Legal Statutes: Vermont

UPDATED September 24, 2012

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• Vermont Statutes (select sections)
  • Title Twelve. Court Procedure
    • Part 9. Particular Proceedings
      • Chapter 178. Orders Against Stalking or Sexual Assault
        • 5131. Definitions
        • 5132. Jurisdiction and venue
        • 5133. Requests for an order against stalking or sexual assault
        • 5134. Emergency relief
        • 5135. Service
        • 5136. Procedure
        • 5137. Filing orders with law enforcement personnel; a department of public safety protection order database
        • 5138. Enforcement
  • Title Thirteen. Crimes and Criminal Procedure
    • Part 1. Crimes
      • Chapter 1. General Provisions
        • 1. Felonies and misdemeanors defined
      • Chapter 19. Breach of the Peace; Disturbances
        • Subchapter 4. Other Disturbances of the Peace
          • 1027. Disturbing peace by use of telephone or other electronic communications
          • 1030. Violation of an abuse prevention order, an order against stalking or sexual assault, or a protective order concerning contact with a child
        • Subchapter 7. Stalking
          • 1061. Definitions
          • 1062. Stalking
          • 1063. Aggravated stalking
      • Chapter 56. Custodial Interference
        • 2451. Custodial interference
      • Chapter 59. Lewdness and Prostitution
        • Subchapter 1. Lewd and Indecent Conduct
          • 2601. Lewd and lascivious conduct
          • 2602. Lewd or lascivious conduct with child
          • 2605. Voyeurism
      • Chapter 64. Sexual Exploitation of Children
        • 2822. Use of a child in a sexual performance
        • 2823. Consenting to a sexual performance
      • Chapter 72. Sexual Assault
        • Subchapter 1. Crimes; Trials
          • 3252. Sexual assault
          • 3253. Aggravated sexual assault
          • 3253a. Aggravated sexual assault of a child
          • 3257. Sexual exploitation of an inmate
          • 3258. Sexual exploitation of a minor
  • Title Fourteen. Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
    • Part 4. Fiduciary Relations
      • Chapter 111. Guardianship
        • Subchapter 2. Persons for Whom Guardians Appointed2
          • Article 1. Guardians of Minors
            • 2645. Appointment of guardian
  • Title Fifteen. Domestic Relations
    • Chapter 5. Desertion and Support
      • Subchapter 3A. Parentage Proceedings
        • 308. Presumption of parentage
    • Chapter 11. Annulment and Divorce
      • Subchapter 3A. Child Custody and Support
        • 650. Legislative findings and purpose
        • 654. Support guideline
        • 655. Total child support obligation
        • 657. Shared or split physical custody
        • 660. Modification
        • 664. Definitions
        • 665. Rights and responsibilities order; best interests of the child
        • 666. Agreements between parents
        • 668. Modification of order
    • Chapter 18. Grandparents' Visitation
      • 1011. Jurisdiction
      • 1012. If a parent is deceased or cannot decide
      • 1013. Decision
      • 1015. Limit on refiling
    • Chapter 19. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act [Repealed]
      • §§ 1031 to 1051. Repealed by 2011, No. 29, § 8, eff. July 1, 2011
    • Chapter 20. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
      • Subchapter 2. Jurisdiction
        • § 1077. Inconvenient forum
    • Chapter 21. Abuse Prevention
      • Subchapter 1: General Provisions
        • 1101. Definitions
        • 1102. Jurisdiction and venue
        • 1103. Requests for relief
        • 1104. Emergency relief
        • 1105. Service
        • 1106. Procedure
        • 1107. Filing orders with law enforcement personnel; department of public safety protection order database
        • 1108. Enforcement
        • 1109. Appeals
        • 1110. Requests for child support; transfer to office of magistrate
        • 1115. Limitation or denial of visitation
      • Subchapter 3: Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking
        • 1150. Findings and intent
        • 1151. Definitions
        • 1152. Address confidentiality program; application; certification
        • 1153. Certification cancellation
        • 1154. Agency use of designated address; agency other than law enforcement agency.
        • 1154a. Agency use of designated address; law enforcement agency.
        • 1155. Disclosure of address prohibited; exceptions
        • 1156. Nondisclosure of address in criminal and civil proceedings.
        • 1157. Assistance for program applicants
        • 1158. Voting by program participant
        • 1159. Custody and visitation orders
        • 1160. Adoption of rules
  • Title Fifteen B. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996)
    • Chapter 3. Civil Provisions of General Application
      • 312. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
  • Vermont Court Rules
    • Rules for Family Proceedings
      • RULE 9. ABUSE PREVENTION

Subchapter 3: Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking

back to top1154a. Agency use of designated address; law enforcement agency.

(a) If requested in person by a program participant to the person creating the record prior to the creation of the record, and upon proof of participation in the program established by this chapter, a law enforcement agency shall use the participant's substitute address in:

(1) a summons or complaint for a violation within the jurisdiction of the judicial bureau as set forth in section 1102 of Title 4;

(2) a citation to appear under Rule 3 of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure; or

(3) an accident report filed with the department of motor vehicles.

(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent a law enforcement agency from requiring that a program participant provide his or her actual address upon request from the agency.

(c) A law enforcement agency may, in its discretion, use a substitute address in any record released by the agency.