§ 5291 - Detention of minors charged as delinquents in a secure facility for the detentionof delinquent children - Vermont Statutes

§ 5291. Detention of minors charged as delinquents in a secure facility for the detention of delinquent children

(a) Unless ordered otherwise at or after a temporary care hearing, the commissioner shall have sole authority to place the child who is in the custody of the department in a secure facility for the detention of minors.

(b) Upon a finding at the temporary care hearing that no other suitable placement is available and the child presents a risk of injury to him- or herself, to others, or to property, the court may order that the child be placed in a secure facility used for the detention of delinquent children until the commissioner determines that a suitable placement is available for the child. Alternatively, the court may order that the child be placed in a secure facility used for the detention of delinquent children for up to seven days. Any order for placement at a secure facility shall expire at the end of the seventh day following its issuance unless, after hearing, the court extends the order for a time period not to exceed seven days. (Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.)