Vermont Code — 28
Browse 227 sections in division 28 of the Vermont code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 1. Purposes
- § 2. Construction
- § 2a. Restorative justice
- § 3. General definitions As used in this title:
- § 4. Standard measure of recidivism
- § 101. Powers of the Department The Department is charged with the following powers:
- § 102. Commissioner of Corrections; appointment; powers; responsibilities
- § 103. Inquiries and investigations into the administration of the Department
- § 104. Notification of community placements
- § 105. Caseload capacity
- § 106. Systems approach to community supervision of sex offenders
- § 107. Offender and inmate records; confidentiality; exceptions; corrections
- § 108. §§ 108-119.
- § 120. Department of Corrections education program; independent school
- § 121. Community High School of Vermont Board
- § 122. Contracting for programming and services For the purpose of securing programming and services for offenders, the Department of Corrections shall publicly advertise or invite three or more bids
- § 123. Repealed. 2021, No. 56, § (3)(b), eff
- § 124. Department of Corrections; Corrections Investigative Unit
- § 125. Criminal justice investments and trends; report [Repealed effective July 1, 2028]
- § 125. Criminal justice investments and trends; report [Repealed effective July 1, 2028]
- § 126. Repealed. 2023, No. 40, § 4(c), as amended by 2025, No. 64, § 21, eff
- § 127. Department of Corrections; peer support program; confidentiality
- § 128. Incarcerated parents and guardians; Family Support Program
- § 200. Purpose of probation It is the policy of
- § 201. Definitions Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning plainly is required, “probation”
- § 202. Powers and responsibilities of the Commissioner regarding probation The Commissioner shall be charged with the following powers and responsibilities regarding the administration of probation:
- § 203. Probation warrant
- § 204. Submission of written report; production of records
- § 204a. Sex offenders; presentence investigations; risk assessments; psychosexual evaluations
- § 204b. High-risk sex offenders A person who is sentenced to an incarcerative sentence for a violation of any of the offenses listed in subsection 204a
- § 205. Probation
- § 206. Expenses of probationer
- § 207. Final judgment Notwithstanding the fact that a sentence to probation can subsequently be modified or
- § 251. Duration of probation
- § 252. Conditions of probation and midpoint review
- § 252a. Review of probation conditions
- § 253. Modification of conditions; revocations
- § 254. Attendance at treatment facility
- § 255. Discharge
- § 256. Graduated sanctions for technical violations
- § 301. Summons or arrest of probationer At any time before the discharge of the probationer or the termination of the period of probation:
- § 302. Notice; hearing
- § 303. Grounds for revocation
- § 304. Disposition alternatives upon violation of probation
- § 305. Duration of alternative sentence When a probationer who has paid a portion of a fine, as provided in subdivision 252
- § 351. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 352. Supervised community sentence
- § 353. Powers and responsibilities of the Commissioner of Corrections; supervised community sentence
- § 354. Rules of Parole Board
- § 361. Reduction of term Each successful day completed by an offender serving a supervised community sentence while in the community shall be counted as one day served for the total sentence of imprisonment
- § 362. Duration of supervised community sentence A sentence of supervised community sentence shall not terminate earlier than the expiration of the minimum term of imprisonment ordered by the sentencing court
- § 363. Summons or arrest of person serving a supervised community sentence
- § 364. Release pending hearing Pending a hearing upon any charge of violation, the Parole Board may authorize the offender’s release from detention in accordance with the procedures set forth in 13 V.S.A. § 7554.
