The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 3 : Executive
Chapter 007 : Attorney General
Subchapter 002 : RESTORATIVE JUSTICE APPROACHES
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 162a)-
§ 162a. Definitions [Effective July 1, 2025]
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Child” has the same meaning as in 33 V.S.A. § 5102(2).
(2) “Community referral” means a referral of an individual to a community-based restorative justice provider that does not involve criminal offenses or delinquencies for which probable cause exists.
(3) “Criminal justice purposes” has the same meaning as in 20 V.S.A. § 2056a(a)(3).
(4) “Pre-charge diversion” means a referral of an individual to a community-based restorative justice provider by a law enforcement officer or prosecutor after the referring officer or prosecutor has determined that probable cause exists that the individual has committed a criminal offense and before the individual is criminally charged with the offense or before a petition is filed in family court for the offense. Pre-charge diversion shall not be construed to include a community referral.
(5) “Youth” has the same meaning as in 33 V.S.A. § 5102(29). (Added 2023, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.)
