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- W. Va. Code § 49-4-105 · Hearing required to determine "reasonable efforts."
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-106 · Limitation on out-of-home placements.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-107 · Penalties.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-108 · Payment of services.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-109 · Guardianship of estate of child unaffected.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-110 · Foster care; quarterly status review; transitioning adults; annual permanency hearings.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-111 · Criteria and procedure for temporary removal of child from foster home; foster care arrangement termination; notice of child's availability for placement; adoption; sibling placements; limitations.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-112 · Subsidized adoption and legal guardianship; conditions.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-113 · Duration of custody or guardianship of children committed to department.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-114 · Consent by agency or department to adoption of child; statement of relinquishment by parent; counseling services; petition to terminate parental rights; notice; hearing; court orders.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-115 · Emancipation.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-116 · Voluntary placement; petition; requirements; attorney appointed; court hearing; orders.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-117 · Information provided in certain adoptions.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-118 · Child protection commissioner created; powers and duties.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-201 · Accepting possession of certain relinquished children.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-202 · Notification of possession of relinquished child; department responsibilities.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-203 · Filing petition after accepting possession of relinquished child.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-204 · Immunity from certain prosecutions.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-205 · Adoption eligibility.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-206 · Designation of local fire department, emergency medical service facility, police department, 911 call center, or sheriff’s detachment as a safe-surrender site; posting requirement.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-301 · Custody of a neglected child by law enforcement in emergency situations; protective custody; requirements; notices; petition for appointment of special guardian; discharge; immunity.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-302 · Authorizing a family court judge to order custody of a child in emergency situations; requirements; orders; investigative reports; notification required.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-303 · Emergency removal by department before filing of petition; conditions; referee; application for emergency custody; order.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-401 · Purpose; system to be a complement to existing programs.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-402 · Multidisciplinary investigative teams; establishment; membership; procedures; coordination among agencies; confidentiality.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-403 · Multidisciplinary treatment planning process; coordination; access to information.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-404 · Court review of service plan; hearing; required findings; order; team member's objections.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-405 · Multidisciplinary treatment planning process involving child abuse and neglect; team membership; duties; reports; admissions.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-406 · Multidisciplinary treatment process for status offenders or delinquents; requirements; custody; procedure; reports; cooperation; inadmissibility of certain statements.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-407 · Team directors; records; case logs.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-408 · Unified child and family case plans; treatment teams; programs; agency requirements.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-409 · After-care plans; contents; written comments; contacts; objections; courts.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-410 · Other agencies of government required to cooperate.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-411 · Law enforcement; prosecution; interference with performance of duties.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-412 · Exemption from multidisciplinary team review before emergency out-of-home placements.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-413 · Individualized case planning.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-501 · Prosecuting attorney representation of the Department of Human Services; conflict resolution.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-502 · Prosecuting attorney to cooperate with persons other than the department in child abuse and neglect matters; duties.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-503 · Prosecuting attorney to represent petitioner in juvenile cases.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-504 · Prosecuting attorney duty to establish multidisciplinary investigative teams.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-601 · Petition to court when child believed neglected or abused; venue; notice; right to counsel; continuing legal education; findings; proceedings; procedure.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-601a · Preference of child placement.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-601b · Substantiation by the department of abuse and neglect; file purging; expungement; exceptions.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-602 · Petition to court when child believed neglected or abused; temporary care, custody, and control of child at different stages of proceeding; temporary care; orders; emergency removal; when reasonable efforts to preserve family are unnecessary.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-603 · Medical and mental examinations; limitation of evidence; probable cause; testimony; judge or referee.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-604 · Disposition of neglected or abused children; case plans; dispositions; factors to be considered; reunification; orders; alternative dispositions.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-605 · When department efforts to terminate parental rights are required.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-606 · Modification of dispositional orders; hearings; treatment team; unadopted children.