Vermont § 1305 Cruelty by person having custody of another

Vermont Statutes

§ 1305 — Cruelty by person having custody of another

Vermont § 1305

Title 13Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Ch. 25Chapter 025: Children and Persons Who Are Incompetent

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1305 (2026).

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A person having the custody, charge, care, or control of another person, who inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon such person, or unnecessarily and cruelly fails to provide such person with proper food, drink, shelter, or protection from the weather, or unnecessarily and cruelly neglects to properly care for such person, shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $200.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)

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A person having the custody, charge, care, or control of another person, who inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon such person, or unnecessarily and cruelly fails to provide such person with proper food, drink, shelter, or protection from the weather, or unnecessarily and cruelly neglects to properly care for such person, shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $200.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)