§15A-8-2. West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board; Composition; Appointment; Terms; Compensation and Expenses
The West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board is continued. The members of the board in office on the date this section takes effect shall, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire and until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The authority shall be governed by a board […]
§15A-8-3. Governing Body; Organization and Meetings; Quorum; Administrative Expenses
(a) The board shall consist of the voting members of the board as provided for in §15A-8-2 of this code and shall exercise all the powers given to the authority in this article. On the second Monday of July of each odd-numbered year, the board shall meet to elect a chairman and a secretary from […]
§15A-9-1. Office Created; Appointment of Chief Hearing Examiner
(a) The Office of Administrative Hearings is created as a separate operating agency within the department. (b) The secretary shall appoint a director of the office who serves as the administrative head of the office and as Chief Hearing Examiner. (c) The Chief Hearing Examiner shall be a citizen of the United States and a […]
§15A-7-3. Hiring of Other Assistants and Employees; Duties of Employees
(a) Each superintendent of a community corrections facility shall, in the manner provided in §15A-3-5 of this code, hire all assistants and employees required for the management of these facilities or units, including a sufficient number of correctional employees to preserve order and enforce discipline among the inmates or parolees, to prevent escapes, to enforce […]
§15A-7-4. Supervision of Probationers and Parolees; Final Determinations Remaining With Board of Probation and Parole
The commissioner shall supervise all persons released on parole and placed in the charge of a state parole officer and all persons released on parole under any law of this state. He or she shall also supervise all probationers and parolees whose supervision may have been undertaken by this state by reason of any interstate […]
§15A-7-5. Powers and Duties of State Parole Officers
(a) Each state probation and parole officer employed by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall: (1) Investigate all cases referred to him or her for investigation by the Commissioner of Corrections and Rehabilitation and report in writing on the investigation;
§15A-7-6. Parole Supervision Benefit Fund
(a) There is continued a special revenue account in the State Treasury designated the “Parole Supervision Benefit Fund”. The fund is to be used by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the benefit of parolee supervision with approval of the commissioner. The fund shall consist of moneys received from any source, including, but not […]
§15A-8-1. Powers and Authority of the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board; Continuation of the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board; Payment of Bonds; Appeal of per Diem Rate
(a) The Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board is continued, as follows: (1) The powers and authority of the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board, in relation to all functions of correctional operations, are hereby abolished, and these powers and authority are transferred to the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation as of July […]
§15A-6-3. Superintendents; Duties and Authority; Bond; Residence
(a) The commissioner shall appoint a superintendent for each institution under the control of the division. Each superintendent shall be bonded by the Board of Risk and Insurance Management. (b) The superintendent shall be the chief executive officer of his or her assigned correctional institution and, subject to the direction of the commissioner, has the […]
§15A-6-4. Appointment of Deputy Superintendent; Duties; Bond
Each superintendent, with the approval of the commissioner, may hire a deputy superintendent. The deputy superintendent’s duties shall be fixed by the superintendent, as approved by the commissioner. In the absence of the superintendent, the deputy superintendent shall perform all the duties required of the superintendent. The deputy superintendent shall be bonded by the Board […]