W. Va. Code § 48-28-10: Transitional provision.

This article applies to:

(a) Foreign protection orders issued before the effective date of this article; and

(b) Continuing actions for enforcement of foreign protection orders commenced before the effective date of this article. A request for enforcement, made on or after the effective date of this article, of a foreign protection order based on violations which occurred before the effective date of this article is governed by this article.