2011 Vermont Code
Title 01 General Provisions
Chapter 5 COMMON LAW; GENERAL RIGHTS
§ 338 Admissions; confessions
§ 338. Admissions; confessions
(a) An admission or confession by a deaf or hard of hearing person made to a law enforcement officer or any other person having a prosecutorial function may only be used against the person in a criminal proceeding if:
(1) The admission or confession was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently and is not subject to alternative interpretations resulting from the person's habits and patterns of communication.
(2) The admission or confession, if made during a custodial interrogation, was made after reasonable steps were taken, including but not limited to the appointment of a qualified interpreter, to ensure that the defendant understood his or her constitutional rights.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section supplement the constitutional rights of the deaf or hard of hearing person. (Added 1987, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), { 1; amended 2005, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), { 16, eff. May 20, 2006.)
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