault of protected professional; assault with bodily fluids
(a) A person convicted of a simple or aggravated assault against a protected professional as defined in subdivision (d)(1) of this section while the protected professional is performing a lawful duty, or with the intent to prevent the protected professional from performing his or her lawful duty, in addition to any other penalties imposed under sections 1023 and 1024 of this title, shall:
(1) for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than one year;
(2) for the second offense and subsequent offenses, be imprisoned not more than 10 years.
(b)(1) No person shall intentionally cause blood, vomitus, excrement, mucus, saliva, semen, or urine to come in contact with a protected professional while the person is performing a lawful duty.
(2) 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) In imposing a sentence under this section, the court shall take into consideration whether the defendant was a patient at the time of the offense and had a psychiatric illness, the symptoms of which were exacerbated by the surrounding circumstances, irrespective of whether the illness constituted an affirmative defense to the charge.
(d) As used in this section:
(1) “Protected professional” shall mean a law enforcement officer; a firefighter; a health care worker; an employee, contractor, or grantee of the Department for Children and Families; or any emergency medical personnel as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 2651(6).
(2) “Health care facility” shall have the same meaning as defined in 18 V.S.A. § 9432(8).
(3) “Health care worker” means an employee of a health care facility or a licensed physician who is on the medical staff of a health care facility who provides direct care to patients or who is part of a team-response to a patient or visitor incident involving real or potential violence.
(e) This section shall not apply to an individual under 18 years of age residing in a residential rehabilitation facility. (Added 1973, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), eff. 30 days from April 3, 1974; amended 1995, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2007, No. 51, § 18; 2007, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 26, § 1, eff. May 12, 2011; 2015, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1028a. Assault of correctional officer; assault with bodily fluids

§ 1028a. Assault of correctional officer; assault with bodily fluids
(a) A person convicted of a simple or aggravated assault against an employee of the Department of Corrections whose official duties or job classification includes the supervision or monitoring of a person on parole, probation, or serving any sentence of incarceration whether inside or outside a correctional facility, and who was performing a lawful duty, in addition to any other penalties imposed under sections 1023 and 1024 of this title, shall:
(1) for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than one year; and
(2) for the second offense and subsequent offenses, be imprisoned not more than 10 years.
(b) No person shall intentionally cause blood, vomitus, excrement, mucus, saliva, semen, or urine to come in contact with:
(1) any person lawfully present in a correctional facility unless the person’s presence within the facility requires the contact; or
(2) an employee of a correctional facility acting in the scope of employment unless the employee’s scope of employment requires the contact.
(c) A person who violates subsection (b) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(d) A sentence imposed for a conviction of this section shall be served consecutively with and not concurrently with any other sentence. (Added 1997, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2005, No. 63, § 25.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1029. Alcoholism; limitations; exceptions

§ 1029. Alcoholism; limitations; exceptions
(a) No political subdivision of the State may adopt or enforce a law or rule having the force of law that includes being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the elements of the offense giving rise to a criminal or civil penalty. No political subdivision may interpret or apply any law of general application to circumvent this provision.
(b) Nothing in this section affects any law or rule against operating a motor vehicle or other machinery under the influence of alcohol or possession or use of alcoholic beverages at stated times and places or by a particular class of persons.
(c) This section does not make intoxication or incapacitation as defined in 18 V.S.A. § 4802 an excuse or defense for any criminal act. Nothing contained herein shall change current law relative to insanity as a defense for any criminal act.
(d) This section does not relieve any person from civil liability for any injury to persons or property caused by that person while intoxicated or incapacitated. (Added 1977, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; amended 2019, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Oct. 7, 2020.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1031. Interference with access to emergency services

§ 1031. Interference with access to emergency services
A person who, during or after the commission of a crime, willfully prevents or attempts to prevent a person from seeking or receiving emergency medical assistance, emergency assistance from a third party, or emergency assistance from law enforcement shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (Added 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1032. Law enforcement use of chokeholds

§ 1032. Law enforcement use of chokeholds
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as in 20 V.S.A. § 2351a.
(2) “Chokehold” means the use of any maneuver on a person that employs a lateral vascular neck restraint, carotid restraint, or other action that applies any pressure to the throat, windpipe, or neck in a manner that limits the person’s breathing or blood flow.
(3) “Serious bodily injury” has the same meaning as in section 1021 of this title.
(b) A law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s capacity as law enforcement who employs a chokehold on a person in violation of 20 V.S.A. § 2368(c)(6) that causes serious bodily injury to or death of the person shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years or fined not more than $50,000.00, or both. (Added 2019, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; amended 2021, No. 27, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1033. Interference with access to health care facility

