{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-5573","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 5573","heading":"Complaint","body":"(a) A complaint filed under this subchapter shall be supported by facts and shall allege that:\n(1) the complainant has been convicted of a felony crime, been sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and served at least six months of the sentence in a correctional facility; and\n(2) the complainant was exonerated through the complainant’s conviction being reversed or vacated, the information or indictment being dismissed, the complainant being acquitted after a second or subsequent trial, or the granting of a pardon.\n(b) The court may dismiss the complaint, upon its own motion or upon motion of the State, if it determines that the complaint does not state a claim for which relief may be granted.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 182: Innocence Protection","Subchapter 002: COMPENSATION FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/182/05573","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:58Z","sha256":"f8c0fd131cb0935ea1528e7c29e8c3760ff73af33f71eec939113f21e7ac09eb","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-5572","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-5574"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}