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2018 Vermont Statutes
Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 165 - Victims
§ 5312 Victim's interest in speedy prosecution
Universal Citation: 13 V.S.A. § 5312
§ 5312. Victim's interest in speedy prosecution
(a) The prosecutor's office shall make every effort to inform a victim of a listed crime of any pending motion that may substantially delay any deposition, change of plea, trial, sentencing hearing, or restitution hearing. The prosecutor shall inform the court of how the victim was notified and the victim's position on the motion, if any. In the event the victim was not notified, the prosecutor shall inform the court why notification did not take place.
(b) If a victim of a listed crime objects to a delay, the court shall consider the victim's objection. (Added 1995, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 9a, eff. Sept. 1, 1996; amended 2007, No. 40, § 2.)
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