{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-4-730","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-4-730","heading":"Juvenile competency qualified forensic evaluator; qualifications.","body":"An evaluation ordered by the court shall be conducted by a qualified forensic evaluator.\n(1) A qualified forensic evaluator shall have education and training in the following areas:\n(A) Forensic evaluation procedures for juveniles, including accepted criteria used in evaluating competency;\n(B) Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adolescents with developmental disability, developmental immaturity, intellectual disability, or mental illness;\n(C) Clinical understanding of child and adolescent development; and\n(D) Familiarity with competency standards in this state.\n(2) The department shall establish procedures for ensuring the training and qualifications of qualified forensic evaluators. Annually, the department shall provide a list of qualified forensic evaluators to the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 4. COURT ACTIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-4-730/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:41Z","sha256":"3253cef18a9ca569c7a79210d6dcfb0874118d6ef5559cb9f4d6f19bd2b0fea1","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-4-729","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-4-731"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}