Vermont § 5511 Notification of unemancipated minor’s parent or guardian

Vermont Statutes

§ 5511 — Notification of unemancipated minor’s parent or guardian

Vermont § 5511

Title 13Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Ch. 181Chapter 181: Arrest, Complaint, and Binding over

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 5511 (2026).

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(a)A law enforcement officer who arrests an unemancipated minor shall take reasonable steps to notify, as soon as reasonably practicable, a parent or guardian of the minor:

(1)that the minor has been arrested;

(2)the location where the minor is being held if still in law enforcement custody; and

(3)the nature of the criminal charge against the minor.

(b)If the minor is cited to appear in court, a copy of the citation shall promptly be mailed to the last known address of a parent or guardian of the minor. (Added 1997, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)

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(a) A law enforcement officer who arrests an unemancipated minor shall take reasonable steps to notify, as soon as reasonably practicable, a parent or guardian of the minor:
(1) that the minor has been arrested;
(2) the location where the minor is being held if still in law enforcement custody; and
(3) the nature of the criminal charge against the minor.
(b) If the minor is cited to appear in court, a copy of the citation shall promptly be mailed to the last known address of a parent or guardian of the minor. (Added 1997, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)