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
003
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VENEREAL DISEASES
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 1105)
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§ 1105. Marrying when infected with venereal disease
A person, having been told by a physician that he or she was infected with gonorrhea
or syphilis in a stage that is or may become communicable to a marital partner, or
knowing that he or she is so infected, who marries, without assurance and certification
from a legally qualified practitioner of medicine and surgery or osteopathy that he
or she is free from such disease in a stage that is or may become communicable to
the marital partner shall be imprisoned not less than two years or fined not less
than $500.00, or both.