Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 4052
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 4052
- Court: means the Family Division of the Superior Court. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Law enforcement agency: means the Vermont State Police, a municipal police department, or a sheriff's department. See
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
§ 4052. Jurisdiction and venue
(a) The Family Division of the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this subchapter.
(b) Emergency orders under section 4054 of this title may be issued by a judge of the Criminal, Civil, or Family Division of the Superior Court.
(c) Proceedings under this chapter shall be commenced in the county where the law enforcement agency is located, the county where the respondent resides, or the county where the events giving rise to the petition occur. (Added 2017, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 11, 2018.)