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Vermont Statutes — Title 13, Crimes and Criminal Procedure

923 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 2137 — § 2137
• § 2138 — Destruction If, upon hearing, it is found that such machine was seized in a place of public resort, or was seized in any place by reason of a search warrant lawfully issued, the same shall be ordered destroyed and all money or other contents thereof forfeited to the State. The court shall issue its
• § 2139 — Penalties An association, copartnership, corporation, or person who violates a provision of sections 2135-2138 of this title shall be fined not more than $100.00 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Statutes at Lexis/Nexis Const
• § 2140 — § 2140
• § 2141 — Winning or losing by gambling A person who wins or loses money or other valuable thing by play or hazard at any game, or by betting on such play or hazard, or sharing in a stake wagered by others on such play or hazard, shall be fined not more than $200.00 nor less than $10.00. Statutes Vermont Stat
• § 2142 — Repealed. 1979, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.). Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Statutes at Lexis/Nexis Constitution Constitution of the State of Vermont Acts Acts & Resolves Acts Affecting VSA Sections Rules State Agency Rules at Lexis/Nexis Court Rules at Lexis/Nexis Legislative Com
• § 2143 — Nonprofit organizations
• § 2143a — Political parties Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a political party, organized under 17 V.S.A. chapter 45, may organize and execute, and an individual may participate in, raffles, the proceeds of which are to be used in undertakings consistent with the purpose of political parties. (
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• § 2151 — Bookmaking; pool selling; off-track wagers
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• § 2171 — “Bucket shops” A person or corporation shall not keep or cause to be kept a “bucket shop,” office, store, or other place in which it is conducted or permitted the pretended buying or selling of stock or bonds of a corporation, or petroleum, cotton, grain, provisions, pork, or other produce, either o
• § 2172 — Evidence If stocks or bonds are in any manner quoted in such places, or the word “corporation,” “association,” or “company,” or an abbreviation thereof, used therein and therewith, it shall be prima facie evidence that such stocks or bonds are the stocks or bonds of then going corporations. If such
• § 2173 — § 2173
• § 2174 — What constitutes offense; accessories The offense shall be complete against a person or corporation pretending or offering to sell or to buy, as provided in sections 2171 and 2172 of this title, whether the offer to sell or buy is accepted or not. A person or corporation communicating, receiving, ex
• § 2175 — Commission merchants to furnish statement of contract A person or corporation doing business as a commission merchant or broker shall furnish, on demand, to a customer or principal for whom such person or corporation has executed an order for the actual purchase or sale of any of the commodities men
• § 2176 — Liability of landlords A person who knowingly permits any of the illegal acts mentioned in sections 2171-2175 of this title in a building, booth, or erection of which he or she has the care or possession shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 nor less than $500.00. A penalty so adjudged shall be a l
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• § 2302 — Determination of degree The jury by whom a person is tried for murder, if it finds such person guilty thereof, shall state in its verdict whether it is murder in the first or in the second degree. If such person is convicted on confession in open court, the court, by examination of witnesses, shall
• § 2303 — Penalties for first and second degree murder
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• § 2305 — Justifiable homicide
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• § 2308 — False testimony with intent to cause death A person who willfully and corruptly bears false testimony with intent to take away the life of a person and thereby causes the life of such person to be taken shall be guilty of murder in the first degree. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search V
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• § 2310 — Conviction of lesser offense
• § 2311 — Aggravated murder defined
• § 2404 — Definitions As used in this chapter:
• § 2405 — Kidnapping
• § 2406 — Unlawful restraint in the second degree
• § 2407 — Unlawful restraint in the first degree
• § 2451 — Custodial interference
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• § 2505 — Unauthorized use of boats or aircraft A person who, without the consent of the owner, takes, uses, operates, or removes, or causes to be taken, used, operated, or removed from a wharf, pier, anchorage, airfield, hanger, boathouse, or other building or from any place or locality on a private or publi
• § 2506 — Disposition of property upon arrest for larceny or robbery The officer who arrests a person charged as principal or accessory in robbery or larceny shall secure, if to be found, the property alleged to be stolen, and shall be answerable for the same, and shall annex a schedule thereof to his or her
• § 2507 — Larceny conviction in burglary or robbery prosecution A person arraigned and tried for burglary or robbery may be convicted of larceny, if the jury finds that offense proved. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Statutes at Lexis/Nexis Constitution Constitution of the State of Ve
