Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 504 (2026)

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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 504)

§ 504. Third degree arson

A person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned, or who willfully and maliciously aids, counsels, or procures the burning of any personal property of whatsoever class or character, not less than $25.00 in value and the property of another person, shall be guilty of arson in the third degree, and shall be imprisoned not more than three years nor less than one year, or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2024 · leading case: United States v. Javier Velasquez-Reyes, A.K.A. Javier Alvarado-Hernandez, 427 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 2005).

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United States v. Javier Velasquez-Reyes, A.K.A. Javier Alvarado-Hernandez, 427 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 2005). · cites it 2× “, Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 504 (2005), these limits do not disrupt the “interstate consensus” that the burning of personal property constitutes arson.”

United States v. Velez-Alderete, 569 F.3d 541 (5th Cir. 2009). “§ 76-6-102 (“the property of another”); Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 504 (“of any personal property of whatsoever class or character, not less than $25.”

State v. Smail, 560 A.2d 955 (Vt. 1989). “§ 3), arson (13 V.S.A. § 504), and grand larceny (13 V.”

United States v. Hathaway, 757 F. Supp. 324 (D. Vt. 1991). · cites it 2× “At the sentencing hearing, Hathaway objected to the use of the third degree arson conviction for enhancement purposes, claiming that 13 V.S.A. § 504, Vermont’s third degree arson statute, does not qualify as the type of “violent felony” that was contemplated by Congress when it…”

Roy v. United States (D. Conn. 2024). · cites it 3× “See Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 504 . Appellant does not and could not argue that this is an unusual definition of arson.”

United States v. Velasquez-Reyes (9th Cir. 2005). · cites it 2× “A majority of state arson statutes, and the fed- eral arson statute, extend beyond dwellings or buildings to include various types of personal property.”

United States v. Velez-Alderete (5th Cir. 2009). “§ 76-6-102 (“the property of another”); VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 13, § 504 (“of any personal property of whatsoever class or character, not less than $25.”

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