The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 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.
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 8708)
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§ 8708. Involuntary sterilization
(a) Any sterilization sought on behalf of a person with an intellectual disability or
requested by any person denied a voluntary sterilization by section 8707 of this title shall be considered an involuntary sterilization.
(b) Involuntary sterilizations may be performed only after a hearing in the Superior Court
pursuant to sections 8709-8712 of this title. For the purposes of involuntary sterilization proceedings under this chapter, the
person with an intellectual disability subject to a petition for sterilization shall
be defined as the respondent. (Added 1981, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 111.)