Vermont § 5301 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

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§ 5301. Definitions As used in this chapter:

  • (1) “Disposition” means the sentencing or determination of penalty or punishment to be
    imposed upon a person convicted of a crime or against whom a finding of sufficient
    facts for conviction is made. (2) “Family member” means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, next of kin, domestic partner,
    or legal guardian of a victim. (3) “Restitution” means money or services that a court orders a defendant to pay or render
    to a victim as a part of the disposition. (4) “Victim” means a person who sustains physical, emotional, or financial injury or death
    as a direct result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime or act of
    delinquency and shall also include the family members of a minor, a person who has
    been found to be incompetent, or a homicide victim. (5) “Affected person” means any of the following persons who has requested notification
    in writing from the court or the Department of Corrections: (A) witnesses; (B) jurors; (C) family members who are not covered by subdivision (4) of this section; (D) any other persons who demonstrate to the court that the release or escape of a defendant
    will constitute a threat of physical, emotional, or financial injury or death. (6) “Release” means release from a correctional facility to furlough or to probation or
    parole supervision, release from a correctional facility upon expiration of sentence
    or release from a correctional facility on bail after the defendant’s initial appearance. (7) “Listed crime” means any of the following offenses: (A) stalking as defined in section 1062 of this title; (B) aggravated stalking as defined in subsection 1063

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