Vermont Code § 33 V.S.A. § 5301

Taking into custody
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§ 5301. Taking into custody
A child may be taken into custody:
(1) pursuant to an order of the Family Division of the Superior Court under the provisions
of this chapter;
(2) by an officer when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child is
in immediate danger from the child’s surroundings and that removal from the child’s
current home is necessary for the child’s protection; and
(3) by an officer when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child has
run away from a custodial parent, a foster parent, a guardian, a custodian, a noncustodial
parent lawfully exercising parent-child contact, or a care provider.

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