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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 2 (2026)
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(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 2)
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§ 2. Construction
(a) The provisions of this title shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate the general purposes stated in section 1 of this title.
(b) The discretionary powers authorized by this title shall be exercised in accordance with the criteria stated in the title. If these criteria are not dispositive in a particular instance, the general purposes established in section 1 of this title shall be controlling. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1967–2014 · leading case: State v. Hemingway, 2014 VT 48, 97 A.3d 465.
State v. Hemingway, 2014 VT 48, 97 A.3d 465. “), § 20 (codified as amended at 28 V.S.A. § 1).”
Baldwin v. Morse, 234 A.2d 434 (Vt. 1967). “28 V.S.A. §2(3). The statutory provisions for presentence investigation and report by the state probation officer were designed to aid the Court before sentence is passed.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 2(3): 1 case
Baldwin v. Morse, 234 A.2d 434 (Vt. 1967). “28 V.S.A. §2(3). The statutory provisions for presentence investigation and report by the state probation officer were designed to aid the Court before sentence is passed.”
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 2(a): 1 case
State v. Hemingway, 2014 VT 48, 97 A.3d 465. “), § 20 (codified as amended at 28 V.S.A. § 1).”
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