LOL.....Seldom used law!!.... I am ashamed to admit that I am a Native Vermonter !!!
I have had extensive experience and contact with the DOC, DCF, Family Court, Criminal Court, and many Vermont Legislators through my profession and personal life.
Property tax reform, protecting the enviroment, and civil unions are the priority for the Vermont Legislature.
I had a family member who was incarcerated and another person involved in the crime, who was NOT to be in contact with him, was allowed to send mail, have phone contact and visit him until it was brought to DOC attention. Their response was to then ship the family member out of state. hmmmm....retaliation maybe for the error being brought to the Commisioner attention???
Interesting that the taxpayers paid for him to be transferred out of state and then returned to Vermont 12 days later.
DCF ..... visit the Vermont Agency of Human Services website and read the HHS Federal Review of DCF that was done in 2007. Quite a eye opener....
Child endangerment....Up until last year and because the Federal Regulations required a change for continued Federal funding, children born addicted were NOT being reported to DCF as it was NOT recognized in policy or statue to be a "reportable incident."
I could give you lots more examples but I think you get my drift....BTW....Vermont is recognized as one of the top 10 safest states for children, LOL....