Go to Previous Versions of this Section
  1. 2025 Vermont Stat. (here)
  2. 2024 Vermont Stat.
  3. 2023 Vermont Stat.
  4. View All Versions

2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 182 - Innocence Protection
§ 5570. Successive petitions

Universal Citation:
13 VT Stats § 5570
Learn more This media-neutral citation is based on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not necessarily the official citation.
Previous Next

§ 5570. Successive petitions

(a) The court shall not be required to entertain a second or successive petition for similar relief on behalf of the same petitioner unless it appears the petition will be assisted by the availability of more advanced DNA technology.

(b) The court may entertain a second or successive petition if it determines that doing so would serve the interests of justice. (Added 2007, No. 60, § 1.)

Previous Next
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Vermont may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.