§48-28-6. Immunity
This state or a local governmental agency, or a law-enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court or any state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity, is immune from civil and criminal liability for an act or omission arising out of the registration or enforcement of a foreign protection order or the detention […]
§48-27-903. Misdemeanor Offenses for Violation of Protective Order; Repeat Offenses; Penalties
(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person knowingly and willfully violates: (1) A provision of an emergency or final protective order entered pursuant to:
§48-28-7. Criminal Offenses and Penalties
(a) A respondent who abuses, as that term is defined in section two hundred two, article twenty-seven of this chapter, a protected individual or who is physically present at any location in knowing and willful violation of the terms of: (1) A valid foreign protection order; (2) a protection order entered in any pending foreign […]
§48-27-1001. Arrest for Violations of Protective Orders
(a) When a law-enforcement officer observes any respondent abuse the petitioner or minor children or the respondent's physical presence at any location in knowing and willful violation of the terms of an emergency or final protective order issued under the provisions of this article or section 5-509 or 5-608 of this chapter granting the relief […]
§48-28-8. Other Remedies
A protected individual who pursues remedies under this article is not precluded from pursuing other legal or equitable remedies against the respondent.
§48-27-1002. Arrest in Domestic Violence Matters; Conditions
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, if a person is alleged to have committed a violation of the provisions of subsection (a) or (b), section twenty-eight, article two, chapter sixty-one of this code against a family or household member, in addition to any other authority to arrest granted by this code, […]
§48-28-9. Uniformity of Application and Construction
In applying and construing this act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
§48-27-1003. Nonjudicial Enforcement of Order
(a) A law-enforcement officer of this state, upon determining that there is probable cause to believe that a valid protective order exists and that the order has been violated, shall enforce the order pursuant to any authority to arrest under the code. Presentation of a protective order that identifies both the protected individual and the […]
§48-27-1004. Immunity
This state or a local governmental agency, or a law-enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court or any state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity, is immune from civil and criminal liability for an act or omission arising out of the enforcement of a protective order or the detention or arrest of […]
§48-27-1101. Rules of Practice and Procedure; Forms to Be Provided; Operative Date
(a) Pleadings, practice and procedure in domestic violence matters before the court are governed by the rules of practice and procedure for domestic violence civil proceedings promulgated by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. (b) The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals shall prescribe forms which are necessary and convenient for proceedings pursuant to […]