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The Vermont Statutes Online

The Statutes below now include the actions of the 2026 session of the General Assembly.

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Statutes› Title 28› Chapter 007› § 507

Title 28 : Public Institutions and Corrections

Chapter 007 : Parole

Subchapter 003 : Eligibility for Parole

(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 507)

  • § 507. Notification to victim and opportunity to testify

    (a) The Department of Corrections shall, unless waived by the victim:

    (1) at least 30 days prior to a parole hearing concerning the defendant, notify the victim of a listed crime as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 5301(7) as to the time and location of the hearing and as to the victim’s right to testify before the Parole Board or to submit a written statement for the Parole Board to consider; and

    (2) promptly inform the victim of the decision of the Parole Board, including providing to the victim any conditions attached to the defendant’s release on parole.

    (b) At a parole eligibility hearing, unless waived by the victim of a listed crime as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 5301(7), the inmate shall not be present when the victim testifies before the Parole Board.

    (c) Parole Board proceedings shall be subject to the Vermont Open Meeting Law.

    (d) As used in this section, “victim” means:

    (1) a victim of the listed crime for which the Parole Board is determining the inmate’s eligibility for parole; and

    (2) a victim of a listed crime of which the inmate was convicted other than the listed crime for which the Parole Board is determining the inmate’s eligibility for parole. (Added 1995, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1996; amended 1999, No. 4, § 5; 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; 2025, No. 111 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 1, 2026.)