§ 5801 - Woodside juvenile rehabilitation center - Vermont Statutes

§ 5801. Woodside juvenile rehabilitation center

(a) The Woodside juvenile rehabilitation center in the town of Essex shall be operated by the department for children and families solely as a secure detention and treatment facility for juvenile offenders as established by Acts No. 233 of the Acts of 1982 and No. 94 of the Acts of 1983.

(b) The total capacity of the facility shall not exceed 30 beds.

(c) The purpose or capacity of the Woodside juvenile rehabilitation center shall not be altered except by act of the general assembly following a study recommending any change of use by the agency of human services.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person under the age of 18 at the time of the offense charged may be detained at the facility if the offense charged is a misdemeanor as defined in section 1 of Title 13, provided the person is adjudicated a youthful offender under section 5505 of this title, and no person over the age of 18 may be detained at the facility. A person under the age of 18 at the time of the offense charged who has not been adjudicated a youthful offender under section 5505 of this title may be detained at the facility at the discretion of the secretary if the offense charged is a misdemeanor as defined in section 1 of Title 13. (Added 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 77, eff. June 21, 1994; amended 2001, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 118h, eff. June 21, 2002; 2003, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)