The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 1)-
§ 1. Felonies and misdemeanors defined
Any other provision of law notwithstanding, any offense whose maximum term of imprisonment is more than two years, for life, or which may be punished by death is a felony. Any other offense is a misdemeanor. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1973, No. 109, § 2, eff. 30 days from April 25, 1973.)