Title 13, Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

§ 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 …

§ 1026. Disorderly conduct (a) A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if the person, 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 …

§ 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 rig…

§ 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, suggestio…

§ 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 t…

§ 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 par…

§ 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.…

§ 1030. Violation of an abuse prevention order, an order against stalking or sexual assault, or a protective order concerning contact with a child (a) A person who intentionally commits an act prohibited by a court or who fails to perform an act ordered by a court, in violation o…

§ 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 assista…

§ 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…

§ 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 pr…

§ 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.)

§ 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 n…

§ 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, …

§ 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 tim…

§ 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.)

§ 1048. Removal of firearms (a)(1) When a law enforcement officer arrests, cites, or obtains an arrest warrant for a person for domestic assault in violation of this subchapter, the officer may remove any firearm: (A) that is contraband or will be used as evidence in a criminal p…

§ 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. T…

§ 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.)

§ 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…

§ 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.)

§ 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 rio…

§ 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 …

§ 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…

§ 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.

§ 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 inju…