The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 182 : Innocence Protection
Subchapter 001 : Postconviction DNA Testing
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5562)-
§ 5562. Assignment of counsel
The court may appoint counsel if the petitioner is unable financially to employ counsel and may order that all necessary costs and expenses incident to the matter, including court costs, stenographic services, printing, and reasonable compensation for legal services, be paid by the State from the appropriation to the Defender General. On appeal, the Supreme Court may make a similar order. (Added 2007, No. 60, § 1.)