§ 1033. Interference with access to health care facility
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) all persons must be able to access health care facilities for the purpose of obtaining or providing legally protected health care activity;
(2) the exercise of a person’s right to protest or counsel against certain medical procedures must be balanced against another person’s right to obtain or provide legally protected health care activity in an unobstructed manner;
(3) preventing the willful obstruction of a person’s access to legally protected health care activity at a health care facility is a matter of public concern; and
(4) it is necessary and appropriate to prohibit individuals from knowingly obstructing another person’s entry to or exit from a health care facility that provides legally protected health care activity.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) “Health care facility” means a hospital, ambulatory surgical center, health center, clinic, health care provider’s office, or other facility that provides reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services and includes the building or structure in which the facility is located.
(2) “Health care provider” has the same meaning as provided in 18 V.S.A. § 9402.
(3) “Legally protected health care activity” has the same meaning as provided in 1 V.S.A. § 150.
(4) “Physical obstruction” means rendering impassable ingress to or egress from a facility that provides legally protected health care activity or rendering passage to or from such a facility unreasonably difficult or hazardous.
(c) No person shall:
(1) by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction knowingly injure, intimidate, or interfere with, or attempt to injure, intimidate, or interfere with, another person because such other person was or is obtaining or providing legally protected health care activity; or
(2) knowingly damage the property of a health care facility, or attempt to do so, because such facility provides legally protected health care activity.
(d) A person who violates this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $300.00.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any constitutionally protected activity. (Added 2023, No. 14, § 4, eff. May 10, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1041. Definition

§ 1041. Definition
As used in this subchapter, “family or household members” means persons who are eligible for relief from abuse under 15 V.S.A. chapter 21. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1042. Domestic assault

§ 1042. Domestic assault
Any person who attempts to cause or willfully or recklessly causes bodily injury to a family or household member or willfully causes a family or household member to fear imminent serious bodily injury shall be imprisoned not more than 18 months or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 2; 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1043. First degree aggravated domestic assault

§ 1043. First degree aggravated domestic assault
(a) A person commits the crime of first degree aggravated domestic assault if the person:
(1) attempts to cause or willfully or recklessly causes serious bodily injury to a family or household member; or
(2) uses, attempts to use, or is armed with a deadly weapon and threatens to use the deadly weapon on a family or household member; or
(3) commits the crime of domestic assault and has been previously convicted of aggravated domestic assault.
(b) A person who commits the crime of first degree aggravated domestic assault shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years or fined not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(c) Conduct constituting the offense of first degree aggravated domestic assault under this section shall be considered a violent act for the purpose of determining bail. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1044. Second degree aggravated domestic assault

§ 1044. Second degree aggravated domestic assault
(a) A person commits the crime of second degree aggravated domestic assault if the person:
(1) Commits the crime of domestic assault and such conduct violates:
(A) specific conditions of a criminal court order in effect at the time of the offense imposed to protect that other person;
(B) a final abuse prevention order issued under 15 V.S.A. § 1103 or a similar order issued in another jurisdiction;
(C) a final order against stalking or sexual assault issued under 12 V.S.A. § 5133 or a similar order issued in another jurisdiction; or
(D) a final order against abuse of a vulnerable adult issued under 33 V.S.A. § 6935 or a similar order issued in another jurisdiction.
(2) Commits the crime of domestic assault; and
(A) has a prior conviction within the last 10 years for violating an abuse prevention order issued under section 1030 of this title; or
(B) has a prior conviction for domestic assault under section 1042 of this title or a prior conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense that, if committed within the State, would constitute a violation of section 1042 of this title.
(3) As used in this subsection:
(A) “Issued in another jurisdiction” means issued by a court in any other state; in a federally recognized Indian tribe, territory, or possession of the United States; in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or in the District of Columbia.
(B) “Prior conviction in another jurisdiction” means a conviction issued by a court in any other state; in a federally recognized Indian tribe, territory, or possession of the United States; in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or in the District of Columbia.
(b) A person who commits the crime of second degree aggravated domestic assault shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(c) Conduct constituting the offense of second degree aggravated domestic assault under this section shall be considered a violent act for the purpose of determining bail. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 2; amended 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2013, No. 17, § 11; 2019, No. 7, § 1, eff. April 23, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1047. Offense committed within the presence of a child

§ 1047. Offense committed within the presence of a child
When imposing sentence for an offense listed in this subchapter, the court may consider whether the offense was committed within the presence of a child. (Added 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1061. Definitions

