Vermont § 3206 - Incidents and fatalities
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3206 — Incidents and fatalities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3206. Incidents and fatalities
- (a) The Department shall notify the Office of: (1) all incidents of actual physical injury to children or youths in the custody of the
Commissioner or at significant risk of such harm; and (2) instances of restraint or seclusion of any child or youth in the custody of the Commissioner. (b) The Department shall notify the Office within 48 hours of any fatality of a child
or youth in its custody. (Added 2021, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; amended 2023, No. 6, § 391, eff. July 1, 2023.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3206 ("Incidents and fatalities") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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