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.
Subchapter
001
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REPORTS OF ABUSE OF VULNERABLE ADULTS
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 6914)
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§ 6914. Access to criminal records
(a) The Commissioner may obtain from the Vermont Crime Information Center the record of
convictions of any person to the extent that the Commissioner has determined that
such information is necessary to protect vulnerable adults.
(b) The Commissioners of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, of Health, and of
Mental Health or their designees may, for the protection of vulnerable adults or for
purposes related to oversight and monitoring of persons who are served by or compensated
with funds provided by the Departments of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living,
of Health, and of Mental Health, ask the Vermont Crime Information Center for the
record of convictions of a person who is a current employee, volunteer, or contractor,
or a person to whom the employer has given a conditional offer of a contract, volunteer
position, or employment. If the individual has a record of convictions, the Vermont
Crime Information Center shall inform the appropriate department of the date and type
of conviction.
(c) Information released to an employer under this section shall not be released or disclosed
by the employer to any person. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined
not more than $500.00. (Added 1993, No. 100, § 9; amended 1995, No. 51, § 2; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2001, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. June 13, 2002; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 133; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 87, eff. May 20, 2014; 2023, No. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)