- § 365. Notification of Board; hearing
- § 371. Authority of the Parole Board If the offender commits an act punishable as a crime, or violates a condition of
- § 372. Disposition alternatives upon violation As an alternative to revocation and return of the offender to a correctional facility for the remainder of the maximum term of imprisonment, the
- § 373. Review of revocation
- § 374. Witnesses; production of records
- § 401. Construction This chapter shall be construed to provide a method of supervising the serving of a sentence
- § 402. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- § 403. Powers and responsibilities of the Commissioner regarding parole The Commissioner is charged with the following powers and responsibilities regarding the administration of parole:
- § 404. Repealed. 1997, No. 148 (Adj
- § 451. Creation of Board
- § 452. Official seal; records
- § 453. Advisory board for pardons On request of the Governor, the
- § 454. Finality of Parole Board determinations The determinations of the Parole Board shall not be reviewable except as to compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj
- § 455. Director
- § 456. Parole Board independence
- § 501. Eligibility for parole consideration An inmate who is serving a sentence of imprisonment who is not eligible for presumptive parole pursuant to section 501a of this title shall be eligible for parole consideration as follows:
- § 501a. Presumptive parole An inmate who is serving a sentence of imprisonment shall be eligible for presumptive release in accordance with subsection 502a
- § 502. Parole interviews and reviews
- § 502a. Release on parole
- § 502b. Terms and conditions of parole
- § 502c. Parole agreement
- § 503. Adoption of rules The Board may adopt such rules, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, as it
- § 504. Witnesses; production of records
- § 505. Cooperation of correctional facility officials
- § 506. Termination and discharge
- § 507. Notification to victim and opportunity to testify
- § 551. Issuance of warrant; arrest without a warrant; confinement pending hearing; authority of correctional officers and law enforcement officers
- § 551a. Law enforcement powers of correctional officers; training requirements
- § 552. Notification of Board; hearing
- § 553. Ineligibility for future parole An inmate who has been re-confined following parole may be reparoled by the Board
- § 554. Service of term for additional crime The Board may permit any parolee who commits a crime while on parole and who is
- § 601. Powers and responsibilities of the supervising officer of each correctional facility The supervising officer of each
- § 701. Commitment to the custody of the Commissioner
- § 701a. Segregation of inmates with a serious functional impairment
- § 701b. Classification of persons or defendants
- § 702. Transfer between facilities of the Department
- § 703. Transfer to the Department of Mental Health
- § 704. Disposition when person recovers When the Commissioner of Mental Health determines that a person whose sentence has not expired no longer requires to be under the supervision of the Department of Mental
- § 705. Hospitalization upon expiration of sentence If it is determined by the Commissioner of Mental Health that a person who
- § 706. Transfer to federal correctional facility
- § 707. Confinement of persons convicted by U.S. courts
- § 708. Discharge
- § 709. Repealed. 1979, No. 99 (Adj
- § 710. Approval of residence
- § 721. Offender reintegration;
- § 722. Definitions As used in this subchapter:
- § 723. Community supervision furlough
- § 724. Terms and conditions of community supervision furlough
- § 725. Parole hearing for offenders on community supervision furlough The Department shall submit to the Parole Board a recommendation relative to whether the offender should be released to parole pursuant to section 501 of this title when:
- § 726. Reduction of sentence Each day an offender is supervised in a conditional reentry program shall be counted as one day served for the total effective sentence. (Added 2001, No. 61, § 89, eff
- § 751. Repealed. 1999, No. 148 (Adj
- § 751a. Definitions For purposes of this subchapter:
- § 751b. General provisions governing offender work
- § 752. Offender Work Programs Special Fund
- § 753. Work release program
- § 754. Powers and responsibilities of the Department regarding the work release program The Department is charged with the following powers and responsibilities:
- § 755. Disposition of earnings An inmate participating in a work release program shall cause to be given to the Commissioner the inmate’s total earnings less payroll deductions authorized by law, including income taxes
- § 756. Repealed. 1973, No. 109, § 12.
