The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below now include the actions of the 2026 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 28 : Public Institutions and Corrections
Chapter 003 : Administration of the Department
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§ 130. Searches
(a) The Department shall conduct any lawful searches in accordance with this section, including clothed searches, unclothed searches, urinalysis, and body scans.
(b) The Department shall not search or physically examine, or request that contractors search or physically examine, any individual for the sole purpose of determining the individual’s genital status.
(c) The Department shall consider on an individualized basis whether a transgender, gender-diverse, or intersex individual’s request as to the gender of staff who may perform a lawful search would best support the individual’s health and safety and whether accommodating the inmate’s request would pose risks to safety or security. (Added 2025, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 2026.)