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. § 703)
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§ 703. Transfer to the Department of Mental Health
(a) If it becomes necessary to transfer a person who is under the supervision of the Department
of Mental Health, the transfer shall be accomplished in accordance with the provisions
of part 8 of Title 18.
(b) When a person is so transferred, he or she shall be subject to the supervision of
the Commissioner of Mental Health except that the time during which the person is
in the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health shall be computed as part of the
term for which he or she was sentenced. He or she shall continue to be eligible for
good behavior reductions pursuant to section 811 of this title, and he or she shall continue to be eligible for parole pursuant to chapter 7 of
this title. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2007, No. 15, § 22.)