Vermont § 4508 When prosecution deemed commenced

Vermont Statutes

§ 4508 — When prosecution deemed commenced

Vermont § 4508

Title 13Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Ch. 151Chapter 151: Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions

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Bluebook

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4508 (2026).

Text

For the purpose of determining whether a period of limitation prescribed by law has run, a prosecution for a felony or misdemeanor shall be deemed commenced upon the occurrence of the earliest of the following events:

(1)the arrest of the defendant without warrant;

(2)the issuance to him or her by a law enforcement or prosecuting officer of a citation to appear; or

(3)the presentation of an information or indictment to a judicial officer for the purpose of obtaining a summons or arrest warrant.

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For the purpose of determining whether a period of limitation prescribed by law has run, a prosecution for a felony or misdemeanor shall be deemed commenced upon the occurrence of the earliest of the following events:
(1) the arrest of the defendant without warrant;
(2) the issuance to him or her by a law enforcement or prosecuting officer of a citation to appear; or
(3) the presentation of an information or indictment to a judicial officer for the purpose of obtaining a summons or arrest warrant.