Vermont § 3017 Resisting arrest

Vermont Statutes

§ 3017 — Resisting arrest

Vermont § 3017

Title 13Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Ch. 67Chapter 067: Public Justice and Public Officers

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 3017 (2026).

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(a)A person who intentionally attempts to prevent a lawful arrest on himself or herself, which is being effected or attempted by a law enforcement officer, when it would reasonably appear that the latter is a law enforcement officer, shall:

(1)for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both;

(2)for the second offense and subsequent offenses, be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(b)A defendant’s mistaken belief in the unlawfulness of the arrest shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section.

(c)A person may not be convicted of both an escape from lawful custody, as defined in subdivision 1501(a)(2) of this title, and a violation of this section. (Added 1995, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.),

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(a) A person who intentionally attempts to prevent a lawful arrest on himself or herself, which is being effected or attempted by a law enforcement officer, when it would reasonably appear that the latter is a law enforcement officer, shall:
(1) for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $500.00, or both;
(2) for the second offense and subsequent offenses, be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(b) A defendant’s mistaken belief in the unlawfulness of the arrest shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section.
(c) A person may not be convicted of both an escape from lawful custody, as defined in subdivision 1501(a)(2) of this title, and a violation of this section. (Added 1995, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)