(a) A person convicted and imprisoned for a crime of which the person was exonerated pursuant
to this chapter shall have a cause of action for damages against the State.
(b) An action brought under this subchapter shall be filed in Washington County Superior
Court. Notice of the action shall be served upon the Attorney General.
(c) The Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to actions brought under this subchapter,
and the plaintiff shall have a right to trial by jury. The Vermont Rules of Appellate
Procedure shall apply to appeals from orders and judgments issued under this subchapter.
(d) The Attorney General may consider, adjust, determine, and settle any claim for damages
brought against the State of Vermont under this subchapter. (Added 2007, No. 60, § 1; amended 2015, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 25, 2016.)
Earl Scott v. State of Vermont, 2021 VT 39 (Vt. 2021). “Scott filed the instant action on August 30, 2018, seeking recovery from the State under the VIPA. That statute provides that “[a] person convicted and imprisoned for a crime of which the person was exonerated .”
Stanley Reynolds v. State of Vermont, 2025 VT 34 (Vt. 2025). “13 V.S.A. § 5572(a). We conclude that this type of claim is analogous to a common-law claim for wrongful or false imprisonment, a tort that has long been held to survive the death of the plaintiff because it seeks damages for a form of bodily injury.”
reynolds v. state (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 4דIt argues that the plain language of the Act, principally 13 V.S.A. § 5572 (right of action; procedure), demonstrates that Mr.”
Scanlon v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). “For example, 13 V.S.A. § 5572 permits individuals to seek compensation from the state when they are wrongfully convicted, imprisoned, and later exonerated.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 5572(a) — 3 cases
Earl Scott v. State of Vermont, 2021 VT 39 (Vt. 2021). “Scott filed the instant action on August 30, 2018, seeking recovery from the State under the VIPA. That statute provides that “[a] person convicted and imprisoned for a crime of which the person was exonerated .”
Stanley Reynolds v. State of Vermont, 2025 VT 34 (Vt. 2025). “13 V.S.A. § 5572(a). We conclude that this type of claim is analogous to a common-law claim for wrongful or false imprisonment, a tort that has long been held to survive the death of the plaintiff because it seeks damages for a form of bodily injury.”
reynolds v. state (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “It argues that the plain language of the Act, principally 13 V.S.A. § 5572 (right of action; procedure), demonstrates that Mr.”
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