§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.
§62-15A-1. Definitions
As used in this article: “Addiction service provider” means a person licensed by this state to provide addiction and substance abuse services to persons addicted to opioids. “Adult drug court judge” means a circuit court judge operating a drug court as defined in §62-15-2 of this code. “Adult Drug Court Program” means an adult treatment […]
§62-15A-2. The Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety Drug Addiction Treatment Program
(a) The Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety Program. – (1) The secretary of the department shall establish a program to provide addiction treatment, including medication-assisted treatment, to persons who are offenders within the criminal justice system, eligible to participate in a program, and selected under this section to be participants in the program […]
§62-15A-3. Annual Reports
(a) The department and the court shall prepare a report annually. (b) The report shall include: (1) Number of participants;
§62-15B-1. Oversight and Implementation of Family Drug Treatment Courts
(a) The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia may implement a Family Drug Treatment Court program. (b) Family drug treatment courts are specialized court dockets within the existing structure of West Virginias court system offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and strict supervision of individuals with substance use disorder involved in a child abuse […]
§62-15-7. Treatment and Support Services
(a) As part of any diagnostic assessments, the individual assessment should make specific recommendations to the drug court team regarding the type of treatment program and duration necessary so that a drug offender's individualized needs can be addressed. These assessments and resulting recommendations should be based upon objective medical diagnostic criteria. Treatment recommendations accepted by […]
§62-15-8. Drug Testing
(a) The drug court team shall ensure fair, accurate, and reliable drug testing procedures, following collection procedures approved by the Supreme Court of Appeals. (b) The drug offender shall be ordered to submit to frequent, random, and observed drug testing to monitor abstinence. (c) Anyone in receipt of drug test results shall maintain the information […]