{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-5041","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 5041","heading":"Definition","body":"The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this subchapter shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 159: Extradition and Fresh Pursuit","Subchapter 003: UNIFORM ACT ON FRESH PURSUIT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/159/05041","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:58Z","sha256":"7cf243f09a4cf80a4c76788427eb9c6a607b0b109ae38069616bdd07d71ba156","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-4970","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-5042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}