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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 230 : Expungement and Sealing of Criminal History Records
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 7609)-
§ 7609. Sealing criminal history records of a person 18–21 years of age
(a) Petition .
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who was 18–21 years of age at the time the person committed a qualifying crime may file a petition with the court requesting sealing of the criminal history record related to the qualifying crime after 30 days have elapsed since the person completed the terms and conditions for the sentence for the qualifying crime. The court shall grant the petition and order that the criminal history record be sealed if the following conditions are met:
(A) Any restitution and surcharges ordered by the court for any crime of which the person has been convicted has been paid in full, provided that payment of surcharges shall not be required if the surcharges have been waived by the court pursuant to section 7282 of this title.
(B) The respondent has failed to show that sealing would be contrary to the interests of justice.
(2) Order, notice, and effect of sealing shall comply with the provisions of subsections 7607(a) and (b) of this title.
(b) Exceptions.
(1) A criminal history record that includes both qualifying and nonqualifying offenses shall not be eligible for sealing pursuant to this section.
(2) [Repealed.]
(c) [Repealed.] (Added 2017, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2019, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. Oct. 7, 2020; 2025, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.)
