{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7044","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 7044","heading":"Sentence calculation; notice to defendant","body":"(a) Within 30 days after sentencing in all cases where the court imposes a sentence which includes a period of incarceration to be served, the Commissioner of Corrections shall provide to the court and the Office of the Defender General a calculation of the potential shortest and longest lengths of time the defendant may be incarcerated taking into account the provisions for reductions of term pursuant to 28 V.S.A. § 811 based on the sentence or sentences the defendant is serving, and the effect of any credit for time served as ordered by the court pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7031. The Commissioner’s calculation shall be a public record.\n(b) In all cases where the court imposes a sentence that includes a period of incarceration to be served, the Department of Corrections shall provide the defendant with a copy and explanation of the sentence calculation made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 221: Judgment, Sentence, and Execution","Subchapter 002: SENTENCE AND COMMITMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/221/07044","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"4779541d0a0670d6155c5345632d927b78e9532fd19c94582d5cb5f232c97443","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7043a","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}