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-607 · Consensual termination of parental rights.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-608 · Permanency hearing; frequency; transitional planning; out-of-state placement; findings; notice; permanent placement review.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-609 · Conviction for offenses against children.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-610 · Improvement periods in cases of child neglect or abuse; findings; orders; extensions; hearings; time limits.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-701 · Juvenile jurisdiction of circuit courts, magistrate courts, and municipal courts; Constitutional guarantees; requirements; hearings; right to counsel; opportunity to be heard; evidence and transcripts; concurrent jurisdiction with federal courts.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-702 · Prepetition diversion to informal resolution; mandatory prepetition diversion program for status offenses and misdemeanor offenses; prepetition review team.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-702a · Noncustodial counseling or community services provided to a juvenile; prepetition counsel and advice.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-703 · Juvenile drug courts; hearing officers.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-704 · Institution of proceedings by petition; notice to juvenile and parents; preliminary hearings; subpoena.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-705 · Taking a juvenile into custody; requirements; existing conditions; detention centers; medical aid.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-706 · Detention hearing; rights of juvenile; notification; counsel; hearings.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-707 · Review of order following detention hearing.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-708 · Preliminary hearing; counsel; custody; court requirements; preadjudicatory community supervision period.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-709 · Right to jury trial for juveniles; inapplicability.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-710 · Waiver and transfer of jurisdiction.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-711 · Adjudication for alleged status offenders and delinquents; mandatory initial disposition of status offenders.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-712 · Intervention and services by the department pursuant to initial disposition for status offenders or juvenile found incompetent to stand trial; enforcement; further disposition; detention; out-of-home placement; department custody; least restrictive alternative; appeal; prohibiting placement of status offenders or a juvenile found incompetent to stand trial in a Bureau of Juvenile Services facility.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-713 · Graduated penalties for juvenile alcohol consumption; fines; community service; revocation of driver's license.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-714 · Disposition of juvenile delinquents; appeal.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-715 · Authority of the courts to impose additional penalties; public service projects; ineligible to operate a motor vehicle; restitution.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-716 · Teen court program; alternative; suitability; unsuccessful cooperation; requirements; fees.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-717 · Sexting educational diversion program; requirements.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-718 · Modification of dispositional orders; motions; hearings.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-719 · Juvenile probation officers; appointment; salary; facilities; expenses; duties; powers.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-720 · Prohibition on committing juveniles to adult facilities.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-721 · Rules governing juvenile facilities; rights of juveniles.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-722 · Conviction for offense while in custody.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-723 · Discrimination prohibited; penalties; damages.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-724 · Standardized assessments.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-725 · Restorative justice programs.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-726 · Study of juvenile competency issues; requiring and requesting report and proposed legislation; submission to Legislature.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-727 · Juvenile competency proceedings.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-728 · Definitions for juvenile competency proceedings.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-729 · Motion for determination of competency, time frames, order for evaluation.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-730 · Juvenile competency qualified forensic evaluator; qualifications.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-731 · Juvenile competency evaluation.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-732 · Hearing to determine juvenile’s competency to participate in the proceedings.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-733 · Procedure after determination of juvenile’s competency to participate in the proceedings.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-734 · Disposition alternatives for incompetent juveniles.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-735 · Stay of transfer to criminal jurisdiction.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-801 · Support of a child removed from home pursuant to this chapter; order requirements.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-802 · General provisions for support orders; contempt.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-803 · Enforcement of support orders.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-901 · §49-4-901
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-902 · §49-4-902
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-903 · Interference with disposition of child punishable as contempt of court.
- W. Va. Code § 49-4-904 · Enticing child from custody; penalties.
- W. Va. Code § 49-5-101 · Confidentiality of records; non-release of records; exceptions; penalties.
- W. Va. Code § 49-5-102 · Preservation of records.
- W. Va. Code § 49-5-103 · Confidentiality of juvenile records; permissible disclosures; penalties; damages.
- W. Va. Code § 49-5-104 · Confidentiality of juvenile records for children who become of age while a ward of the state or who have been transferred to adult criminal jurisdiction; separate and secure location; penalties; damages; accessibility of records for child victims of sex trafficking.
- W. Va. Code § 49-5-105 · Juvenile justice database; individual records confidential.