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Chapter 48
27
Prevention and Treatment of Domestic Violence.
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48-27-101
Findings and purposes.
48-27-201
Applicability of definitions.
48-27-202
Domestic violence defined.
48-27-203
Emergency hearing defined.
48-27-204
Family or household members defined.
48-27-205
Final hearing defined.
48-27-206
Law-enforcement agency defined.
48-27-207
Program for victims of domestic violence defined.
48-27-208
Program of intervention for perpetrators defined.
48-27-209
Protective order defined.
48-27-301
Jurisdiction.
48-27-302
Venue.
48-27-303
Effect of petitioner leaving residence.
48-27-304
Commencement of proceeding.
48-27-305
Persons who may file petition.
48-27-306
Counterclaim or affirmative defenses.
48-27-307
Persons accompanying petitioner.
48-27-308
Charges for fees and costs postponed.
48-27-309
Priority of petitions.
48-27-310
Full faith and credit.
48-27-311
Service of process.
48-27-312
Production of documents pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum.
48-27-401
Interaction between domestic proceedings.
48-27-402
Proceedings in magistrate court when temporary divorce, annulment, separate maintenance or custody order is in effect.
48-27-403
Emergency protective orders of court; hearings; persons present.
48-27-501
Issuance of protective order; modification of order.
48-27-502
Mandatory provisions in protective order.
48-27-503
Permissive provisions in protective order.
48-27-504
Provisions in protective order for person witnessing or reporting domestic violence.
48-27-505
Time period a protective order is in effect; extension of order; notice of order or extension.
48-27-506
Effect of protective order on real and personal property.
48-27-507
Mutual protective orders prohibited.
48-27-508
Costs to be paid to family court fund.
48-27-509
Conditions of visitation in cases involving domestic violence.
48-27-510
Appeals.
48-27-511
Purging of domestic violence files.
48-27-601
Transmitting orders to domestic violence database; affidavit as to award of possession of real property; service of order on respondent.
48-27-701
Service of pleadings and orders by law-enforcement officers.
48-27-702
Law-enforcement officers to provide information, transportation and to report suspicions of animal cruelty.
48-27-801
Reports of domestic violence to state police.
48-27-802
Maintenance of registry by State Police.
48-27-803
W. Va. Code § 48-27-803
Repealed
48-27-901
Civil contempt; violation of protective orders; order to show cause.
48-27-902
Violations of protective orders; criminal complaints.
48-27-903
Misdemeanor offenses for violation of protective order; repeat offenses; penalties.
48-27-1001
Arrest for violations of protective orders.
48-27-1002
Arrest in domestic violence matters; conditions.
48-27-1003
Nonjudicial enforcement of order.
48-27-1004
Immunity.
48-27-1101
Rules of practice and procedure; forms to be provided; operative date.
48-27-1102
Authorization for the promulgation of legislative rules.
48-27-1103
Training of law-enforcement officers in domestic violence.
48-27-1104
Judicial education on domestic violence.
48-27-1105
Rule for time-keeping requirements.