{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7576","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 7576","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Appearance bond” means a written agreement that allows a person charged with a criminal offense to be released if the person pledges to pay the court a specified amount in the event the person fails to appear at a court proceeding.\n(2) “Bail” means any security, including cash, pledged to the court to ensure that a person charged with a criminal offense will appear at future court proceedings.\n(3) “Clinical assessment” means the procedures, to be conducted after a client has been screened, by which a licensed or otherwise approved counselor identifies and evaluates an individual’s strengths, weaknesses, problems, and needs for the development of a treatment plan.\n(4) “Needs screening” means a preliminary systematic procedure to evaluate the likelihood that an individual has a substance abuse or a mental health condition.\n(5) “Risk assessment” means a pretrial assessment that is designed to be predictive of a person’s failure to appear in court and risk of violating pretrial conditions of release with a new alleged offense.\n(6) “Secured appearance bond” means a written agreement which allows a person charged with a criminal offense to be released if:\n(A) the person pledges to pay the court a specified amount in the event that the person fails to appear at a court proceeding; and\n(B) a portion of the bond is paid to the court prior to release.\n(7) “Surety” means:\n(A) a person who agrees to be responsible for guaranteeing the appearance in court of a person charged with a criminal offense; or\n(B) a person who agrees to be responsible for guaranteeing that another person complies with the conditions of a peace bond under section 7573 of this title.\n(8) “Surety bond” means a written agreement, in a form established by the Court Administrator, under which a surety guarantees the appearance in court of a person charged with a criminal offense, and pledges to pay the court a specified amount if the person fails to appear.\n(9) “Flight from prosecution” means any action or behavior undertaken by a person charged with a criminal offense to avoid court proceedings.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 229: Bail and Recognizances"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/229/07576","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"a0df7339dc408859a7af0395c51cc10eb3b6b4ea25a29c13df7b8e2467fb212d","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7575","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}