Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1458
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1458
- gender identity: means an individual's actual or perceived gender identity, or gender-related characteristics intrinsically related to an individual's gender or gender-identity, regardless of the individual's assigned sex at birth. See
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- sexual orientation: means female or male homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. See
§ 1458. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter only:
(1) “Complainant” means a person who has suffered damage as a result of a hate-motivated crime.
(2) “Damage” includes destruction or defacement of personal or real property, personal injury, or the receipt of threats of violence. “Threats of violence” means verbal, electronic, or written communication, or course of conduct, or a combination thereof, that causes reasonable fear of injury to the complainant or the complainant’s property.
(3) A “hate-motivated crime” occurs whenever a person engages in conduct prohibited by chapter 31 of this title or section 1063 of this title that causes damage to the person at whom the conduct was directed.
(4) “Hate-motivated crime injunction” or “order” means an injunction or other order issued under this chapter.
(5) “Plaintiff” means the Attorney General or a complainant.
(6) “Protected category” includes race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, age, service in the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard, disability as defined by 21 V.S.A. § 495d(5), sexual orientation, gender identity, and perceived membership in any such group. (Added 1999, No. 56, § 3; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 54; 2021, No. 34, § 3, eff. May 18, 2021.)