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Vermont Statutes Title 18. Health, § 4237. Selling or dispensing to minors; selling on school grounds

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Dispensing regulated drugs to minors. A person knowingly and unlawfully dispensing any regulated drug to a minor who is at least three years that person's junior shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than five years.

(b) Sale of regulated drugs. A person knowingly and unlawfully selling any regulated drug to a minor shall, in addition to any other penalty, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years.

(c) Selling on school grounds. No person shall knowingly and unlawfully:

(1) dispense or sell a regulated drug to any person on a school bus or on real property owned by a public or private elementary, secondary, or vocational school;

(2) sell a regulated drug to any person on real property abutting real property owned by a public or private elementary, secondary, or vocational school; or

(3) dispense a regulated drug to any person in public view on real property abutting real property owned by a school.

(d) Abutting school property. The selling or dispensing of a regulated drug to a person on property abutting school property is a violation under this section only if it occurs within 500 feet of the school property. Property shall be considered abutting school property if:

(1) it shares a boundary with school property; or

(2) it is adjacent to school property and is separated only by a river, stream, or public highway.

(e) Penalty. A person who violates subsection (c) of this section shall, in addition to any other penalty, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years.

(f) Definitions. As used in this section:

(1) “Minor” means a person under the age of 18.

(2) “Owned by a school” means owned, leased, controlled, or subcontracted by a school and used frequently by students for educational or recreational activities.

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