Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 362
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 28 Sec. 362
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Corrections. 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
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- Supervised community sentence: means a form of imprisonment to be served outside the walls of a correctional facility, subject to the rules of the Commissioner and subject to revocation and incarceration pursuant to this chapter. See
§ 362. Duration of supervised community sentence
A sentence of supervised community sentence shall not terminate earlier than the expiration of the minimum term of imprisonment ordered by the sentencing court. Upon the expiration of the minimum sentence, the offender’s case shall be reviewed by the Parole Board. If the offender has successfully completed the obligations of supervised community sentence responsibilities, including restitution if imposed by the sentencing court, and successfully abided by the conditions of the sentence, the Commissioner may recommend to the Parole Board that the offender be paroled from supervised community sentence. The Board may, if warranted by the conduct of the offender and the ends of justice:
(1) continue the offender under supervised community sentence until the expiration of the maximum term of sentence;
(2) release the offender under parole supervision pursuant to chapter 7 of this title; or
(3) terminate the offender from supervision altogether. (Added 1989, No. 291 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)