The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 15 : Domestic Relations
Chapter 021 : Abuse Prevention
Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 1107)-
§ 1107. Filing orders with law enforcement personnel; Department of Public Safety protection order database
(a) Police departments, sheriff’s departments, and State police district offices shall establish procedures for filing abuse prevention orders issued under this chapter, 33 V.S.A. chapter 69, 12 V.S.A. chapter 178, protective orders relating to contact with a child issued under 33 V.S.A. § 5115, , and foreign abuse prevention orders and for making their personnel aware of the existence and contents of such orders.
(b) Any court in this State that issues an abuse prevention order under section 1104 or 1103 of this chapter, or that files a foreign abuse prevention order in accordance with subsection 1108(d) of this chapter, or that issues a protective order relating to contact with a child under 33 V.S.A. § 5115, shall transmit a copy of the order to the Department of Public Safety protection order database. (Added 1979, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1995, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 15, 1996; 2005, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; 2009, No. 28, § 1.)
