§ 614. Confidentiality of genetic testing
(a) A report of genetic testing for parentage is exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act and shall be kept confidential and released only as provided in this title.
(b) A person shall not intentionally release a report of genetic testing or the genetic material of another person for a purpose not relevant to a parentage proceeding without the written permission of the person who furnished the genetic material. A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 15C - Parentage Proceedings
§ 602. Requirements for genetic testing
§ 603. Court order for testing
§ 604. Genetic testing results
§ 605. Report of genetic testing
§ 606. Admissibility of results of genetic testing
§ 607. Additional genetic testing
§ 608. Consequences of declining genetic testing
§ 609. Adjudication of parentage based on genetic testing
§ 610. Costs of genetic testing
§ 611. Genetic testing when specimens not available
§ 614. Confidentiality of genetic testing
§ 615. Authority to deny requested order for genetic testing or admission of test results
§ 616. Precluding establishment of parentage by perpetrator of sexual assault