The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 001 : General Provisions
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5)-
§ 5. Accessory after the fact
A person not standing in the relation of husband, wife, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, or sister, by consanguinity or affinity, to an offender, who, after the commission of a felony, harbors, conceals, maintains, or assists such offender with intent that he or she shall avoid or escape arrest or punishment therefor, shall be imprisoned not more than seven years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
