Vermont § 5268 - Notice; violation hearing

§ 5268. Notice; violation hearing

• (a) The court shall not find a juvenile in violation of the juvenile’s probation without
  a hearing, which shall be held promptly in the court in which the probation was imposed.
  If the juvenile is held in detention prior to the hearing, the hearing shall take
  place at the earliest possible time. Prior to the hearing, the juvenile and the adult
  who signed the probation certificate shall receive a written notice of the hearing
  at his or her last known address stating that the juvenile has allegedly violated
  one or more conditions of probation and which condition or conditions have been violated.
  At the hearing, the juvenile shall have: (1) the right to legal counsel if requested by the juvenile probationer or the adult who
  signed the probation certificate to be assigned by the court in the same manner as
  in criminal cases; (2) the right to disclosure of evidence against the juvenile; (3) the opportunity to appear and to present evidence on the juvenile’s behalf; and (4) the opportunity to question witnesses against the juvenile. (b) The State’s Attorney having jurisdiction or the Commissioner shall establish the alleged
  violation by a preponderance of the evidence if the juvenile probationer contests
  the allegation. (Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 619, eff. July 1, 2022.)