Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 13 > Chapter 167 > Subchapter 5 - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

• Affected person: means any of the following persons who has requested notification in writing from the court or the Department of Corrections:

• Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• Board: means the Victims Compensation Board established under this chapter. See
• Crime: includes delinquent acts and an act of terrorism, as defined in 18 U. See
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Disposition: means the sentencing or determination of penalty or punishment to be imposed upon a person convicted of a crime or against whom a finding of sufficient facts for conviction is made. See
• Domestic: when applied to a corporation, company, association, or copartnership shall mean organized under the laws of this State; "foreign" when so applied, shall mean organized under the laws of another state, government, or country. See
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Justice: when applied to a person, other than a Justice of the Supreme Court, shall mean a justice of the peace for the county for which he or she is elected or appointed. See
• Listed crime: means any of the following offenses:

• 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
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Release: means release from a correctional facility to furlough or to probation or parole supervision, release from a correctional facility upon expiration of sentence or release from a correctional facility on bail after the defendant's initial appearance. See
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Restitution: means money or services that a court orders a defendant to pay or render to a victim as a part of the disposition. See
• SANE: means a sexual assault nurse examiner. 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
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Victim: means a person who sustains physical, emotional, or financial injury or death as a direct result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime or act of delinquency and shall also include the family members of a minor, a person who has been found to be incompetent, or a homicide victim. See
• Victim: means :

• Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.