Vermont - Restorative Justice as a form of Restitution

13 V.S.A. § 7180

Population: All populations

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Law Type: Statute

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(C) If the court concludes that the defendant is not in contempt because the defendant does not have the ability to pay the amount due, the court may:
(i) suspend all or any part of the amount due in the interests of justice, except that the court may not waive surcharges imposed pursuant to section 7282 of this title;
(ii) order the defendant to participate in the Restorative Justice Program conducted by a community reparative board and direct the reparative board to determine an appropriate amount of community service to be performed in lieu of all or part of the amount due.

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