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Subchapter
002
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REPORTING ABUSE OF CHILDREN
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 4914)
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§ 4914. Nature and content of report; to whom made
A report shall be made orally or in writing to the Commissioner or designee. The Commissioner
or designee shall request the reporter to follow the oral report with a written report,
unless the reporter is anonymous. Reports shall contain the name and address or other
contact information of the reporter as well as the names and addresses of the child
and the parents or other persons responsible for the child’s care, if known; the age
of the child; the nature and extent of the child’s injuries together with any evidence
of previous abuse and neglect of the child or the child’s siblings; and any other
information that might be helpful in establishing the cause of the injuries or reasons
for the neglect as well as in protecting the child and assisting the family. If a
report of child abuse or neglect involves the acts or omissions of the Commissioner
or employees of the Department, then the report shall be directed to the Secretary
of Human Services who shall cause the report to be investigated by other appropriate
Agency staff. If the report is substantiated, services shall be offered to the child
and to his or her family or caretaker according to the requirements of section 4915b of this title. (Added 1981, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 25, 1982; amended 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1989, No. 295 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 120; 2007, No. 77, § 1, eff. June 1, 2007; 2007, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2015, No. 60, § 4a.)