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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 5407 (2026)

Sex offender’s responsibility to report

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Subchapter 003 : SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION

(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5407)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Andrew Wood v. Jeffrey Wallin, 2024 VT 21, 316 A.3d 266.
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Andrew Wood v. Jeffrey Wallin, 2024 VT 21, 316 A.3d 266. · cites it 8× “1 13 V.S.A. § 5407. Under the statute in effect at the time, the reporting requirement continued for “10 years after the sex offender is released from prison or discharged from probation or parole, whichever is later.”
State v. Thomas A. Gauthier, 2020 VT 66, 238 A.3d 675. · cites it 6× “Defendant moved to dismiss the charge on the basis that the reporting requirements in 13 V.S.A. § 5407 do not apply to individuals released on furlough.”
People v. Franklin, 975 P.2d 30 (Cal. 1999). · cites it 2× “1998)), Vermont (Vt.Stat.Ann.tit.13, § 5407, subd. (b) (1998)), Washington (Wn.”
State v. Thompson, 807 A.2d 454 (Vt. 2002). “” 13 V.S.A. § 5407(a)(1) (emphasis added). The plausibility of defendants’ “plain meaning” analysis thus requires us to isolate the words “after sentencing” of subsection (b) and conclude that the Legislature intended to require the court (or the sex offender if convicted in…”
Fraser v. Sleeper, 933 A.2d 246 (Vt. 2007). “Subsection (10)(B) encompasses crimes of sexual exploitation of children under Chapter 64 of Title 13, id.”
State v. Pratt, 795 A.2d 1148 (Vt. 2002). · cites it 2× “Three years later, defendant was convicted of failing to report as a sex offender under 13 V.S.A. § 5407. For this third offense, the district court sentenced defendant to a term of sixty days to two years, suspending all but sixty days of the sentence and granting probation for…”
Fraser v. Sleeper, 2007 VT 78, 933 A.2d 246. “13 V.S.A. § 5407(a)(1). This requirement extends to persons with a conviction “for a sex crime the elements of which would constitute a crime” under § 5401(10)(B) if committed in Vermont.”
Wood v. Wallin, No. 21-cv-1702 (Vt. Super. Ct. June 26, 2025). “In earlier proceedings, the Court ruled that, under the applicable version of the relevant registry statute, 13 V.S.A. § 5407(e), Mr. Wood properly remained on the registry.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 5407(a)(1): 3 cases
State v. Thompson, 807 A.2d 454 (Vt. 2002). “” 13 V.S.A. § 5407(a)(1) (emphasis added). The plausibility of defendants’ “plain meaning” analysis thus requires us to isolate the words “after sentencing” of subsection (b) and conclude that the Legislature intended to require the court (or the sex offender if convicted in…”
Fraser v. Sleeper, 933 A.2d 246 (Vt. 2007). “Subsection (10)(B) encompasses crimes of sexual exploitation of children under Chapter 64 of Title 13, id.”
Fraser v. Sleeper, 2007 VT 78, 933 A.2d 246. “13 V.S.A. § 5407(a)(1). This requirement extends to persons with a conviction “for a sex crime the elements of which would constitute a crime” under § 5401(10)(B) if committed in Vermont.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 5407(a)(2): 1 case
State v. Thomas A. Gauthier, 2020 VT 66, 238 A.3d 675. “Defendant moved to dismiss the charge on the basis that the reporting requirements in 13 V.S.A. § 5407 do not apply to individuals released on furlough.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 5407(a)(8): 1 case
State v. Thomas A. Gauthier, 2020 VT 66, 238 A.3d 675. “Defendant moved to dismiss the charge on the basis that the reporting requirements in 13 V.S.A. § 5407 do not apply to individuals released on furlough.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 5407(e): 3 cases
Andrew Wood v. Jeffrey Wallin, 2024 VT 21, 316 A.3d 266. “1 13 V.S.A. § 5407. Under the statute in effect at the time, the reporting requirement continued for “10 years after the sex offender is released from prison or discharged from probation or parole, whichever is later.”
State v. Thomas A. Gauthier, 2020 VT 66, 238 A.3d 675. “Defendant moved to dismiss the charge on the basis that the reporting requirements in 13 V.S.A. § 5407 do not apply to individuals released on furlough.”
Wood v. Wallin, No. 21-cv-1702 (Vt. Super. Ct. June 26, 2025). “In earlier proceedings, the Court ruled that, under the applicable version of the relevant registry statute, 13 V.S.A. § 5407(e), Mr. Wood properly remained on the registry.”
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