Vermont § 4 - Standard measure of recidivism
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 4 — Standard measure of recidivism, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4. Standard measure of recidivism
- The Department shall calculate the rate of recidivism based upon offenders who are
sentenced to more than one year of incarceration who, after release from incarceration,
return to prison within three years for a conviction for a new offense or a violation
of supervision resulting, and the new incarceration sentence or time served on the
violation is at least 90 days. (Added 2013, No. 41, § 1, eff
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4 ("Standard measure of recidivism") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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