No. 116 Page 1 of 1
2024
No. 116. An act relating to the types of evidence permitted in weight of
the evidence hearings.
(S.196)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 13 V.S.A. § 7553a is amended to read:
§ 7553a. ACTS OF VIOLENCE; DENIAL OF RELEASE ON BAIL
(a) A person charged with an offense that is a felony, an element of which involves an act of violence against another person, may be held without bail when the evidence of guilt is great and the court finds, based upon clear and convincing evidence, that the person’s release poses a substantial threat of
physical violence to any person and that no condition or combination of
conditions of release will reasonably prevent the physical violence.
(b) Information stated in, or offered in connection with, any order entered pursuant to this section need not conform to the rules pertaining to the admissibility of evidence in a court of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to alter the existing standard applied to determine whether evidence of guilt is great under this section.
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
Date Governor signed bill: May 23, 2024
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 13-7553a
As Passed By the Senate -- Official: 13-7553a
As Passed By the Senate -- Unofficial: 13-7553a
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 13-7553a
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 13-7553a
As Enacted: 13-7553a