Vermont § 3271 - Indeterminate life sentence
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§ 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 in violation of subsection 3252(a), (b), (d), or (e) of this title. (3) Aggravated sexual assault in violation of section 3253 of this title. (4) Violation of sex offender registry requirements by noncompliant high-risk sex offenders,
in violation of subsection 5411d(g) of this title. (b) If a person is sentenced under this section, the person’s maximum sentence shall be
imprisonment for life. (c) If a person sentenced under this section receives a sentence that is wholly or partially
suspended, sex offender conditions and treatment shall be a condition of the person’s
probation agreement. (d) If a person sentenced under this section receives a sentence for an unsuspended term
of incarceration, the person shall not be released until the person successfully completes
all sex offender treatment and programming required by the Department of Corrections,
unless the Department determines that the person poses a sufficiently low risk of
reoffense to protect the community or that a program can be implemented which adequately
supervises the person and addresses any risk the person may pose to the community. (Added 2005, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 2007, No. 77, § 11.)
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Section 3271 ("Indeterminate life sentence") 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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