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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 2406 (2026)

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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2406)
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Cited in 17 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: State v. Ellis, 2009 VT 74 (Vt. 2009).
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State v. Ellis, 2009 VT 74 (Vt. 2009). · cites it 3× “However, 13 V.S.A. §§ 2406 and 2407 make unlawful restraint a crime with two degrees.”
State v. Synnott, 2005 VT 19 (Vt. 2005). · cites it 2× “§ 2601, for fondling the complainant; (2) second degree unlawful restraint, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3), for preventing the complainant from getting out of her chair during a one- and-one-half-hour period; and (3) attempted sexual assault, in violation of 13 V.”
State v. Alexander, 795 A.2d 1248 (Vt. 2002). · cites it 2× “It is well settled that false imprisonment, or its Vermont equivalent, unlawful restraint in the second degree — consisting of the knowing restraint of another person, see 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3) — is included within the proof needed to establish the elements of kidnapping or…”
United States v. Mason, 692 F.3d 178 (2d Cir. 2012). “The PSR determined that Mason was ineligible for the “lawful sporting purposes” reduction because Masons’s prior felony conviction of unlawful restraint in the second degree, see Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 2406 (a)(1), was a “crime of violence” under the Guidelines, see U.”
State v. Patricia Kane, 169 A.3d 762 (Vt. 2017). “Because defendant took her son from his legal custodian and crossed state lines, the State charged her with second degree unlawful restraint under 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3) and custodial interference pursuant to 13 V.”
State v. Jason Blow, 2020 VT 106 (Vt. 2020). “§ 3253(a)(1) and second-degree unlawful restraint under 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3). The information alleges that on June 4, 2020, defendant locked complainant in his car and sexually assaulted her while causing serious bodily injury.”
Grega v. Pettengill, 123 F. Supp. 3d 517 (D. Vt. 2015). “Russo, 479 F.3d at 204 . Under Vermont law, a person commits the crime of false imprisonment, or unlawful restraint in the second degree, “if the person .”
State v. Christopher Monatukwa, 2015 VT 32 (Vt. 2014). “§ 2601; unlawful restraint in the second degree in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3); and, simple assault in violation of 13 V.”
State v. Weaver, 2015 VT 44 (Vt. 2015). “§ 1043(a)(2) and second degree unlawful restraint in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3). Section 1043 expressly provides, “Conduct constituting the offense .”
In re Jones, 2009 VT 39 (Vt. 2009). “§ 1201 and two counts of unlawful restraint in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3). The notice of plea agreement stated that petitioner “waives any statute of limitations claim that might apply to these charges.”
In re Ritchey (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). “Because one of the Chittenden County charges (unlawful restraint of females under the age of 18 in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(1)) and one of the Addison County charges (attempting to entice a child under the age of 16 to engage in a sexual act in violation of 13 V.”
Dasler v. Knapp (D. Vt. 2021). “(omission in original) (quoting 13 V.S.A. § 2406); see State v. Alexander, 173 Vt.”
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— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 2406(a)(1) — 2 cases
State v. Ellis, 2009 VT 74 (Vt. 2009). “However, 13 V.S.A. §§ 2406 and 2407 make unlawful restraint a crime with two degrees.”
In re Ritchey (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). “Because one of the Chittenden County charges (unlawful restraint of females under the age of 18 in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(1)) and one of the Addison County charges (attempting to entice a child under the age of 16 to engage in a sexual act in violation of 13 V.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 2406(a)(3) — 11 cases
State v. Synnott, 2005 VT 19 (Vt. 2005). “§ 2601, for fondling the complainant; (2) second degree unlawful restraint, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3), for preventing the complainant from getting out of her chair during a one- and-one-half-hour period; and (3) attempted sexual assault, in violation of 13 V.”
State v. Alexander, 795 A.2d 1248 (Vt. 2002). “It is well settled that false imprisonment, or its Vermont equivalent, unlawful restraint in the second degree — consisting of the knowing restraint of another person, see 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3) — is included within the proof needed to establish the elements of kidnapping or…”
State v. Patricia Kane, 169 A.3d 762 (Vt. 2017). “Because defendant took her son from his legal custodian and crossed state lines, the State charged her with second degree unlawful restraint under 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3) and custodial interference pursuant to 13 V.”
State v. Jason Blow, 2020 VT 106 (Vt. 2020). “§ 3253(a)(1) and second-degree unlawful restraint under 13 V.S.A. § 2406(a)(3). The information alleges that on June 4, 2020, defendant locked complainant in his car and sexually assaulted her while causing serious bodily injury.”
State v. Ellis, 2009 VT 74 (Vt. 2009). “However, 13 V.S.A. §§ 2406 and 2407 make unlawful restraint a crime with two degrees.”
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