The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
006
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PLACEMENT IN SECURE FACILITIES
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 5292)
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§ 5292. Detention in adult facilities of minors charged or adjudicated as delinquents
(a) A minor charged with a delinquent act shall not be detained under this chapter in
a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of adults unless the child
is alleged to have committed a crime punishable by life imprisonment and it appears
to the satisfaction of the court that public safety and protection reasonably require
such detention.
(b) A minor who has been adjudicated as a delinquent child shall not by virtue of such
adjudication be committed or transferred to an institution or other facility used
primarily for the execution of sentences of persons convicted of a crime.
(c) The official in charge of a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention
of adult offenders or persons charged with crime shall inform the court immediately
when a minor who is or appears to be under the age of 18 years is received at the
facility other than pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or section 5293 of this title and shall deliver the minor to the court upon request of the court or transfer the
minor to the detention facility designated by the court by order. (Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.)