The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 221 : Judgment, Sentence, and Execution
Subchapter 002 : Sentence and Commitment
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 7045)-
§ 7045. Life without parole sentence prohibited for persons under 18 years of age
A court shall not sentence a person to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if the person was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. (Added 2015, No. 22, § 1, eff. May 14, 2015.)