Legal competence No determination that a person requires treatment and no order of the court authorizing hospitalization or alternative treatment shall lead to a presumption of legal incompetence for matters other than treatment. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
Vermont Legal Code
§ 7706
Vermont Title 18 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/183/07706· Version 2026