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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 8017

  • Collateral consequence: means a mandatory sanction or a discretionary disqualification. See
  • Mandatory sanction: means a penalty, disability, or disadvantage imposed on an individual as a result of the individual's conviction of an offense which applies by operation of law whether or not the penalty, disability, or disadvantage is included in the judgment or sentence. See

§ 8017. Savings and transitional provisions

(a) This chapter applies to collateral consequences whenever enacted or imposed, unless the law creating the collateral consequence expressly states that this chapter does not apply.

(b) This chapter does not invalidate the imposition of a mandatory sanction on an individual before July 1, 2014, but a mandatory sanction validly imposed before July 1, 2014 may be the subject of relief under this chapter. (Added 2013, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.)