Vermont § 701b - Classification of persons or defendants

§ 701b. Classification of persons or defendants

• (a) When a defendant or person in a civil or criminal action is sentenced to the custody
  of the Commissioner or committed to the Commissioner’s custody pending a prosecution
  on a misdemeanor charge or for sentencing, the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s
  designee shall within five days of sentencing or commitment, excluding weekends and
  holidays, classify the person to determine whether he or she shall be incarcerated,
  held at a community work camp, or furloughed. Failure to classify within the five-day
  period shall not create a private right of action against the State, its political
  subdivisions, or its employees. (b) Notwithstanding 13 V.S.A. § 7554, the Commissioner may place on furlough under provisions of section 808 of this title, a misdemeanor defendant when the Commissioner, based upon a completed classification,
  has determined that the defendant is likely to appear in court as directed. If the
  Commissioner places such a defendant on furlough, the Commissioner shall impose not
  only the conditions of release initially ordered by the judicial officer, but also
  such additional terms or conditions deemed necessary to ensure that the defendant
  will appear in court. The Commissioner shall supervise compliance with all such conditions
  imposed. (Added 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. May 22, 1996; 2009, No. 33, § 50.)