2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 33 - Human Services
Chapter 69 - Reports of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults
§ 6914. Access to criminal records

Universal Citation:
33 VT Stats § 6914
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§ 6914. Access to criminal records

(a) The Commissioner may obtain from the Vermont Crime Information Center the record of convictions of any person to the extent that the Commissioner has determined that such information is necessary to protect vulnerable adults.

(b) The Commissioners of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, of Health, and of Mental Health or their designees may, for the protection of vulnerable adults or for purposes related to oversight and monitoring of persons who are served by or compensated with funds provided by the Departments of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, of Health, and of Mental Health, ask the Vermont Crime Information Center for the record of convictions of a person who is a current employee, volunteer, or contractor, or a person to whom the employer has given a conditional offer of a contract, volunteer position, or employment. If the individual has a record of convictions, the Vermont Crime Information Center shall inform the appropriate department of the date and type of conviction.

(c) Information released to an employer under this section shall not be released or disclosed by the employer to any person. Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined not more than $500.00. (Added 1993, No. 100, § 9; amended 1995, No. 51, § 2; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2001, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. June 13, 2002; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 133; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 87, eff. May 20, 2014; 2023, No. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)

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