{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-50-4-2a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 50-4-2a","heading":"Initial appearance and arraignment by video to be conducted by magistrate court wherein offense is charged; exceptions.","body":"(a) Except as provided by the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, whenever a person already detained in a regional jail facility is served with a criminal complaint, the initial appearance or arraignment, if accomplished by the use of a video imaging system, shall to the extent practicable be before a magistrate of the charging jurisdiction. If such is not practicable, a magistrate of the jurisdiction in which the regional jail facility is located may preside over the proceeding.\n(b) An order of the Supreme Court of Appeals authorizing a magistrate or magistrates to conduct pretrial proceedings by use of video imaging shall supercede the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section.","path":["CHAPTER 50. MAGISTRATE COURTS.","ARTICLE 4. PROCEDURE BEFORE TRIAL."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/50-4-2A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:44Z","sha256":"f46cfd7ecdb89af3a9ed2152e7114ebec9a7f0bdc8ed32c0a48d816eea2e2bd8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-50-4-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-50-4-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}