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West Virginia Code
Chapter 27
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Involuntary Hospitalization.
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27-5-1
Appointment of mental hygiene commissioner; duties of mental hygiene commissioner; duties of prosecuting attorney; duties of sheriff; duties of Supreme Court of Appeals; use of certified municipal law-enforcement officers.
27-5-1a
Appointment of attorney to aid prosecutor; certification of performance; fee.
27-5-1b
Pilot projects and other initiatives.
27-5-2
Institution of proceedings for involuntary custody for examination; custody; probable cause hearing; examination of individual.
27-5-2a
Process for involuntary hospitalization.
27-5-3
Admission under involuntary hospitalization for examination; hearing; release.
27-5-3a
Legal effect of commitment after determined not to be based on mental illness or addiction.
27-5-4
Institution of final commitment proceedings; hearing requirements; release.
27-5-5
Judicial review.
27-5-6
W. Va. Code § 27-5-6
Repealed
27-5-7
Hospitalization by agency of the United States.
27-5-8
W. Va. Code § 27-5-8
Repealed
27-5-9
Rights of patients.
27-5-10
Transportation for the mentally ill or persons with substance use disorder.
27-5-11
Modified procedures for temporary compliance orders for certain medication dependent persons with prior hospitalizations or convictions; instituting modified mental hygiene procedures; establishing procedures; providing for forms and reports.