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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 48. Domestic Relations » Article 26. Domestic Violence Act » §48-26-208. Domestic Violence Program Defined

"Domestic violence program" means a licensed program of a locally controlled nonprofit organization, established primarily for the purpose of providing advocacy services, comprising both a shelter component and an outreach component, to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking, and their children: Provided, That the board may temporarily or permanently close either the shelter component or the outreach component of a domestic violence program.