Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 7611 (2026)
Involuntary treatment
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(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 7611)
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§ 7611. Involuntary treatment
No person may be made subject to involuntary treatment unless he or she is found to be a person in need of treatment or a patient in need of further treatment. (Added 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1985–2016 · leading case: Peck v. Counseling Serv. of Addison Cnty., Inc., 499 A.2d 422 (Vt. 1985).
Peck v. Counseling Serv. of Addison Cnty., Inc., 499 A.2d 422 (Vt. 1985). “A mental health professional's power to control a voluntary patient (18 V.S.A. § 7611 et seq.) is limited to initiating proceedings for involuntary commitment to patients posing a danger to themselves.”
In re T.S.S., 121 A.3d 1184 (Vt. 2015). “” 18 V.S.A. § 7611. In proceedings for involuntary treatment on either basis, the state has “the burden of proving its case by clear and convincing evidence.”
In re T.S.S., 199 Vt. 157 (Vt. 2015). “” 18 V.S.A. § 7611. In proceedings for involuntary treatment on either basis, the State has “the burden of proving its case by clear and convincing evidence.”
In re T.H. (Vt. 2016). “” 18 V.S.A. § 7611. The State has the burden of proving this “by clear and convincing evidence.”
In re T.S.S., 199 Vt. 157 (Vt. 2015). “” 18 V.S.A. § 7611. In proceedings for involuntary treatment on either basis, the state has “the burden of proving its case by clear and convincing evidence.”
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