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U.S. State Codes
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West-Virginia
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Chapter 27. Mentally Ill Pe...
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Article 5. Involuntary Hospitalization
Article 5. Involuntary Hospitalization
§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
§27-5-2. Institution of Proceedings for Involuntary Custody for Examination; Custody; Probable Cause Hearing; Examination of Individual
§27-5-3. Admission Under Involuntary Hospitalization for Examination; Hearing; Release
§27-5-4. Institution of Final Commitment Proceedings; Hearing Requirements; Release
§27-5-5. Judicial Review
§27-5-7. Hospitalization by Agency of the United States
§27-5-9. Rights of Patients
§27-5-10. Transportation for the Mentally Ill or Substance Abuser
§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