Vermont · Vermont Statutes — Title 13, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Vt. Stat. (Crimes) § 4964: Immunity from civil process A person brought into this State on, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceeding to answer that he or she is returned, until he or
What this law says, in plain English
A person extradited into the state for a criminal charge is immune from civil lawsuits based on the same facts until after criminal conviction or acquittal, or until they have had time to leave the state.
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