Committee considers adding safe-harbor for helpers in Title 13 sheltering statute
During its review of H.657 the committee examined an amendment to Title 13 that would add persons providing assistance under 33 VSA 4908 to existing exemptions from criminal sheltering or aiding/runaway statutes, aiming to prevent service providers from being prosecuted when they serve unaccompanied youth.
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The House Judiciary Committee also examined a narrower change tied to Title 13 that would exempt people providing assistance under 33 VSA 4908 from criminal liability for sheltering or aiding a runaway when they act in accordance with the law.
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