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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ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE
(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 501a)
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§ 501a. Presumptive parole
An inmate who is serving a sentence of imprisonment shall be eligible for presumptive
release in accordance with subsection 502a(e) of this title at the expiration of the inmate’s minimum or aggregate minimum term of imprisonment
if the inmate:
(1) has acquired no new criminal conviction while incarcerated or on supervision for the
current offense;
(2) has no outstanding warrants, detainers, commitments, or pending charges;
(3) is compliant with the required services and programming portion of the inmate’s case
plan during the period of incarceration if the inmate is incarcerated for less than
90 days or is compliant for the 90 days preceding the completion of the inmate’s minimum
term if the inmate is incarcerated for 90 days or more;
(4) is compliant with the conditions of supervision if the offender is supervised in the
community on furlough during:
(A) the entire period of supervision if the term of supervision is less than 90 days;
or
(B) the 90 days prior to the consideration of parole eligibility if the term of supervision
is 90 days or more;
(5) has no major disciplinary rule violation or pending infractions during the period
of incarceration if the inmate is incarcerated for less than 12 months or has no major
disciplinary rule violations or pending infractions during the preceding 12 months
if the inmate is incarcerated for 12 months or more;
(6) has not had parole revoked on the inmate’s current sentence; and
(7) is not serving a sentence for committing a crime specified in 33 V.S.A. § 5204(a). (Added 2019, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; amended 2019, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.)