• § 2508 — Conviction of attempted larceny If, upon trial of a person for the offense of stealing from the person and custody of another, the evidence is not, in the opinion of the jury, sufficient to prove that offense, it may, upon sufficient evidence, convict such person of an attempt to commit such offense
• § 2509 — Pleading and proof of money stolen
• § 2531 — Embezzlement generally
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• § 2538 — School funds A person entrusted with the charge of money, land, or other property belonging to a town or school district for the use of schools, who embezzles, misapplies, or conceals the same or any part thereof shall be liable to be removed from his or her trust and shall forfeit to such town or d
• § 2539 — Pleading and proof of money embezzled and time of offense
• § 2561 — Penalty for receiving stolen property; venue
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• § 2573 — Definitions As used in this chapter:
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• § 2575 — Offense of retail theft A person commits the offense of retail theft when the person, with intent of depriving a merchant wrongfully of the lawful possession of merchandise, money, or credit:
• § 2576 — Detention
• § 2577 — Penalty
• § 2578 — Restitution
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• § 2581 — Definitions As used in this subchapter:
• § 2582 — Theft of services
• § 2585 — Hotel lien
• § 2591 — Theft of rented property
• § 2592 — Failure to return a rented or leased motor vehicle
• § 2601 — § 2601
• § 2601a — Prohibited conduct
• § 2602 — Lewd or lascivious conduct with child
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• § 2605 — Voyeurism
• § 2606 — Disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent
• § 2631 — Definitions As used in this section:
• § 2632 — Prostitution
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• § 2634 — Terms of probation Probation or parole shall be granted or ordered in the case of a person infected with a venereal disease only on such terms and conditions as shall ensure medical treatment therefor and prevent the spread of such disease. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont St
• § 2635 — Slave traffic
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• § 2636 — Unlawful procurement
• § 2637 — Appropriating or levying upon earnings of prostitute
• § 2638 — Immunity from liability
• § 2651 — Definitions As used in this subchapter:
• § 2652 — Human trafficking
• § 2653 — Aggravated human trafficking
• § 2654 — Patronizing or facilitating human trafficking
• § 2655 — Solicitation
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• § 2657 — Restitution
• § 2658 — Motion to vacate by victim of human trafficking
• § 2659 — Knowingly permitting human trafficking in a dwelling
• § 2661 — Resource guide posting
• § 2662 — Private cause of action
• § 2663 — Classification of victims; immigration assistance
• § 2701 — § 2701
• § 2801 — Definitions As used in this act:
• § 2802 — Disseminating indecent material to a minor in the presence of the minor
• § 2802a — Disseminating indecent material to a minor outside the presence of the minor
• § 2802b — Minor electronically disseminating indecent material to another person
• § 2803 — § 2803
• § 2804 — Exhibition of motion pictures No person may, with knowledge of the character and content, exhibit a motion picture, show, or other presentation, harmful to minors as defined in subdivision 2801(6) of this title, which in whole or part depicts nudity and sexual conduct, as defined in section 2801, su
• § 2804a — Publicly displaying sex or nudity for advertising purposes No person may knowingly, publicly display nudity or sex for advertising purposes. A violation of this section occurs if a person:
• § 2804b — Displaying obscene materials to minors A person commits the crime of displaying obscene materials to minors if, being the owner, operator, or manager of a business or acting in a managerial capacity, he or she knowingly or recklessly permits a minor who is not accompanied by his or her parent or law
• § 2805 — Presumption and defense
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• § 2809 — Civil action prerequisite for criminal prosecution Where evidence of conduct prohibited under subdivision 2802
• § 2810 — Commencement of civil action
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• § 2812 — Judgment
• § 2813 — § 2813
• § 2821 — Definitions As used in this chapter:
• § 2822 — Use of a child in a sexual performance
• § 2823 — § 2823
• § 2824 — Promoting a recording of sexual conduct
• § 2825 — Penalties
• § 2826 — Evidence of age The age of a person who participated in sexual conduct or a performance that contains a lewd exhibition of the genitals, anus, or breasts, or who was solicited for either by means designated under section 2828 of this title may be established by any method acceptable under the rules
• § 2827 — Possession of child sexual abuse material
• § 2828 — Luring a child
• § 2901 — § 2901
• § 2901a — Perjury by inconsistent statements A person is also guilty of perjury and may be sentenced under section 2901 of this title if in one or more proceedings before or ancillary to a court or grand jury or in a contested case before a State agency pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25;
• § 2902 — Subornation of perjury A person who is guilty of subornation of perjury by procuring another person to commit the crime of perjury shall be punished as provided in section 2901 of this title. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Statutes at Lexis/Nexis Constitution Constitution o
• § 2903 — § 2903
• § 2904 — False swearing; false declaration
