The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 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.
Subchapter
004
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PETITION FOR REVIEW
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 7131)
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§ 7131. Prisoner in custody under sentence
A prisoner who is in custody under sentence of a court and claims the right to be
released upon the ground that the sentence was imposed in violation of the constitution
or laws of the United States, or of the State of Vermont, or that the court was without
jurisdiction to impose the sentence, or that the sentence was in excess of the maximum
authorized by law, or is otherwise subject to collateral attack, may at any time move
the Superior Court of the county where the sentence was imposed to vacate, set aside
or correct the sentence. However, the Superior or District judge who presided when
the original sentence was imposed shall not hear the application. (Added 1966, No. 41 (Sp. Sess.), § 1(a), eff. March 12, 1966; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)