Vermont § 2404 - Definitions As used in this chapter:
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§ 2404. Definitions As used in this chapter:
- (1) “Lawful custodian” means a parent, guardian, or other person responsible by authority
of law for the care, custody, or control of another. (2) “Relative” means a parent, stepparent, ancestor, descendant, sibling, uncle, or aunt,
including a relative of the same degree through civil marriage or adoption. (3) “Restrain” means to restrict substantially the movement of another person without
the person’s consent or other lawful authority by: (A) removing the restrained person from the person’s residence or place of business, or
from a hospital or school; or (B) moving the restrained person a substantial distance from the place where the restriction
on the person’s movement commenced; or (C) confining the restrained person for a substantial period either in the place where
the restriction commences or in a place to which the person has been moved. (4) A restraint is “without consent” if it is accomplished: (A) by acquiescence of the restrained person, if the restrained person is under 16 years
of age and the restrained person’s lawful custodian has not acquiesced in the movement
or confinement; or (B) by force, threat, or deception. (Added 1989, No. 293 (Adj
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