§ 2101. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Children and Families.
(2) “Family” means persons whom the recipient of General Assistance is required by law
to support.
(3) “Found” means discovered, come upon, chanced upon, or met with by accident.
(4) “General Assistance” means financial aid to provide the necessities of life, including
food, clothing, shelter, fuel, electricity, medical care, and other items as the Commissioner
may prescribe by rule, when a need is found to exist and the applicant is otherwise
found eligible.
(5) “House” means a structure in which people live, including a hospital.
(6) “Offense” means any act that gives rise to a cause of action in which the offender
is committed to jail, excluding criminal acts.
(7) “Relief or relieving” means General Assistance limited to medical assistance and other
assistance required in connection with medical assistance, but excluding financial
assistance.
(8) “Reside” means having a domicile.
(9) “Residence” means a person’s domicile.
(10) “Transient” means an individual who does not intend to establish a permanent residence
within the State of Vermont. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1971, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1973, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 63, § E.321.2; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. May 20, 2014; 2021, No. 20, § 308.)