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. § 705)
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§ 705. Hospitalization upon expiration of sentence
If it is determined by the Commissioner of Mental Health that a person who has been
transferred by the Commissioner to the Department of Mental Health is in need of further
care and treatment after the expiration of his or her maximum sentence, the Commissioner
of Mental Health shall petition the Criminal Division of the Superior Court for recommitment
of the inmate to the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health. This action by
the Commissioner of Mental Health shall be initiated before the expiration of the
maximum sentence. (Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; amended 1973, No. 48, § 4; 1977, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2007, No. 15, § 22; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)