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Title 33 : Human Services
Chapter 052 : Delinquency Proceedings
Subchapter 001 : COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS.
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 5202)-
§ 5202. Order of adjudication; noncriminal
(a)(1) An order of the Family Division of the Superior Court in proceedings under this chapter shall not:
(A) be deemed a conviction of crime;
(B) impose any civil disabilities sanctions ordinarily resulting from a conviction; or
(C) operate to disqualify the child in any civil service application or appointment.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, a merits adjudication order issued pursuant to section 5229 of this title in proceedings concerning a child or youthful offender who is alleged to have committed a violation of those sections specified in 23 V.S.A. § 801(a)(1) shall be an event in addition to those specified therein, enabling the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to require proof of financial responsibility under 23 V.S.A. chapter 11.
(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, a merits adjudication order issued pursuant to section 5229 of this title in proceedings concerning a child or youthful offender who is alleged to have committed a violation of 23 V.S.A. chapter 13, subchapter 13 shall be reported to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in accordance with the provisions of 23 V.S.A. § 1709.
(b) The disposition of a child and evidence given in a hearing in a juvenile proceeding shall not be admissible as evidence against the child in any case or proceeding in any other court except after a subsequent conviction of a felony in proceedings to determine the sentence. (Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; amended 2017, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 2020; 2025, No. 41, § 3, eff. July 1, 2025.)
