Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 6933
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 6933
- Abuse: means :
- Adult: means any individual who is 18 years of age or older. See
- Care: means subsistence, medical services, personal care services, mental health services, or rehabilitative services and includes assistance with activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living. See
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Exploitation: means :
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Interested person: means a representative of the vulnerable adult; Adult Protective Services staff; the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living; or the Commissioner's designee. See
- Neglect: means purposeful, knowing, or reckless failure or omission by a caregiver that has resulted in, or could be expected to result in, physical or psychological harm, including a failure or omission to:
- Protective services: means services, actions, measures, or interventions that are intended, through voluntary agreement or through appropriate court action, to prevent further neglect, abuse, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. See
- Representative: means a court-appointed guardian, an agent acting under an advance directive executed pursuant to 18 Vt. See
- Vulnerable adult: means any person 18 years of age or older who:
§ 6933. Request for relief
(a) A vulnerable adult, Adult Protective Services staff, or an interested person on behalf of a vulnerable adult may seek relief from abuse, neglect, or exploitation by filing a petition requesting one or more of the following orders:
(1) an order that the defendant refrain from abusing, neglecting, or exploiting the vulnerable adult;
(2) an order that the defendant immediately vacate the household;
(3) an order that the defendant shall not contact or communicate with the vulnerable adult either directly or through a third party;
(4) an order that the defendant shall not come within a fixed distance from the vulnerable adult;
(5) an order that the defendant shall not stalk, as defined in 12 V.S.A. § 5131, the vulnerable adult;
(6) an order to deliver care plans, medicines, physicians’ orders, and medical records to the vulnerable adult or the vulnerable adult’s representative;
(7) an order to cooperate in the transfer of the vulnerable adult’s care to ensure the vulnerable adult’s safety and well-being;
(8) an order to immediately return any cash, checks, money, or property belonging to the vulnerable adult in the defendant’s possession;
(9) an order to immediately return any personal documentation regarding the vulnerable adult, including identification documents, insurance information, financial records, and immigration documentation;
(10) an order that the defendant shall not access, dispose of, take, or transfer funds, accounts, or property from the vulnerable adult or any account in the name of the vulnerable adult;
(11) an order to cease any access, sharing, or use of identifying information, image, or likeness of the vulnerable adult;
(12) an order regarding possession, care, and control of any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held as a pet by the vulnerable adult; and
(13) such other orders as deemed necessary to protect the vulnerable adult.
(b) No filing fee shall be required. (Added 1991, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2001, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. June 13, 2002; 2023, No. 81, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)