§ 1061. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1)(A) “Course of conduct” means two or more acts over a period of time, however short, in which a person follows, monitors, surveils, threatens, or makes threats about another person, or interferes with another person’s property. This definition shall apply to acts conducted by the person directly or indirectly, and by any action, method, device, or means. Constitutionally protected activity is not included within the meaning of “course of conduct.”
(B) As used in subdivision (A) of this subdivision (1), threaten shall not be construed to require an express or overt threat.
(2) “Emotional distress” means significant mental suffering or distress that may, but does not necessarily, require medical or other professional treatment or counseling.
(3) “Reasonable person” means a reasonable person in the victim’s circumstances.
(4) “Stalk” means to engage purposefully in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that the person engaging in the conduct knows or should know would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of another or would cause a reasonable person substantial emotional distress. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 1; amended 1999, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 83, § 4; 2013, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2015, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1062. Stalking

§ 1062. Stalking
Any person who intentionally stalks another person shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1063. Aggravated stalking

§ 1063. Aggravated stalking
(a) A person commits the crime of aggravated stalking if the person intentionally stalks another person, and:
(1) such conduct violates a court order that prohibits stalking and is in effect at the time of the offense;
(2) has been previously convicted of stalking or aggravated stalking;
(3) has been previously convicted of an offense an element of which involves an act of violence against the same person;
(4) the person being stalked is under 16 years of age; or
(5) had a deadly weapon, as defined in section 1021 of this title, in his or her possession while engaged in the act of stalking.
(b) A person who commits the crime of aggravated stalking shall be imprisoned not more than five years or be fined not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(c) Conduct constituting the offense of aggravated stalking shall be considered a violent act for the purposes of determining bail. (Added 1993, No. 95, § 1; amended 2005, No. 83, § 5; 2015, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 19 - Breach of the Peace; Disturbances › § 1064. Defenses

§ 1064. Defenses
In a prosecution under this subchapter, it shall not be a defense that the defendant was not provided actual notice that the course of conduct was unwanted. (Added 2015, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 21 - Bribery › § 1101. Bribing public officers or employees

§ 1101. Bribing public officers or employees
(a) A person shall not, directly or indirectly, corruptly, give, offer, or promise to an executive, legislative, or judicial officer, or to any employee, appointee, or designee of any executive, legislative, or judicial officer, or to a person who is a candidate or applicant for an executive, legislative, or judicial office, a gift or gratuity:
(1) with intent to influence his or her finding, decision, report, or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment; or
(2) for or because of any finding, decision, report, or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment.
(b) A person who violates this section shall, if the gift or gratuity is less than $500.00 in value, be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. A person who violates this section shall, if the gift or gratuity is $500.00 or more in value, be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 1987, No. 48, § 1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 21 - Bribery › § 1102. Public officers or employees accepting bribes

§ 1102. Public officers or employees accepting bribes
(a) An executive, legislative, or judicial officer, or any employee, appointee, or designee of such officer, or a person who is a candidate or applicant for an executive, legislative, or judicial office, shall not, directly or indirectly, corruptly, ask, demand, exact, solicit, accept, receive, or agree to receive a gift or gratuity, or a promise to make a gift or to do an act beneficial to himself or herself or another:
(1) with the understanding that he or she will be influenced thereby in any finding, decision, report, or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment; or
(2) for or because of any finding, decision, report, or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment.
(b) A person who violates this section shall, if the gift, gratuity, or benefit is less than $500.00 in value, be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. A person who violates this section shall, if the gift, gratuity, or benefit is $500.00 or more in value, be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 1987, No. 48, § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 21 - Bribery › § 1103. Bribing triers of causes

§ 1103. Bribing triers of causes
A person who corrupts or attempts to corrupt a master, auditor, referee, commissioner, juror, or arbitrator by giving, offering, or promising a gift or gratuity, with intent to bias the opinion or influence the decision of such person, in relation to a cause or matter pending in the court or before an inquest, or for the decision of which such officer has been chosen or appointed, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. March 29, 1972; 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Chapter 21 - Bribery › § 1104. Triers of causes accepting bribes

§ 1104. Triers of causes accepting bribes
A person summoned as a juror, or chosen or appointed as a master, auditor, referee, commissioner, or arbitrator, who corruptly takes anything to give his or her verdict, award, or report, or corruptly receives a gift or gratuity from a party to an action, cause, or proceedings, for the trial or decision of which such juror was summoned, or for the hearing or determination of which such master, auditor, referee, commissioner, or arbitrator was chosen or appointed, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. March 29, 1972; 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)