Vermont § 3403 - Misprision of treason
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3403 — Misprision of treason, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3403. Misprision of treason
- A person owing allegiance to this State, knowing such treason to have been committed,
or knowing of the intent of a person to commit such treason, who does not, within
14 days from the time of having such knowledge, give information thereof to the Governor
of the State, to one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, a Superior judge, or a
justice of the peace, shall be guilty of misprision of treason and shall be imprisoned
not more than 10 years nor less than five years or fined not more than $2,000.00,
or both. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative February 1, 1967; 1971, No. 199 (Adj
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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