The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001
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POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5563)
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§ 5563. Victim notification
(a) If the address of a victim of the crime that the petitioner claims to be innocent
of in the petition is known, the State’s Attorney or Attorney General shall give written
notice of a petition under this section to the victim upon the victim’s request. If
the victim’s current address is not known, the State’s Attorney or the Attorney General
shall consult with the Department of Corrections Victim Services Division to verify
the victim’s last known address. The notice shall be by any reasonable means to the
victim’s last known address and shall indicate whether the petitioner is represented
by public or private counsel. Upon the victim’s request, the State’s Attorney or Attorney
General shall give the victim notice of the time and place of any hearing on the petition
and shall inform the victim of the disposition of the petition and the outcome of
any hearing. If DNA testing is ordered, the State’s Attorney or the Attorney General
shall inform the victim whether the test results require further court hearings, the
time and place of any hearings, and the outcome of the hearings.
(b) The rights of victims contained in this section do not entitle a victim to be a party
in any proceeding, or to any procedural rights that are not specifically provided
for in this section, including any right to request a delay or rescheduling of any
proceeding. (Added 2007, No. 60, § 1.)