Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 205 (2026)
Intermarriage of or fornication by persons prohibited to marry
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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 205)
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§ 205. Intermarriage of or fornication by persons prohibited to marry
Persons between whom marriages are prohibited by the laws of this State who intermarry or commit fornication with each other shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1988–2005 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Rahim, 805 N.E.2d 13 (Mass. 2004).
Commonwealth v. Rahim, 805 N.E.2d 13 (Mass. 2004). “15, §§ 1-3 (LexisNexis 2002); Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 205 (Lexis 1998); Va.”
State v. Gallagher, 554 A.2d 221 (Vt. 1988). “§ 2602 or incest under 13 V.S.A. § 205, and the statements concern the alleged crime; or the statements are offered in a juvenile proceeding under chapter 12 of Title 33 involving a delinquent act alleged to have been committed against a child ten years of age or under, if the…”
State v. Rusin, 568 A.2d 403 (Vt. 1989). “§ 2602 or incest under 13 V.S.A. § 205, and the statements concern the alleged crime; or the statements are offered in a juvenile proceeding under chapter 12 of Title 33 involving a delinquent act alleged to have been committed against a child ten years of age or under, if the…”
State v. Anderson, 2005 VT 17 (Vt. 2005). “§§ 1, 3; 13 V.S.A. §205, making *470 this assault incestuous within the common meaning of that term.”
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