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. § 8715)
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§ 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.)