{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-4508","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 4508","heading":"When prosecution deemed commenced","body":"For the purpose of determining whether a period of limitation prescribed by law has run, a prosecution for a felony or misdemeanor shall be deemed commenced upon the occurrence of the earliest of the following events:\n(1) the arrest of the defendant without warrant;\n(2) the issuance to him or her by a law enforcement or prosecuting officer of a citation to appear; or\n(3) the presentation of an information or indictment to a judicial officer for the purpose of obtaining a summons or arrest warrant.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 151: Limitation of Prosecutions and Actions"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/151/04508","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:58Z","sha256":"ca5d0bc261846f8e4ccce36d7df7b80f52ad050c2ceb737798ecda4f7d70ca7f","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-4507","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-4509-4510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}