Current through L. 2024, c. 185.
Section 5202 - Order of adjudication; noncriminal(a)(1) An order of the Family Division of the Superior Court in proceedings under this chapter shall not: (A) be deemed a conviction of crime;(B) impose any civil disabilities sanctions ordinarily resulting from a conviction; or(C) operate to disqualify the child in any civil service application or appointment.(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, an order of delinquency in proceedings concerning a child who is alleged to have committed a violation of those sections specified in 23 V.S.A. § 801(a)(1) shall be an event in addition to those specified therein, enabling the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to require proof of financial responsibility under 23 V.S.A. chapter 11.(b) The disposition of a child and evidence given in a hearing in a juvenile proceeding shall not be admissible as evidence against the child in any case or proceeding in any other court except after a subsequent conviction of a felony in proceedings to determine the sentence.Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. 1/1/2009; amended 2017, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. 7/1/2020.