{"data":{"id":"us-vt/28-v.s.a.-501","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"28 V.S.A. § 501","heading":"Eligibility for parole consideration","body":"An inmate who is serving a sentence of imprisonment who is not eligible for presumptive parole pursuant to section 501a of this title shall be eligible for parole consideration as follows:\n(1) If the inmate’s sentence has no minimum term or a zero minimum term, the inmate shall be eligible for parole consideration within 12 months after commitment to a correctional facility.\n(2) If the inmate’s sentence has a minimum term, the inmate shall be eligible for parole consideration after the inmate has served the minimum term of the sentence.","path":["Title 28: Public Institutions and Corrections","Chapter 007: Parole","Subchapter 003: ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/28/007/00501","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:08Z","sha256":"0d0284e60506d2e5fd75e525711c96eba9f19cc823a7c3323e1a7b3ae895e40e","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/28-v.s.a.-456","next":"us-vt/28-v.s.a.-501a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}