Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7606 (2026)

Effect of expungement

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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 7606)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2020–2026 · leading case: In re Joseph Bruyette, 2022 VT 3 (Vt. 2022).
In re Joseph Bruyette, 2022 VT 3 (Vt. 2022). · cites it 5× “” Petitioner had several felony convictions expunged prior to reclassifications in June and August 2021, and alleges that the declaratory ruling is in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 7606, Vermont’s expungement statute.”
Rivard v. Windham Cnty. States Attorney (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). · cites it 3× “Neither 13 V.S.A. § 7606 nor § 7607 expressly require that a court issue an order to the Judiciary to seal or expunge records in other proceedings that may refer to a sealed or expunged proceeding.”
Hartley Auto Sales v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2020). “Hartley’s proffer that the conviction for false pretenses has now been expunged.”
State v. J.R. (Vt. 2025). “§ 7607(c) (allowing criminal-justice agency to use sealed criminal history for criminal-justice purpose).”
State v. Jeffrey Rivard (Vt. 2025). “See 13 V.S.A. § 7606(c)(2). 2 § 7602(a), the statute continues to criminalize violating conditions of release.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7606(a) — 1 case
Rivard v. Windham Cnty. States Attorney (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). “Neither 13 V.S.A. § 7606 nor § 7607 expressly require that a court issue an order to the Judiciary to seal or expunge records in other proceedings that may refer to a sealed or expunged proceeding.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7606(b)(1) — 2 cases
In re Joseph Bruyette, 2022 VT 3 (Vt. 2022). “” Petitioner had several felony convictions expunged prior to reclassifications in June and August 2021, and alleges that the declaratory ruling is in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 7606, Vermont’s expungement statute.”
Rivard v. Windham Cnty. States Attorney (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). “Neither 13 V.S.A. § 7606 nor § 7607 expressly require that a court issue an order to the Judiciary to seal or expunge records in other proceedings that may refer to a sealed or expunged proceeding.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7606(b)(a) — 1 case
Hartley Auto Sales v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2020). “Hartley’s proffer that the conviction for false pretenses has now been expunged.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7606(c)(2) — 1 case
State v. Jeffrey Rivard (Vt. 2025). “See 13 V.S.A. § 7606(c)(2). 2 § 7602(a), the statute continues to criminalize violating conditions of release.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 7606(c)(3) — 1 case
State v. J.R. (Vt. 2025). “§ 7607(c) (allowing criminal-justice agency to use sealed criminal history for criminal-justice purpose).”
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