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V.S.A. tit. 28, ch. 11, subch. 5
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28 V.S.A. § 901 Evaluation and treatment facilities

901. Evaluation and treatment facilities The Department shall operate or cause to be operated one or more facilities for the evaluation and treatment of offenders. The facilities may be either residential or nonresidential. Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.

28 V.S.A. § 902 Commitment and sentencing

902. Commitment and sentencing When a person is convicted of a crime before a court having criminal jurisdiction punishable by imprisonment, the court, in its discretion, before sentence may, with the consent of the Commissioner, order the person committed on a temporary basis to the custody of the Commissioner for the purpose of assignment to a facility for evaluation. The Commissioner shall return the person to the court within 60 days with a written report and recommendation whether the person should be placed on probation or should be committed. Added 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 20.

28 V.S.A. § 903 Access to treatment pending appeal; rule

903. Access to treatment pending appeal; rule Treatment, assessment, evaluation, screening, or programming shall not be restricted or denied to inmates on the basis of any anticipated or pending direct or collateral appeal of any criminal conviction, nor on the basis of any position taken by the appellant in any such action. The Commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 regarding the confidentiality of communications by an inmate made for the purposes of treatment, assessment, evaluations, screening, or programming while an appeal is pending. This provision neither expands nor contracts the duty of the Commissioner to adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25. Added 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 51, eff. May 22, 1996; amended 2015, No. 23, § 132.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/28/011Fetched: 10/21/2026

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