{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-2-205","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 2-205","heading":"Filing and copies of preplacement evaluation","body":"(a) If a preplacement evaluation contains a finding that a person is suited to be an adoptive parent, the evaluator shall give the person a signed copy of the evaluation. At the person’s request, the evaluator shall furnish a copy of the evaluation to a person authorized under this title to place a minor for adoption and, unless the person requests otherwise, edit the copy to exclude identifying information.\n(b) If a preplacement evaluation contains a finding that a person is not suited to be an adoptive parent of any minor, or a particular minor, the evaluator shall immediately give a signed copy of the evaluation to the person and to the Department. The Department shall retain for 10 years the copy and a copy of any court order concerning the evaluation issued pursuant to section 2-206 or 2-207 of this title.\n(c) An evaluator shall retain for two years the original of a completed or incomplete preplacement evaluation and a list of every source for each item of information in the evaluation.\n(d) An evaluator who conducted an evaluation in good faith under this part or under Part 6 of Article 3 of this title is not subject to civil liability for anything contained in the evaluation.","path":["Title 15A: Adoption Act","Chapter 002: Adoption of Minors","Subchapter 002: PREPLACEMENT EVALUATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/15A/002","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"64f45563ac8de001dd35f3260e6e8b9910bfd6210a471df84a99e4ac3af3d2f3","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-2-204","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-2-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}