Legal competence
18 V.S.A. § 8844
in effect8844. Legal competence
No determination that a person is in need of custody, care, and habilitation or in need of continued custody, care, and habilitation and no order authorizing commitment shall lead to a presumption of legal incompetence.
Added 1987, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2023, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. July 1, 2024.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/206/08844Fetched: 10/21/2026
