Conviction of person who stole property not required In a prosecution for buying, receiving, selling, possessing unless with the intent to restore to the owner, or aiding in the concealment of money or other property known to have been stolen, it shall not be necessary to aver nor on trial to prove that the person who stole the property has been convicted. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
Vermont Legal Code