{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-26-406","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-26-406","heading":"Closure of programs.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 26. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-26-406/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:33Z","sha256":"69feadb596fa62a68d2bbb85f4fcb32ae024c70bab61c101788bc1d514c80c9d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-26-405","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-26-407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}