- § 757. Inmate not an agent of the State
- § 758. Release from a correctional facility to do work in the service of such facility or of the Department
- § 759. Employment and furlough of an inmate during the pendency of prosecution
- § 760. Compensation of offenders
- § 761. Offender work programs expansion
- § 801. Medical care of inmates
- § 801a. Pregnant inmates
- § 801b. Medication for opioid use disorder in correctional facilities
- § 802. Correspondence of inmates
- § 802a. Telephone use; debit and collect call systems
- § 803. Exercise of religious beliefs
- § 804. Right of inmates to confer with counsel If an inmate in any facility expresses a desire to see and confer with a
- § 805. Counsel for an inmate confined during the pendency of prosecution When a person is confined to a correctional facility
- § 806. Allowances to inmates It shall be within the discretion of the Commissioner to authorize the payment of
- § 807. Voting rights
- § 808. Temporary furloughs granted to offenders
- § 808a. Treatment furlough
- § 808b. Repealed. 2019, No. 148 (Adj
- § 808c. Repealed. 2019, No. 148 (Adj
- § 808d. Repealed. 2023, No. 85 (Adj
- § 808e. Absconding from furlough; warrant
- § 809. Pardons; application; notice; hearing; decision
- § 810. Conditional pardon; breach
- § 811. Work camps; reduction of term A reduction of
- § 812. Denial of good time credit
- § 813. Restoration of reductions
- § 814. Appointment of agent, attorney, or trustee for an inmate
- § 815. Development of guidelines; visitation and recreation
- § 816. Inmate Recreation Fund The Department shall accept monies generated by commissions on telephone services,
- § 817. Creation of work camps; intent It is the intent of the
- § 818. Earned time; reduction of term
- § 819. Repealed. 2019, No. 56, § 7(a), eff
- § 851. General provisions The supervising officer of each facility shall be responsible for the discipline, control, and safe custody of the inmates therein
- § 852. Disciplinary committee; hearing
- § 853. Punishment; maintenance of records; recommendation of transfer
- § 854. Grievances The Commissioner shall establish procedures to review the grievances of inmates
- § 855. Hearing officers The Commissioner may appoint such hearing officers as are necessary to conduct administrative hearings within the Department. (Added 1973, No. 206 (Adj
- § 856. Special management meals
- § 857. Administrative segregation; procedural requirements
- § 901. Evaluation and treatment facilities The Department shall operate or cause to be operated one or more facilities for the evaluation and treatment of offenders
- § 902. Commitment and sentencing
- § 903. Access to treatment pending appeal; rule Treatment, assessment, evaluation, screening, or programming shall not be
- § 904. [Reserved for future use.]
- § 905. Legislative intent It is the intent of the
- § 906. Definitions As used in this subchapter:
- § 907. Mental health service for inmates; powers and responsibilities of Commissioner
- § 908. Access to mental health services; notice
- § 910. Restorative Justice
- § 910a. Reparative boards; functions
- § 911. Grant program for community-based half-way houses and programs
- § 912. Repealed. 1999, No. 148 (Adj
- § 1001. Erection of lockups At a meeting called for that purpose, a town or incorporated village may authorize the
- § 1002. Jailer; appointment; removal The selectboard of a town or the trustees of an incorporated village may appoint a jailer of the lockup and may remove him or her at pleasure
- § 1003. Commitments When process is delivered to an officer to serve, requiring the officer to commit a person to
- § 1004. Standards of maintenance and use by Department of Corrections
- § 1101. Powers and responsibilities of the Commissioner regarding juvenile services The Commissioner is charged with the following powers and responsibilities regarding the administration of juvenile services:
- § 1102. Administration of facilities providing juvenile services; care of juveniles
- § 1103. Treatment program To aid in the treatment of juveniles committed to his or her custody, the Commissioner may:
- § 1104. Consent to medical treatment
- § 1105. Repealed. 2011, No. 79 (Adj
- § 1151. §§ 1151-1158.
- § 1161. Powers and responsibilities of the
- § 1162. Methods of supervision
- § 1301. §§ 1301, 1302.
