§ 252 - Definitions - Vermont Statutes

§ 252. Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Criminal record" means the record of:

(A) convictions in Vermont, including whether any of the convictions is an offense listed in 13 V.S.A. § 5401(10) (sex offender definition for registration purposes); and

(B) convictions in other jurisdictions recorded in other state repositories or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the following crimes or for crimes of an equivalent nature:

(i) Crimes listed in subdivision 5301(7) of Title 13.

(ii) Contributing to juvenile delinquency under section 1301 of Title 13.

(iii) Cruelty to children under section 1304 of Title 13.

(iv) Cruelty by person having custody under section 1305 of Title 13.

(v) Prohibited acts under sections 2632 and 2635 of Title 13.

(vi) Displaying obscene materials to minors under section 2804b of Title 13.

(vii) Sexual exploitation of children under chapter 64 of Title 13.

(viii) Drug sales, including selling or dispensing under sections 4230(b), 4231(b), 4232(b), 4233(b), 4234(b), 4235(c), 4235a(b), and 4237 of Title 18.

(ix) Sexual activity by a caregiver, under subsection 6913(d) of Title 33.

(2) "School board" means the board of school directors of a school district or its equivalent in any independent school.

(3) "School district" means, unless the context otherwise clearly requires, a school district or a supervisory union.

(4) "Unsupervised" means not in the presence of a responsible adult in the employ of or under the direction of the independent school or school district.

(5) "User agreement" means an agreement between the Vermont criminal information center and a party requesting and receiving criminal record information which requires the party to comply with all federal and state laws, rules, regulations and policies regulating the release of criminal record information and the protection of individual privacy. (Added 1997, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2005, No. 54, § 17; 2009, No. 1, § 6b.)