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 Vermont Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 4 § 32 Jurisdiction; Criminal Division

(a) The Criminal Division shall have jurisdiction to try, render judgment, and pass sentence in prosecutions for felonies and misdemeanors.
(b) The Criminal Division shall have jurisdiction to try and

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finally determine prosecutions for violations of bylaws or ordinances of a village, town, or city, except as otherwise provided.

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