Vt. Stat. tit. 13 § 5131 : CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY — INQUESTS AS TO CRIMINAL MATTERS — INQUESTS AS TO CRIMINAL MATTERS — Application for inquest TEXT PDF Upon the written application of the State's Attorney, a judge of the Superior Court may institute and conduct an inquest upon any criminal matter under investigation by the State's Attorney. 13 V.S.A. § 5131 Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative 2/1/1967; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. 4/9/1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 109.