The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 204 : Sterilization
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 8715)-
§ 8715. Liability; costs
(a) Sterilizations performed pursuant to this chapter shall be legal and no person shall be civilly or criminally liable for performing a sterilization pursuant to such order of the court; provided, however, that the provisions of this chapter shall not affect any liability that may be incurred as a consequence of the manner in which such sterilization operation is performed.
(b) The cost of evaluations required by sections 8707 and 8709 of this title shall be paid for out of appropriations of the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. (Added 1981, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 44.)
