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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 161 : Inquests as to Criminal Matters
Subchapter 002 : INQUESTS AS TO CRIMINAL MATTERS
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5131)-
§ 5131. Application for inquest
Upon the written application of the State’s Attorney, a judge of the Superior Court may institute and conduct an inquest upon any criminal matter under investigation by the State’s Attorney. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative February 1, 1967; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 109.)