Vermont § 5358a - Application information; confidentiality
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§ 5358a. Application information; confidentiality
- (a) All documents reviewed by the Victims Compensation Board for purposes of approving
an application for compensation shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed without
the consent of the victim except as provided in this section and subsection 7043(c) of this title. (b) For the purpose of requesting restitution, the amount of assistance provided by the
Victims Compensation Board shall be established by copies of bills submitted to the
Victims Compensation Board reflecting the amount paid by the Board and stating that
the services for which payment was made were for uninsured pecuniary losses. (c) The following shall be confidential and shall be redacted by the Victims Compensation
Board for any purpose including restitution: the victim’s residential address, telephone
number, and other contact information and the victim’s Social Security number. In
cases involving stalking, sexual offenses, and domestic violence, the following information
shall also be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the Victims Compensation
Board for any purpose, including restitution, absent a court order: (1) the victim’s employer’s name, telephone number, address, or any other contact information;
and (2) the victim’s medical or mental health provider’s name, telephone number, address,
or any other contact information. (d) Meetings of the Victims Compensation Board relating to victims compensation or offender
restitution shall not be subject to the Vermont Open Meeting Law, 1 V.S.A. chapter 5, subchapter 2. Annually, the Board shall hold an open meeting to present information
and data concerning the victims compensation and offender restitution programs, including
aggregate information on cases, pecuniary loss, expense reimbursement, restitution
orders, profits from crimes, and nonidentifying information on the amounts of compensation
awarded to victims. (Added 2011, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 15, 2012; amended 2019, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 5358a
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Section 5358a ("Application information; confidentiality") 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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