§ 1140. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission
§ 1140. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission (a) The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission is established within the Office of the Attorney General, in consultation with the Council on Domestic Violence, for the following purposes: (1) to examine the trends and patterns of domestic violence-related fatalities in Vermont; (2) to identify barriers to safety, the […]
§ 1150. Findings and intent
§ 1150. Findings and intent (a) The General Assembly finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. (b) It is the purpose of this subchapter to: (1) enable state and local […]
§ 1152. Address Confidentiality Program; application; certification
§ 1152. Address Confidentiality Program; application; certification (a) An adult person, a parent, or legal guardian acting on behalf of a minor, or a legal guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person may apply to the Secretary of State to have an address designated by the Secretary serve as the person’s address or the […]
§ 1153. Certification cancellation
§ 1153. Certification cancellation (a) The Secretary of State may cancel a Program participant’s certification if, after the passage of 14 days: (1) from the date of changing his or her name, the Program participant does not notify the Secretary that he or she has obtained a name change; however, the Program participant may reapply […]
§ 1154. Agency use of designated address; agency other than law enforcement agency
§ 1154. Agency use of designated address; agency other than law enforcement agency (a) A Program participant shall request that State and local agencies, other than law enforcement agencies, use the substitute address as the participant’s address. When creating a new public record, State and local agencies, other than law enforcement agencies, shall accept the […]
§ 1103. Requests for relief
§ 1103. Requests for relief (a) Any family or household member may seek relief from abuse by another family or household member on behalf of himself or herself or his or her children by filing a complaint under this chapter. A minor 16 years of age or older, or a minor of any age who […]
§ 1104. Emergency relief
§ 1104. Emergency relief (a) In accordance with the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure, temporary orders under this chapter may be issued ex parte, without notice to the defendant, upon motion and findings by the court that the defendant has abused the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s children, or both. The plaintiff shall submit an affidavit […]
§ 1105. Service
§ 1105. Service (a) A complaint or ex parte temporary order or final order issued under this chapter shall be served in accordance with the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure and may be served by any law enforcement officer. A court that issues an order under this chapter during court hours shall promptly transmit the […]
§ 1106. Procedure
§ 1106. Procedure (a) Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, proceedings commenced under this chapter shall be in accordance with the Vermont Rules for Family Proceedings and shall be in addition to any other available civil or criminal remedies. (b)(1) The Court Administrator shall establish procedures to ensure access to relief after regular court […]
§ 1107. Filing orders with law enforcement personnel; Department of Public Safety protection order database
§ 1107. Filing orders with law enforcement personnel; Department of Public Safety protection order database (a) Police departments, sheriff’s departments, and State police district offices shall establish procedures for filing abuse prevention orders issued under this chapter, 33 V.S.A. chapter 69, 12 V.S.A. chapter 178, protective orders relating to contact with a child issued under […]