Title 13, Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

§ 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…

§ 2827. Possession of child sexual abuse material (a) No person shall, with knowledge of the character and content, possess or knowingly access with intent to view any photograph, film, or visual depiction, including any depiction that is stored electronically, of sexual conduct …

§ 2828. Luring a child (a) No person shall knowingly solicit, lure, manipulate, or entice, or to attempt to solicit, lure, manipulate, or entice, a child under 16 years of age or another person believed by the person to be a child under 16 years of age to engage in a sexual act a…

§ 2901. Punishment for perjury A person who, being lawfully required to depose the truth in a proceeding in a court of justice or in a contested case before a State agency pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, commits perjury shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years or fined not mor…

§ 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. chapte…

§ 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.

§ 2903. Attempt to suborn A person who corruptly endeavors to incite or procure a person to commit the crime of perjury, though no perjury is committed, shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15…

§ 2904. False swearing; false declaration (a) A person of whom an oath is required by law, who willfully swears falsely in regard to any matter or thing respecting which such oath is required, shall be guilty of perjury and punished as provided in section 2901 of this title. (b) …

§ 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 sect…

§ 2906. Information and indictment for perjury It shall be sufficient in an information or indictment for perjury or subornation of perjury to set forth the substance of the offense charged, by what court or State agency and by whom the oath was administered, and that such court,…

§ 3001. Impeding public officers (a) A person who hinders an executive, judicial, law enforcement, civil, or military officer acting under the authority of this State or any subdivision thereof, or who removes a weapon from the person of a law enforcement officer, or who deprives…

§ 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: (1) for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than six months o…

§ 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 a…

§ 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 not…

§ 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…

§ 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 mor…

§ 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 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 specia…

§ 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,…

§ 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 underly…

§ 3011. Officers in charge of jury An officer, sworn to take charge of a jury impaneled by the Superior Court for the trial of a cause, who, after they have been charged by the court, suffers a person to speak to them upon matters submitted to their charge, or speaks to them hims…

§ 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 …

§ 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 …

§ 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 ha…

§ 3015. Obstruction of justice Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication, intimidates or impedes any witness, grand or petit juror, or officer in or of any court or agency, in a contested case, of the State of Vermont, or causes bodi…

§ 3016. False claim (a) A person shall not, in any matter within the jurisdiction of a supervisory union school district or of any commission, board, department, or agency of the State or a county or municipality, with intent to defraud, falsify, conceal, or cover up by any trick…

§ 3017. Resisting arrest (a) A person who intentionally attempts to prevent a lawful arrest on himself or herself, which is being effected or attempted by a law enforcement officer, when it would reasonably appear that the latter is a law enforcement officer, shall: (1) for the f…

§ 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: (1) for the first offense, be imprisone…

§ 3019. Disarming a law enforcement officer (a) As used in this section: (1) “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…

§ 3110. Railroad vandalism (a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prevent acts of vandalism to railroad property that affect the health, safety, and welfare of the traveling public, the neighboring community, and railroad employees; to protect railroad property and freigh…

§ 3151. Female genital mutilation or cutting prohibited (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Health care professional” means an individual, partnership, corporation, facility, or institution licensed or certified or authorized by law to provide professional health care …

§ 3251. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) A “sexual act” means conduct between persons consisting of contact between the penis and the vulva, the penis and the anus, the mouth and the penis, the mouth and the vulva, or any intrusion, however slight, by any part of a person…

§ 3252. Sexual assault (a) No person shall engage in a sexual act with another person: (1) without the consent of the other person; (2) by threatening or coercing the other person; (3) by placing the other person in fear that any person will suffer imminent bodily injury; or (4) …

§ 3253. Aggravated sexual assault (a) A person commits the crime of aggravated sexual assault if the person commits sexual assault under any one of the following circumstances: (1) At the time of the sexual assault, the actor causes serious bodily injury to the victim or to anoth…

§ 3253a. Aggravated sexual assault of a child (a) A person commits the crime of aggravated sexual assault of a child if the actor is at least 18 years of age and commits sexual assault against a child under the age of 16 in violation of section 3252 of this title and at least one…

§ 3254. Trial procedure; consent In a prosecution for a crime defined in this chapter or section 2601 of this title: (1) Lack of consent may be shown without proof of resistance. (2) Submission resulting from the use of force, threat of force, or placing another person in fear do…

§ 3255. Evidence (a) In a prosecution for a crime defined in this chapter and in sections 2601 and 2602 of this title, for human trafficking or aggravated human trafficking under chapter 60 of this title, or for abuse of a vulnerable adult under chapter 28 of this title or 33 V.S…

§ 3256. Testing for infectious diseases (a) The victim of an offense involving a sexual act may obtain an order from the Criminal or Family Division of the Superior Court in which the offender was convicted of the offense, or was adjudicated delinquent, requiring that the offende…

§ 3257. Sexual exploitation of a person under the supervision of the Department of Corrections (a) A correctional employee, contractor, or other person providing services to offenders on behalf of the Department of Corrections or pursuant to a court order or in accordance with a …

§ 3258. Sexual exploitation of a minor (a) No person shall engage in a sexual act as defined in section 3251 of this title or sexual conduct as defined in section 2821 of this title with a minor if: (1) the actor is at least 48 months older than the minor; and (2) the actor is in…

§ 3259. Sexual exploitation of a person who is being investigated, detained, arrested, or is in the custody of a law enforcement officer (a) No law enforcement officer shall engage in a sexual act as defined in section 3251 of this title or sexual conduct as defined in section 28…

§ 3271. Indeterminate life sentence (a) A person who commits one of the following offenses shall be sentenced under this section: (1) Lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, second or subsequent offense, in violation of subdivision 2602(b)(2) of this title. (2) Sexual assault i…

§ 3272. Community reentry; prerelease planning (a) Consistent with 28 V.S.A. § 721, the Department of Corrections shall jointly establish with the community of planned residence a community reentry support team for all offenders designated as high risk under section 5411b of this…

§ 3281. Sexual assault survivors’ rights (a) Short title. This section may be cited as the “Bill of Rights for Sexual Assault Survivors.” (b) Definition. As used in this section, “sexual assault survivor” means a person who is a victim of an alleged sexual offense. (c) Survivors’…

§ 3401. Definition and punishment of treason A person owing allegiance to this State, who levies war or conspires to levy war against the same, or adheres to the enemies thereof, giving them aid and comfort, within the State or elsewhere, shall be guilty of treason against this S…

§ 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.