{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-1-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 62-1-9","heading":"Continuance.","body":"The justice shall grant upon request of the defendant one continuance for a period not to exceed ten days. A continuance for a like period shall be granted on request of the state if the defendant has been admitted to bail. No other continuance shall be granted except for good cause or by mutual consent of the state and the defendant.","path":["CHAPTER 62. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.","ARTICLE 1. PRELIMINARY PROCEDURE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/62-1-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:33Z","sha256":"e23399f0a4e1f00ae2ae2c42d599d2b05502497606772c719418d42b22d86f2d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-1-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-1-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}