{"data":{"id":"us-vt/33-v.s.a.-5251","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"33 V.S.A. § 5251","heading":"Taking into custody","body":"A child may be taken into custody by an officer:\n(1) pursuant to the laws of arrest of this State;\n(2) pursuant to an order of the court under the provisions of this chapter and chapters 51 and 53 of this title; or\n(3) when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the child has committed a delinquent act, and that the child’s immediate welfare or the protection of the community, or both, require the child’s removal from the child’s current home.","path":["Title 33: Human Services","Chapter 052: Delinquency Proceedings","Subchapter 003: CHILDREN IN CUSTODY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/33/052/05251","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:11Z","sha256":"78d2c145c2ea998635f27aba6dda74102e50f6793b4bfa69283d0fe35382ef27","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/33-v.s.a.-5235","next":"us-vt/33-v.s.a.-5252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}