The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 060 : Human Trafficking
Subchapter 001 : Criminal Acts
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2657)-
§ 2657. Restitution
(a) A person convicted of a violation of this subchapter shall be ordered to pay restitution to the victim pursuant to section 7043 of this title.
(b) If the victim of human trafficking to whom restitution has been ordered dies before restitution is paid, any restitution ordered shall be paid to the victim’s heir or legal representative, provided that the heir or legal representative has not benefited in any way from the trafficking.
(c) The return of the victim of human trafficking to his or her home country or other absence of the victim from the jurisdiction shall not limit the victim’s right to receive restitution pursuant to this section. (Added 2011, No. 55, § 2.)
