§ 5227. Timelines for pretrial and merits hearing
(a) Pre-trial hearing. At the preliminary hearing, the court shall set a date for a pretrial hearing on the petition. The pretrial hearing shall be held within 15 days of the preliminary hearing. In the event there is no admission or dismissal at the pretrial hearing, the court shall set the matter for a hearing to adjudicate the merits of the petition.
(b) Merits hearing. Except for good cause shown, a merits hearing shall be held and merits adjudicated no later than 60 days from the date of the preliminary hearing. (Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 52 - Delinquency Proceedings
§ 5201. Commencement of delinquency proceedings
§ 5202. Order of adjudication; noncriminal
§ 5203. Transfer from other courts
§ 5204. Transfer from Family Division of the Superior Court
§ 5205. Fingerprints; photographs
§ 5206. Citation of 16- to 18-year-olds
§ 5206. Citation of 16- to 19-year-olds
§ 5221. Citation and notice to appear at preliminary hearing
§ 5224. Failure to appear at preliminary hearing
§ 5225. Preliminary hearing; risk assessment
§ 5227. Timelines for pretrial and merits hearing
§ 5228. Constitutional protections for a child in delinquency proceedings
§ 5234. Rights of victims in delinquency proceedings involving a listed crime
§ 5234a. Rights of victims in delinquency proceedings involving a nonlisted crime
§ 5252. Request for emergency care order
§ 5253. Emergency care order; conditional custody order
§ 5254. Notice of emergency care order and temporary care hearing
§ 5255. Temporary care hearing
§ 5257. Filing of initial case plan
§ 5258. Postdisposition review and permanency review for delinquents in custody
§ 5258a. Duration of conditional custody orders postdisposition
§ 5261. Powers and responsibilities of the Commissioner regarding juvenile probation
§ 5262. Conditions of probation
§ 5263. Juvenile probation certificate
§ 5264. Modification of conditions
§ 5265. Violation of conditions of probation
§ 5266. Summons, apprehension, and prehearing placement of juvenile probationer
§ 5268. Notice; violation hearing
§ 5269. Disposition alternatives upon violation of conditions of probation
§ 5271. Discharge from probation
§ 5272. Juvenile Justice Unit; Juvenile Justice Director
§ 5292. Detention in adult facilities of minors charged or adjudicated as delinquents