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
002
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MALTREATMENT PREVENTION FOR VULNERABLE ADULTS
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 6934)
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§ 6934. Notice
Except as provided in section 6936 of this title, the court shall grant relief only after notice to the defendant and a hearing. If
the petition is made by an interested person, notice shall be provided to the vulnerable
adult and the court shall determine whether the vulnerable adult is capable of expressing
the vulnerable adult’s wishes with respect to the petition and if so, whether the
vulnerable adult wishes to pursue the petition. If the court determines that the vulnerable
adult is capable of expressing the vulnerable adult’s opinion and does not wish to
pursue the petition, the court shall dismiss the petition. (Added 1991, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2001, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 13, 2002; 2023, No. 81, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)