Criminal Statutes of Limitations in Vermont

Prosecution may be commenced at any time for aggravated sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault of a child, sexual assault, sexual exploitation of a minor, human trafficking, aggravated human trafficking, murder, manslaughter, arson causing death, and kidnapping. Forty years: listed sexual and related offenses against children and certain other offenses (such as lewd or lascivious conduct with a child, maiming, sexual exploitation of children, certain voyeurism, nonconsensual disclosure of sexually explicit images, and sexual extortion). Eleven years: arson and first degree aggravated domestic assault. Six years: offenses including lewd and lascivious conduct, grand larceny, robbery, burglary, embezzlement, forgery, bribery offenses, false claims, and felony tax offenses. Three years: all other felonies and all misdemeanors.