| Rule Number: |
10P028 |
| Title: |
Graduated Sanctions for Technical Violations of Probation in Lieu of Court Referral |
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Type:
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Standard |
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Status:
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Adopted |
| Agency: |
Department of Corrections, Agency of Human Services
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| Legal Authority: |
28 V.S.A. ยง 256 |
| Summary:
| The rule sets forth criteria and procedures determining how the Commissioner of Corrections will implement the new statutory changes as they pertain to graduated sanctions for probation violations. |
| Persons Affected:
| Victims and their families, offenders and their families, Vermont Corrections staff, Vermont Department of Public Safety staff, Department for Children and Family staff, Department of Corrections treatment providers, Court staff, and local and state law enforcement agencies. |
| Economic Impact:
| This rule will allow the Department of Corrections to impose sanctions on probationers who have violated conditions of their Court-imposed probation sentence. This has the effect of allowing the Department to impose sanctions without having to present the violating behavior to the Court in a formal process. The cost implications indicate that the potential savings per fiscal year equate to approximately $1,556,600. |
| Posting date: |
Jul 21,2010 |
