Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 6041
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 6041
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- sworn: shall include affirmed. See
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
§ 6041. Indictment—perjury before court or tribunal
Indictment Against a Person for Committing Perjury
Before a Court or Tribunal
STATE OF VERMONT, Be it remembered that at a
………………………. County, ss. } term of the Superior Court begun
and held at ……………………. within and for the county of …………. , aforesaid, on the …………… day of ………………………… A.D. 20 …… , the grand jurors within and for such county of ………………………… , upon their oath present, that A. B. of …………………… in the county of …………………………………. , at ……………………. in such county of ……………………. , on the ……………….. day of ……………….. A.D. 20 …….. , appeared as a witness in a proceeding in which C.D. and E.F. were parties, then and there being heard before a tribunal of competent jurisdiction, (here specify the matter under consideration) and committed the crime of perjury, by testifying in substance as follows: (here set out the matter sworn to and alleged to be false) which such testimony was material to the issue then and there pending in such proceeding, against the peace and dignity of the State.
(Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)