{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-27-203","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 48-27-203","heading":"Emergency hearing defined.","body":"\"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.","path":["CHAPTER 48. DOMESTIC RELATIONS.","ARTICLE 27. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/48-27-203/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:34Z","sha256":"c7c2663f4210d21052aaf9512b98e4cda09de6a5914067aabda3acbe443b589e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-27-202","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-48-27-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}