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| 1 | 1 | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.457 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2025 Page 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | VT LEG #381266 v.1 | |
| 6 | 6 | H.457 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | SHORT FORM 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | Introduced by Representative Dolgin of St. Johnsbury 3 | |
| 9 | 9 | Referred to Committee on 4 | |
| 10 | 10 | Date: 5 | |
| 11 | 11 | Subject: Crimes and criminal procedure; justifiable homicide 6 | |
| 12 | 12 | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to establish a 7 | |
| 13 | 13 | “stand your ground law” so that a person who is in the their home or vehicle is 8 | |
| 14 | 14 | not required to retreat before using deadly force in the defense of the person’s 9 | |
| 15 | 15 | own life or the life of any other person or if the person reasonably believes that 10 | |
| 16 | 16 | the person, or any other person, is in imminent peril and that it is necessary to 11 | |
| 17 | 17 | repel that peril with deadly force in the forceful or violent suppression of a 12 | |
| 18 | 18 | person attempting to commit murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, 13 | |
| 19 | 19 | burglary, or larceny from the person. 14 | |
| 20 | 20 | An act relating to justifiable homicide 15 | |
| 21 | 21 | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 16 | |
| 22 | 22 | (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 17 |