Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 2809

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.

§ 2809. Civil action prerequisite for criminal prosecution

Where evidence of conduct prohibited under subdivision 2802(a)(2) of this title consists entirely of written matter in a book or other publication however reproduced, a criminal prosecution may be commenced only after violation of a final injunction prohibiting such conduct. (Added 1973, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)