Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 8843

  • Designated program: means a program designated by the Commissioner as adequate to provide in an individual manner appropriate custody, care, and habilitation to persons with intellectual disabilities receiving services under this subchapter. See
  • Person: means any individual, company, corporation, association, partnership, the U. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 8843. Findings and order

(a) In all cases, the court shall make specific findings of fact and state its conclusions of law.

(b) If the court finds that the respondent is not a person in need of custody, care, and habilitation, it shall dismiss the petition.

(c) If the court finds that the respondent is a person in need of custody, care, and habilitation, it shall order the respondent committed to the custody of the Commissioner for placement in a designated program in the least restrictive environment consistent with the respondent’s need for custody, care, and habilitation for an indefinite or a limited period. (Added 1987, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)