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
001A
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OFFENDER REINTEGRATION
(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 722)
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§ 722. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Absconding” means:
(A) the offender has not met supervision requirements, cannot be located with reasonable
efforts, and has not made contact with Department staff within three days if convicted
of a listed crime as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 5301(7) or seven days if convicted of an unlisted crime;
(B) the offender flees from Department staff or law enforcement; or
(C) the offender left the State without Department authorization.
(2) “Conditional reentry” means the process by which a sentenced offender is released
into a community for supervision while participating in programs that assist the reintegration
process. The offender’s ability to remain in the community under supervision is conditioned
on the offender’s progress in reentry programs.
(3) “Listed crime” means any offense identified in 13 V.S.A. § 5301(7).
(4) “Technical violation” means a violation of conditions of furlough that does not constitute
a new crime.
(5) “Total effective sentence” means the sentence imposed under 13 V.S.A. §§ 7031 and 7032 as calculated by the Department in the offender’s records.
(6) “Unlisted crime” means any offense that is a crime under Vermont law, but is not identified
in 13 V.S.A. § 5301(7). (Added 2001, No. 61, § 89, eff. June 16, 2001; amended 2023, No. 78, § E.338.4, eff. July 1, 2023.)