{"data":{"id":"us-vt/33-v.s.a.-5129","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"33 V.S.A. § 5129","heading":"Information from law enforcement agency","body":"(a) Information to all victims in juvenile and youthful offender proceedings. After initial contact between a victim and a law enforcement agency responsible for investigating the offense, the agency shall promptly give in writing to the victim:\n(1) an explanation of the victim’s rights under this chapter and chapters 52 and 52A of this title; and\n(2) information concerning the availability of:\n(A) assistance to victims, including medical, housing, counseling, and emergency services;\n(B) compensation for victims under 13 V.S.A. chapter 167 and the name, street address, and telephone number of the Center for Crime Victim Services;\n(C) protection for the victim, including protective court orders; and\n(D) access by the victim and the offender to records related to the case that are public under the provisions of 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 3 (access to public records).\n(b) Information to victims of listed crimes. As soon as practicable, the law enforcement agency shall use reasonable efforts to give to the victim of a listed crime, as relevant, all of the following:\n(1) information as to the offender’s identity unless inconsistent with law enforcement purposes;\n(2) information as to whether the offender has been taken into custody;\n(3) the file number of the case and the name, office street address, and telephone number of the law enforcement officer currently assigned to investigate the case;\n(4) the prosecutor’s name, office street address, and telephone number;\n(5) an explanation that no individual is under an obligation to respond to questions that may be asked outside a courtroom or deposition; and\n(6) information concerning any conditions of release imposed on the offender prior to an initial court appearance, unless otherwise limited by court order.","path":["Title 33: Human Services","Chapter 051: General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/33/051/05129","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:11Z","sha256":"c7d22979c80009f51b566eacbf30af37be9a9e8a1b15569526b0b98fcaa0f523","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/33-v.s.a.-5128","next":"us-vt/33-v.s.a.-5201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}