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.
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 5105)
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§ 5105. Venue and change of venue
(a) Proceedings under the juvenile judicial proceedings chapters may be commenced in the
county where:
(1) the child is domiciled;
(2) the acts constituting the alleged delinquency occurred; or
(3) the child is present when the proceedings commenced, if it is alleged that a child
is in need of care or supervision.
(b) If a child or a parent, guardian, or custodian changes domicile during the course
of a proceeding under the juvenile judicial proceedings chapters or if the petition
is not brought in the county in which the child is domiciled, the court may change
venue upon the motion of a party or its own motion, taking into consideration the
domicile of the child and the convenience of the parties and witnesses. (Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.)