Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 703 (2026)

Transfer to the Department of Mental Health

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Subchapter 001 : COMMITMENT, TRANSFER, AND DISCHARGE

(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 703)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1981–1992 · leading case: Goodemote v. Scripture, 440 A.2d 150 (Vt. 1981).
Goodemote v. Scripture, 440 A.2d 150 (Vt. 1981). · cites it 9× “If the Commissioner could evade the strictures of 28 V.S.A. § 703 simply by using transfer to a federal facility, as opposed to a state mental hospital, the protections of Title 18 would be of little consequence to inmates.”
In re D.C., 618 A.2d 1325 (Vt. 1992). “A person who is committed to the supervision of the commissioner of corrections may be transferred to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation so long as the civil commitment process under Title 18 is followed.”
In Re Dc, 618 A.2d 1325 (Vt. 1992). “A person who is committed to the supervision of the commissioner of corrections may be transferred to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation so long as the civil commitment process under Title 18 is followed.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 703(a) — 3 cases
Goodemote v. Scripture, 440 A.2d 150 (Vt. 1981). “If the Commissioner could evade the strictures of 28 V.S.A. § 703 simply by using transfer to a federal facility, as opposed to a state mental hospital, the protections of Title 18 would be of little consequence to inmates.”
In re D.C., 618 A.2d 1325 (Vt. 1992). “A person who is committed to the supervision of the commissioner of corrections may be transferred to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation so long as the civil commitment process under Title 18 is followed.”
In Re Dc, 618 A.2d 1325 (Vt. 1992). “A person who is committed to the supervision of the commissioner of corrections may be transferred to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation so long as the civil commitment process under Title 18 is followed.”
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