As used in this subchapter:

1. (1) “Child” has the same meaning as in 33 V.S.A. § 5102(2).
2. (2) “Community referral” means a referral of an individual to a community-based restorative justice provider that does not involve criminal offenses or delinquencies for which probable cause exists.
3. (3) “Criminal justice purposes” has the same meaning as in 20 V.S.A. § 2056a(a)(3).
4. (4) “Pre-charge diversion” means a referral of an individual to a community-based restorative justice provider by a law enforcement officer or prosecutor after the referring officer or prosecutor has determined that probable cause exists that the individual has committed a criminal offense and before the individual is criminally charged with the offense or before a petition is filed in family court for the offense. Pre-charge diversion shall not be construed to include a community referral.
5. (5) “Youth” has the same meaning as in 33 V.S.A. § 5102(29).

(Added 2023, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.)