W. Va. Code § 48-27-203: Emergency hearing defined.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.
- ARTICLE 27. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
"Emergency hearing" means the hearing before a magistrate upon the filing of a petition for a protective order. An emergency hearing may be held ex parte.
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