{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-5511","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 5511","heading":"Notification of unemancipated minor’s parent or guardian","body":"(a) A law enforcement officer who arrests an unemancipated minor shall take reasonable steps to notify, as soon as reasonably practicable, a parent or guardian of the minor:\n(1) that the minor has been arrested;\n(2) the location where the minor is being held if still in law enforcement custody; and\n(3) the nature of the criminal charge against the minor.\n(b) If the minor is cited to appear in court, a copy of the citation shall promptly be mailed to the last known address of a parent or guardian of the minor.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 181: Arrest, Complaint, and Binding over","Subchapter 001: ARREST AND COMPLAINT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/181/05511","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:58Z","sha256":"95840ff5299ce5d8fb93d476a346eea8fb6c13538cf31219fac0a5f8f1cba292","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-5505-5510","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-5551-5553"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}