15 V.S.A. § 1156: Nondisclosure of address in criminal and civil proceedings
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15: Domestic Relations
- Chapter 021: Abuse Prevention
- Subchapter 003: ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING
No person shall be compelled to disclose a Program participant’s actual address during the discovery phase of or during a proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction or administrative tribunal unless the court or administrative tribunal finds, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the disclosure is required in the interests of justice. A court or administrative tribunal may seal that portion of any record that contains a Program participant’s actual address. Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent the State, in its discretion, from using a Program participant’s actual address in any document or record filed with a court or administrative tribunal if, at the time of filing, the document or record is not a public record.
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