Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4508 (2026)

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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 4508)

§ 4508. When prosecution deemed commenced

For the purpose of determining whether a period of limitation prescribed by law has run, a prosecution for a felony or misdemeanor shall be deemed commenced upon the occurrence of the earliest of the following events:

(1) the arrest of the defendant without warrant;

(2) the issuance to him or her by a law enforcement or prosecuting officer of a citation to appear; or

(3) the presentation of an information or indictment to a judicial officer for the purpose of obtaining a summons or arrest warrant. (Amended 1973, No. 118, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 1973.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1981–1990 · leading case: State v. Stewart, 438 A.2d 671 (Vt. 1981).

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State v. Stewart, 438 A.2d 671 (Vt. 1981). · cites it 3× “” 13 V.S.A. § 4508 defines when a prosecution is considered commenced: For the purpose of determining whether a period of limitation prescribed by law has run, a prosecution for a *395 felony or misdemeanor shall be deemed commenced upon the occurrence of the earliest of the…”

Caledonian-Record Publ'g Co. v. Walton, 573 A.2d 296 (Vt. 1990). “13 V.S.A. § 4508(2). For these reasons, we hold that citations, like arrest records, are public records which must be disclosed and are not included within the detection and investigation exemption.”

State v. Larose, 479 A.2d 162 (Vt. 1984). “of a citation to appear____” 13 V.S.A. § 4508.”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4508(2) — 1 case

Caledonian-Record Publ'g Co. v. Walton, 573 A.2d 296 (Vt. 1990). “13 V.S.A. § 4508(2). For these reasons, we hold that citations, like arrest records, are public records which must be disclosed and are not included within the detection and investigation exemption.”

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