W. Va. Code § 48-26-406: Closure of programs.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
- ARTICLE 26. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT.
(a) The board may close any program that violates the standards established under this article or that threatens the health, well-being or safety of its participants or staff: Provided, That if a shelter is closed, the governing body of the program, in conjunction with the board, shall establish a plan to place the participants in other shelters or alternative housing.
(b) In order to close a domestic violence program or one of its components, a abuse intervention program or a monitored parenting and exchange program, the board must vote unanimously in the affirmative.
(c) If either the shelter component or the outreach component of a domestic violence program is closed, the remaining component of the program may continue to be licensed and to receive funds.
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