• § 2905 — In proof of loss to fire insurance company A person who knowingly swears to any false statement made in a proof of loss to a fire insurance company authorized to do business in this State, with intent to defraud, shall be guilty of perjury and punished as provided in section 2901 of this title. Stat
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• § 3001 — Impeding public officers
• § 3002 — Impersonation of officer A person who impersonates or attempts to impersonate a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer, fish and game warden, or any other State, county, or town officer shall:
• § 3003 — Witness refusing to appear before grand jury A person legally summoned to appear before the grand jury to give evidence of what he or she knows in regard to all matters of complaint pending and to be investigated before such jury, who willfully and wrongfully refuses to attend and testify, shall be
• § 3004 — Costs on negotiable paper sued in name of trustee A person having a negotiable note or other instrument assigned for collection who prosecutes the same in the name of the assignee and thereupon recovers and takes more costs than would have been recoverable in case the note or other instrument had be
• § 3005 — Transfer of trusteed note not due A holder of a note or bill of exchange not due, who, after he or she has notice that a copy of a trustee writ has been served on the trustee, sells, transfers, or assigns such note or bill without fully informing the purchaser thereof and with intent to defeat such
• § 3006 — Neglect of duty by public officers A State, county, town, village, fire district, or school district officer who willfully neglects to perform the duties imposed upon him or her by law, either express or implied, shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. S
• § 3007 — Neglect of duty by members of boards and commissions When a duty, express or implied, is imposed by law upon a board or commission, any member thereof may, for any willful neglect of such duty on his or her part, be accused, tried, and punished separately as provided in section 3006 of this title. S
• § 3008 — Application of two preceding sections Sections 3006 and 3007 of this title shall not be construed as affecting a statute providing a punishment for a specific neglect or omission of duty on the part of a public officer nor as covering the offenses penalized by such special provisions of law. Statute
• § 3009 — Refusing or delaying to execute criminal process An officer authorized to serve process who willfully and corruptly refuses to execute a lawful process, to him or her directed, and requiring him or her to apprehend or confine a person convicted or charged with an offense, or willfully and corruptly
• § 301 — Posting utility poles A person who paints or posts a sign, advertisement, or notice on a telegraph, telephone, or electric light pole shall be fined $5.00 for each offense. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Statutes at Lexis/Nexis Constitution Constitution of the State of Verm
• § 3010 — Taking illegal fees An officer, or other person authorized to serve civil process, shall not receive any fee, commission, or other thing of value, for or on account of anything done by him or her concerning such civil process in his or her hands for service or its underlying cause of action, except
• § 3011 — § 3011
• § 3012 — Agreement to enhance costs A person who agrees with an officer having an execution for collection, for the delay of such execution so that another action and another bill of costs may be had on the same demand, or makes a contract for the payment of costs upon such delay without suit, shall be fined
• § 3013 — Multiplying actions A person who directs an officer having an execution against several debtors to commit such debtors at different times for the purpose of obtaining separate jail bonds, that he or she may commence more than one action for the same demand, and commences more than one action upon th
• § 3014 — Use of police broadcasts in furthering crime A person who owns or operates a motor vehicle equipped with a radio receiving set capable of receiving signals on the frequencies allocated for police use who knowingly and without privilege makes use of any information that has been broadcast on local or
• § 3015 — § 3015
• § 3016 — False claim
• § 3017 — Resisting arrest
• § 3018 — Hindering arrest A person who intentionally hinders an arrest of another, which arrest is being effected or attempted by a law enforcement officer, when it would reasonably appear that the latter is a law enforcement officer, shall:
• § 3019 — Disarming a law enforcement officer
• § 302 — Advertising littering streets and highways A person who by himself, herself, servant, or agent, advertises an entertainment or occupation, by throwing posters, bills, or advertising sheets of any kind, loose in a public street or highway, shall be fined not more than $50.00 nor less than $5.00, with
• § 303 — Posting on private property A person who advertises his or her wares or occupations, by painting or posting notice of the same on fences or other private property, or on rocks or other natural objects, without leave of the owner, shall be fined $10.00. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Searc
• § 3110 — Railroad vandalism
• § 3151 — Female genital mutilation or cutting prohibited
• § 3251 — Definitions As used in this chapter:
• § 3252 — Sexual assault
• § 3253 — Aggravated sexual assault
• § 3253a — Aggravated sexual assault of a child
• § 3254 — Trial procedure; consent In a prosecution for a crime defined in this chapter or section 2601 of this title:
• § 3255 — Evidence
• § 3256 — Testing for infectious diseases
