The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
003
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UNIFORM ACT ON FRESH PURSUIT
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5041)
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§ 5041. Definition
The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this subchapter shall include fresh pursuit as
defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony
or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected
of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. It shall also
include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though
no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing
that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily
imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay. (Amended 1985, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2017, No. 83, § 161(3).)