Act No. 102 Page 1 of 1
2024
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Act No. 102 (H.694). An act relating to sexual exploitation
Subjects: Crimes and criminal procedure; sexual exploitation of a person under the
supervision of the Department of Corrections; sexual exploitation of a minor
This act amends three sexual exploitation statutes within Vermont’s criminal sexual
assault chapter, 13 V.S.A. chapter 72, to include both sexual acts defined in 13 V.S.A.
§ 3251 and sexual conduct defined in 13 V.S.A. § 2821. The statutes amended include:
1. sexual exploitation of a person under the supervision of the Department of
Corrections;
2. sexual exploitation of a minor; and
3. sexual exploitation of a person who is being investigated, detained, arrested, or is
in the custody of a law enforcement officer.
The act also directs the Vermont Sentencing Commission to review definitions in
13 V.S.A. chapters 59 (lewdness and prostitution), 64 (sexual exploitation of children),
and 72 (sexual assault) for the purpose of updating and harmonizing the definitions as
they are used in those chapters. As part of the review, the Commission shall, in
particular, consider the definitions of “sexual conduct” as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 2821
and “sexual act” as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 3251. The Commission must report its
recommendations for legislative consideration to the Senate and House Committees on
Judiciary on or before December 1, 2024.
Effective Date: May 7, 2024
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 13-3257, 13-3258
As Passed By the House -- Official: 13-3257, 13-3258, 13-3259
As Passed By the House -- Unofficial: 13-3257, 13-3258, 13-3259
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 13-3257, 13-3258, 13-3259
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 13-3257, 13-3258, 13-3259
As Enacted: 13-3257, 13-3258, 13-3259