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.
Subchapter
001
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COMMITMENT, TRANSFER, AND DISCHARGE
(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 702)
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§ 702. Transfer between facilities of the Department
(a) The Commissioner may transfer any inmate committed to his or her custody between any
of the correctional facilities except that the Commissioner shall not have the authority
to transfer a child, as defined in this title, to any facility except in accordance
with 33 V.S.A. § 5293.
(b) The Commissioner shall have the authority to transfer a person under arrest and charged
with any offense, or convicted but not yet sentenced, from the correctional facility
at which the person is detained to any other facility if the Commissioner determines
that the person cannot be kept properly or safely at the correctional facility at
which he or she is detained. If the Commissioner determines that such person has manifested
a mental illness requiring treatment, the Commissioner shall have the authority to
initiate transfer proceedings pursuant to section 703 of this title. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1987, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 131, eff. May 20, 2014.)