Vt. Stat. tit. 13 § 5573

Current through L. 2024, c. 109.
Section 5573 - Complaint
(a) A complaint filed under this subchapter shall be supported by facts and shall allege that:
(1) the complainant has been convicted of a felony crime, been sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and served at least six months of the sentence in a correctional facility; and
(2) the complainant was exonerated through the complainant's conviction being reversed or vacated, the information or indictment being dismissed, the complainant being acquitted after a second or subsequent trial, or the granting of a pardon.
(b) The court may dismiss the complaint, upon its own motion or upon motion of the State, if it determines that the complaint does not state a claim for which relief may be granted.

13 V.S.A. § 5573

Added 2007, No. 60, § 1; amended 2013, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.