The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
§ 2701. Definition of and penalty for maiming
Any person with malicious intent to maim or disfigure, who shall cut out or maim the
tongue, put out or destroy an eye, cut or tear off an ear, cut, slit, or mutilate
the nose or lip, or cut or disable a limb or member of another person, and any person
privy to such intent who shall be present aiding in the commission of such offense
shall be imprisoned for life or for not less than seven years. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)