{"id":376826,"date":"2016-03-31T21:37:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/vermont-law\/vermont-criminal-statute-of-limitations-laws.html"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:34:18","slug":"vermont-criminal-statute-of-limitations-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/vermont-law\/vermont-criminal-statute-of-limitations-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Criminal Statute of Limitations Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Vermont Criminal Statute of Limitations Laws<\/h1>\n
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\n By Christie Nicholson, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by FindLaw Staff<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Every state has laws dictating how long a person has to file a legal claim. This is true for civil and criminal cases. Civil statutes of limitations limit the time a plaintiff has to file their personal injury lawsuit.<\/p>\r\n

A state\u2019s criminal statute of limitations<\/a> limits how long prosecutors can wait to pursue criminal charges. The statute of limitations period depends on the severity of the crime. In Vermont, serious crimes like murder and kidnapping have no statute of limitations. The amount of time is shorter for petty crimes and misdemeanors.<\/p>\r\n

This article explains Vermont’s criminal statutes of limitations, including the specific time limits for various criminal offenses. If you have questions about statutes of limitations, look to FindLaw<\/a> or contact a Vermont criminal defense attorney<\/a> for legal help.<\/p>\r\n

Statutes of Limitations in Vermont<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

Vermont law does not have statutes of limitations for very serious crimes. This means the state can take a year, a decade, or even longer to prosecute an offender for these felonies.<\/p>\r\n

Some of the crimes that have no statute of limitations in Vermont include:<\/p>\r\n