The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 206 : Care for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Subchapter 003 : Judicial Proceeding; Persons with an Intellectual Disability Who Present a Danger of Harm to Others
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 8840)-
§ 8840. Jurisdiction and venue
Proceedings brought under this subchapter for commitment to the Commissioner for custody, care, and habilitation shall be commenced by petition in the Family Division of the Superior Court for the unit in which the respondent resides. (Added 1987, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238; 2019, No. 77, § 21, eff. June 19, 2019.)
