The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below now include the actions of the 2026 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 233 : Criminology Measures
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§ 8121. Definition
As used in this chapter, “recidivism” means a relapse into criminal activity as evidenced by an individual who is convicted of a criminal offense after receiving a criminal conviction for a previous crime. The date of the recidivism event is the date of arraignment for the subsequent offense. The arraignment date is used as a proxy for when the subsequent offense was committed. The recidivism calculation shall begin on the date an individual is released from incarceration or the date when an individual is sentenced to a non-custodial sentence. (Added 2025, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2026.)