{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-6a-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 27-6A-9","heading":"Competency to be adjudicated in juvenile court.","body":"In a similar manner and in accordance with procedures set forth in subsection (a), section two of this article or subsection (a), section four of this article, a juvenile court may order a qualified forensic evaluator to conduct an evaluation of a juvenile to aid the court in its disposition under chapter forty-nine of this code. In a similar manner and in accordance with procedures set forth in subsection (d), section two of this article or subsection (d), section four of this article, a juvenile court may order a period of observation for an alleged delinquent or neglected juvenile at a mental health facility designated by the department to aid the court in its disposition. The period of observation may not exceed fifteen days.","path":["CHAPTER 27. MENTALLY ILL PERSONS.","ARTICLE 6A. COMPETENCY AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PERSONS CHARGED OR CONVICTED OF A CRIME."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/27-6A-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:36Z","sha256":"084364d0c3127294bb5738cbc2f1d8e41c0788b1709124c6135be35f70ffb01c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-6a-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-27-6a-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}