Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 7004
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 7004
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
§ 7004. Record of convictions; report to Commissioner of Public Safety
In all cases of felony or misdemeanor in which a conviction or plea of guilty is had in their respective courts, clerks of the Superior Court shall forthwith forward to the Commissioner of Public Safety, on quadruplicate forms to be furnished by him or her, for file in the identification and records division of the Department of Public Safety, a certified report of the conviction, together with the sentence and any other facts that may be required by the Commissioner. A fee of $0.50 for such certified report shall be allowed by the Commissioner of Finance and Management in settlement of the accounts of such courts. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative February 1, 1967; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 56, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 112.)