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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 33, § 5301

Taking into custody

Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj

A child may be taken into custody:

(1) pursuant to an order of the Family Division of the Superior Court under the provisions of this chapter;

(2) by an officer when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child is in immediate danger from the child’s surroundings and that removal from the child’s current home is necessary for the child’s protection; and

(3) by an officer when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child has run away from a custodial parent, a foster parent, a guardian, a custodian, a noncustodial parent lawfully exercising parent-child contact, or a care provider.

Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.