Vermont § 4963 - Manner of applying for requisition

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§ 4963. Manner of applying for requisition

  • (a) When the return to this State of a person charged with a crime in this State is required,
    the State’s Attorney of the county in which the offense is committed, or the Attorney
    General shall present to the Governor his or her written application for a requisition
    for the return of the person so charged, in which application shall be stated the
    name of the person so charged, the crime charged against him or her, and the approximate
    time, place and circumstances of its commission, the state in which he or she is believed
    to be, including the location of the accused therein at the time the application is
    made, and certifying that in the opinion of the State’s Attorney or the Attorney General
    the ends of justice require the arrest and return of the accused to this state for
    trial, and that the proceeding is not instituted to enforce a private claim. (b) When the return to this State is required of a person who has been convicted of a
    crime in this State and has escaped from confinement or broken the terms of his or
    her bail, probation, or parole, the Attorney General or the State’s Attorney of the
    county in which the offense was committed, the State probation officer or the warden
    of the institution or sheriff of the county, from which escape was made, shall present
    to the Governor a written application for a requisition for the return of such person,
    in which application shall be stated the name of the person, the crime of which he
    or she was convicted, the circumstances of his or her escape from confinement or of
    the breach of the terms of his or her bail, probation or parole, the state in which
    he or she is believed to be, including the location of the person therein at the time
    application is made. (c) The application shall be verified by affidavit, shall be executed in duplicate and
    shall be accompanied by two certified copies of the indictment returned, or information
    and affidavit filed, or of the complaint, stating the offense with which the accused
    is charged or of the judgment of conviction or of the sentence. The State’s Attorney,
    the Attorney General, the State probation officer, warden, or sheriff may also attach
    such further affidavits and other documents in duplicate as he or she shall deem proper
    to be submitted with such application. One copy of the application with the action
    of the Governor indicated by endorsement thereon, and one of the certified copies
    of the indictment or complaint or information and affidavit, or of the judgment of
    conviction or of the sentence shall be filed in the office of the Governor to remain
    of record in that office. The other copies of all papers shall be forwarded with
    the Governor’s requisition.

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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