• § 3257 — Sexual exploitation of a person under the supervision of the Department of Corrections
• § 3258 — Sexual exploitation of a minor
• § 3259 — Sexual exploitation of a person who is being investigated, detained, arrested, or is in the custody of a law enforcement officer
• § 3271 — Indeterminate life sentence
• § 3272 — Community reentry; prerelease planning
• § 3281 — Sexual assault survivors’ rights
• § 3354 — § 3354
• § 3401 — § 3401
• § 3402 — Place of trial; testimony Such person may be tried in any county in the State, but shall not be convicted except upon testimony equivalent to two witnesses to the same overt act of treason of which he or she stands indicted, or upon confession in open court. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes
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• § 3404 — § 3404
• § 3405 — Promotion of anarchy A person who by speech or directly or indirectly by exhibition, distribution, or promulgation of any written or printed document or paper or pictorial representation, shall advocate, advise, counsel, or incite unlawful assault upon, or the killing of a public official, or the un
• § 3431 — Definitions As used in this subchapter:
• § 3432 — Interference with defense or war effort A person who intentionally destroys, impairs, injures, interferes, or tampers with real or personal property, with reasonable grounds to believe that such act will hinder, delay, or interfere with the preparation of the United States or of any of the states fo
• § 3433 — Defective materials A person who intentionally makes or causes to be made or omits to note on inspection any defect in any article or thing with reasonable grounds to believe that such article or thing is intended to be used in connection with the preparation of the United States or any of the state
• § 3434 — Attempts A person who attempts to commit any of the crimes defined by this subchapter shall be liable to one-half the punishment prescribed for the completed crime. In addition to the acts that constitute an attempt to commit a crime under the law of this State, the solicitation or incitement of ano
• § 3435 — Conspiracy If two or more persons conspire to commit any crime defined by this subchapter, each of such persons shall be guilty of conspiracy and subject to the same punishment as if he or she had committed the crime that he or she conspired to commit, whether or not any act be done in furtherance o
• § 3436 — Self incrimination of witnesses; immunity from prosecution No person shall be excused from attending and testifying, or producing any books, papers, or other documents before any court, magistrate, referee, or grand jury upon any investigation, proceeding, or trial, for or relating to or concerned w
• § 3437 — Posting premises An individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation, or state or any political subdivision thereof engaged in, or preparing to engage in the following enterprises, the property of which is enclosed by a fence, wall, building, or water frontage or any combinat
• § 3438 — Trespass on posted premises A person who, without permission from such owner, shall willfully enter upon premises so posted as provided in section 3437 of this title shall be imprisoned not more than 10 days or fined not more than $50.00, or both. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Ver
• § 3439 — Arrest Any peace officer or any person employed as watchman, guard, or in a supervisory capacity on premises posted as provided in section 3437 of this title may stop any person found on any premises to which entry without permission is forbidden by section 3437 and may detain him or her for the pur
• § 3440 — Closing highways An individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation or state or any political subdivision thereof engaged in or preparing to engage in the manufacture, transportation, or storage of any product to be used in the preparation of the United States or any of the
• § 3441 — Notice and hearing Upon receipt of such petition, the road commissioners shall set a day for hearing and give notice thereof by publication in a newspaper having general circulation in the city, town, or county in which such property is located, such notice to be at least seven days prior to the dat
• § 3442 — Penalties A person who violates any order made under sections 3440 and 3441 of this title shall be imprisoned not more than 10 days or fined not more than $50.00, or both. Statutes Vermont Statutes Online Statutes Search Vermont Statutes at Lexis/Nexis Constitution Constitution of the State of Vermo
• § 3443 — Effect on labor organizations Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to impair, curtail, or destroy the rights of employees and their representatives to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and
• § 3444 — Suspension of other laws All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this subchapter are hereby suspended in their application to any proceedings under this subchapter. If conduct prohibited by this subchapter is also made unlawful by other law, the offender may be convicted for the violation of th
• § 3445 — When subchapter in force This subchapter shall be in force whenever the United States is at war. However, any violation of this subchapter, committed while the chapter is in force, may be prosecuted and punished thereafter, whether or not this subchapter is in force at the time of such prosecution a
• § 3481 — § 3481
• § 3482 — Furnishing information to enemy
• § 3483 — Injuries to certain property; penalty
• § 3484 — § 3484
• § 3485 — § 3485
• § 3501 — Definitions
• § 3502 — Possession and use of weapons of mass destruction