Vermont § 5576 - Limitations

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 5576 — Limitations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5576. Limitations

  • (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an action for compensation under
    this subchapter shall be commenced within three years after the person is exonerated
    pursuant to subchapter 1 of this chapter through the person’s conviction being reversed
    or vacated, the information or indictment being dismissed, the person being acquitted
    after a second or subsequent trial, or through the granting of a pardon. (b)(1) If the State challenges the exoneration of a person entitled to bring an action under
    this subchapter, the limitations period shall not commence until the challenge is
    finally resolved. (2) If a person entitled to bring an action under this subchapter is not provided the
    notice required by section 5577 of this title, the person shall have an additional year within which to bring the action. (Added 2007, No. 60, § 1.)

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Section 5576 ("Limitations") 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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