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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 253 (2026)

Modification of conditions; revocations

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Subchapter 002 : CONDITIONS OF PROBATION; MODIFICATIONS; DISCHARGE

(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 253)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: State v. Bostwick, 2014 VT 97 (Vt. 2014).
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State v. Bostwick, 2014 VT 97 (Vt. 2014). · cites it 6× “We noted that the courts retain exclusive power to modify probation conditions under 28 V.S.A. § 253(a). Rivers , 2005 VT 65, ¶ 15 ; see also Moses , 159 Vt.”
State v. Day, 511 A.2d 995 (Vt. 1986). · cites it 4× “Defendant contends that we should construe 28 V.S.A. § 253, 2 which authorizes modification of conditions of probation, to require a showing of change of circumstances amounting to good cause for permitting imposition of more-restrictive conditions of probation.”
State v. Darryl M. Galloway, 2020 VT 29 (Vt. 2020). · cites it 3× “Bostwick, 2014 VT 97, ¶ 14 ; see also 28 V.S.A. § 253(a) (granting court power to modify or add probation conditions).”
State v. Nelson, 742 A.2d 1248 (Vt. 1999). · cites it 2× “See 28 V.S.A. § 253(a). Finally, nothing in the underlying purposes of the suspension and revocation statutes necessarily conflict with the probation condition in this case.”
State v. Rivers, 2005 VT 65 (Vt. 2005). “28 V.S.A. § 253(a). Furthermore, the statute requires that petitioner be given a “reasonable opportunity” to contest any modifications before they are imposed.”
State v. Whitchurch, 577 A.2d 690 (Vt. 1990). “See 28 V.S.A. § 253(a); State v. Day, 147 Vt.”
State v. Sanborn, 584 A.2d 1148 (Vt. 1990). “At least the first two parts of the argument are based on settled law. Both federal and Vermont law require a hearing before a court may modify probation conditions to increase the responsibilities of a probationer.”
State v. Klunder, 892 A.2d 927 (Vt. 2005). “See 28 V.S.A § 253(a) (“During the period of probation, the court, on application of a probation officer or of the offender, or on its own motion, may modify the requirements imposed upon the offender or add further requirements authorized by section 252 of this title.”
State v. White, 549 A.2d 1069 (Vt. 1988). “28 V.S.A. §§ 253, 301. In the course of interpreting a predecessor statute, P.”
State v. Thompson, 2011 VT 98 (Vt. 2011). “See 28 V.S.A. § 253(a) (“During the period of probation, the court, on application of a probation officer or of the offender, or on its own motion, may modify the requirements imposed upon the offender or add further requirements authorized by section 252 of this title.”
State v. Woolbert, 926 A.2d 626 (Vt. 2007). “In any event, as the State points out, the court’s authority to add probation conditions is also granted by 28 V.S.A. § 253(a), and there is no indication in that section that it cannot be used along with other powers.”
State v. William F. Wheelock III, 2023 VT 52 (Vt. 2023). “See 28 V.S.A. § 253(a) (“During the period of probation, the court, on application of a probation officer or of the offender, or on its own motion, may modify the requirements imposed upon the offender.”
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— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 253(a) — 13 cases
State v. Bostwick, 2014 VT 97 (Vt. 2014). “We noted that the courts retain exclusive power to modify probation conditions under 28 V.S.A. § 253(a). Rivers , 2005 VT 65, ¶ 15 ; see also Moses , 159 Vt.”
State v. Darryl M. Galloway, 2020 VT 29 (Vt. 2020). “Bostwick, 2014 VT 97, ¶ 14 ; see also 28 V.S.A. § 253(a) (granting court power to modify or add probation conditions).”
State v. Nelson, 742 A.2d 1248 (Vt. 1999). “See 28 V.S.A. § 253(a). Finally, nothing in the underlying purposes of the suspension and revocation statutes necessarily conflict with the probation condition in this case.”
State v. Rivers, 2005 VT 65 (Vt. 2005). “28 V.S.A. § 253(a). Furthermore, the statute requires that petitioner be given a “reasonable opportunity” to contest any modifications before they are imposed.”
State v. Whitchurch, 577 A.2d 690 (Vt. 1990). “See 28 V.S.A. § 253(a); State v. Day, 147 Vt.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 253(b) — 2 cases
State v. Bostwick, 2014 VT 97 (Vt. 2014). “We noted that the courts retain exclusive power to modify probation conditions under 28 V.S.A. § 253(a). Rivers , 2005 VT 65, ¶ 15 ; see also Moses , 159 Vt.”
State v. Austin R. Burnett (Vt. 2025).
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