- § 1351. Article I; Purpose
- § 1352. Article II
- § 1353. Article III; The compact commission
- § 1354. Article IV; The State Council
- § 1355. Article V
- § 1356. Article VI; Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission
- § 1357. Article VII; Activities of the Interstate Commission
- § 1358. Article VIII; Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission
- § 1359. Article IX; Oversight, enforcement and dispute resolution by the Interstate Commission
- § 1360. Article X; Finance
- § 1361. Article XI; Compacting states; effective date; amendments
- § 1362. Article XII; Withdrawal; default; termination; judicial enforcement
- § 1363. Article XIII
- § 1364. Article XIV; Binding effect of compact and other laws
- § 1401. Purpose and policy—Article I The party states, desiring by common action to fully utilize and improve their
- § 1402. Definitions—Article II As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
- § 1403. Contracts—Article III
- § 1404. Procedures and rights—Article IV
- § 1405. Acts not reviewable in receiving state: extradition—Article V
- § 1406. Federal aid—Article VI Any state party to this compact may accept federal aid for use in connection with
- § 1407. Entry into force—Article VII This compact shall enter into force and become effective and binding upon the states so acting when it has been enacted into law by any two states from among the states of New England
- § 1408. Withdrawal and termination—Article VIII This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon a party state
- § 1409. Other arrangements unaffected—Article IX Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to abrogate or impair any agreement
- § 1410. Construction and severability—Article X The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed and shall be severable
- § 1431. Powers of Commissioner of Corrections The Commissioner of Corrections, acting only with the approval of the Governor who may delegate in writing his or her decision-making power under this chapter to the
- § 1501. Purpose and policy—Article I
- § 1502. Definitions—Article II As used in this agreement: (1) “State” shall mean a state of the United States; the United States of America; a territory or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of
- § 1503. Prisoner’s request for final disposition—Article III
- § 1504. Officer’s request for temporary custody—Article IV
- § 1505. Requirements of temporary custody—Article V
- § 1506. Limitations—Article VI
- § 1507. Rules and regulations—Article VII
- § 1508. Enactment and withdrawal—Article VIII This agreement shall enter into full force and effect as to a party state when such state has enacted the same into law
- § 1509. Construction and severability—Article IX This agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes
- § 1531. Appropriate court The phrase “appropriate court” as used in the Agreement on Detainers, with reference to the courts of this State, means the Superior Court where the Vermont charge is pending. (Added 1967, No. 47, § 2, eff
- § 1532. Enforcement All courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of this State and its political
- § 1533. Exception to habitual criminal law
- § 1534. Escape while under agreement; penalty A person who escapes from custody while in another state under the Agreement on
- § 1535. Correctional officials; duty The warden or other official in charge of a penal or correctional institution in this
- § 1536. Administrator The Commissioner of Corrections shall serve as central administrator of and information agent for the Agreement on Detainers. (Added 1967, No. 47, § 7, eff
- § 1537. Notification of agreement Copies of this chapter shall, upon its approval, be transmitted to the governor of each state, the attorney general and the administrator of general services of the
- § 1601. Purpose and policy—Article I The party states, desiring by common action to fully utilize and improve their
- § 1602. Definitions—Article II As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
- § 1603. Contracts—Article III
- § 1604. Procedures and rights—Article IV
- § 1605. Acts not reviewable in receiving state: extradition—Article V
- § 1606. Federal aid—Article VI Any state party to this compact may accept federal aid for use in connection with
- § 1607. Entry into force—Article VII This compact shall enter into force and become effective and binding upon the states so acting when it has been enacted into law by any two states
- § 1608. Withdrawal and termination—Article VIII This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon a party state
- § 1609. Other arrangements unaffected—Article IX Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to abrogate or impair any agreement
- § 1610. Construction and severability—Article X The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed and shall be severable
- § 1621. Powers of Commissioner of Corrections The Commissioner of Corrections is hereby authorized and directed to do all