§62-15-9. Governance
(a) The Supreme Court of Appeals will be responsible for court funding, administration, and continuance or discontinuance of drug courts, mental health courts, or other problem-solving courts. The administrative director, or his or her designee, will oversee the planning, implementation, and development of these courts as the administrative arm of the Supreme Court of Appeals. […]
§62-15-9a. Adult Drug Court Participation Fund
(a) The special revenue fund created within the State Treasury designated the Adult Drug Court Participation Fund to be administered by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is hereby continued. The fund shall consist of moneys received from individuals participating in an adult drug court program. (b) All moneys collected by the Administrator of […]
§62-15-10. Program Integrity and Offender Accountability
(a) Drug courts shall collect and maintain the following information and any other information required by the Supreme Court of Appeals or its administrative office: (1) Prior criminal history;
§62-15-11. Funding
(a) Each drug court with the guidance of the Supreme Court of Appeals may establish a schedule for the payment of reasonable fees and costs necessary to conduct the program; (b) Nothing in this article shall prohibit local advisory committees or drug court teams from obtaining supplemental funds or exploring grants to support drug courts. […]
§62-15-12. Immunity From Liability
(a) Any individual who, in good faith, provides services pursuant to this article shall not be liable in any civil action. The grant of immunity provided in this subsection shall extend to all employees and administrative personnel. (b) Any qualified person who obtains, in a medically accepted manner, a specimen of breath, blood, urine, or […]
§62-15-13. Statutory Construction
The provisions of this article shall be construed to effectuate its remedial purposes.
§62-15-3. Policy and Goals
The Legislature recognizes that a critical need exists in this state for the criminal justice system to reduce the incidence of substance abuse and the crimes resulting from it. For the criminal justice system to maintain credibility, all drug offenders must be held accountable for their actions. A growing body of research demonstrates the impact […]
§62-15-4. Court Authorization and Structure
(a) Each judicial circuit or two or more adjoining judicial circuits may establish a drug court or regional drug court program under which drug offenders will be processed to address appropriately, the identified substance abuse problem as a condition of pretrial release, probation, incarceration, parole or other release from a correctional facility: Provided, That all […]
§62-15-5. Drug Court Teams
(a) Each local jurisdiction that intends to establish a drug court, or continue the operation of an existing drug court, shall establish a local drug court team. (b) The drug court team shall, when practicable, conduct a staffing prior to each drug court session to discuss and provide updated information regarding drug offenders. After determining […]
§62-15-6. Eligibility
(a) A drug offender shall not be eligible for the drug court program if: (1) The underlying offense involves a felony crime of violence, unless there is a specific treatment program available designed to address violent offenders;