§62-12-21. Repeal of Inconsistent Laws;"director" Construed to Mean "board."
All other laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this article are hereby repealed: Provided, however, That nothing in this article shall be construed to affect in any way the laws relating to juvenile probation and parole. Wherever in the official Code of West Virginia the words "director of probation and parole" are used they […]
§62-12-7a. Presentence Diagnosis and Classification; Power of Court; Custody of Convicted Person; Provision for Presentence Reports; Penalty for Escape
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when any person has been found guilty of, or pleads guilty to, a felony, or any offense described in article eight-d or eight-b, chapter sixty-one of this code, against a minor child, the court may, prior to pronouncing of sentence, direct that the person be delivered into the custody […]
§62-12-8. Record of Order as to Release on Probation
Orders granting or refusing release on probation shall contain a brief statement by the court of the reasons for its action and shall be entered of record. A copy of all orders granting release on probation, of all orders refusing such release in felony cases, and of all orders revoking any previous order shall be […]
§62-12-9. Conditions of Release on Probation
(a) Release on probation is conditioned upon the following: (1) That the probationer may not, during the term of his or her probation, violate any criminal law of this or any other state or of the United States;
§62-12-10. Violation of Probation
(a) If at any time during the period of probation there shall be reasonable cause to believe that the probationer has violated any of the conditions of his or her probation, the probation officer may arrest him or her with or without an order or warrant, or the court which placed him or her on […]
§62-12-11. Probation Period
The period of probation together with any extension thereof shall not exceed seven years. Upon the termination of the probation period, the probation officer shall report to the court the conduct of the probationer during the period of his or her probation, and the court may thereupon discharge the probationer or extend the probation period. […]
§62-12-12. Parole Board Generally
(a) The West Virginia Parole Board is continued as part of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The board shall consist of nine members, each of whom shall have been a resident of this state for at least five consecutive years prior to his or her appointment. No more than five of the board members […]
§62-12-12a. Parole Board Panels
(a) The board shall sit in panels of three members for the purpose of conducting hearings and making determinations concerning the release of any inmate on parole, conducting hearings and making determinations regarding the revocation of parole, considering any eligible parolee for release from further supervision and discharge from parole, conducting parole interviews and conducting […]
§62-12-13. Powers and Duties of Board; Eligibility for Parole; Procedure for Granting Parole
(a) The Parole Board, whenever it is of the opinion that the best interests of the state and of the inmate will be served, and subject to the limitations provided in this section, shall release any inmate on parole for terms and upon conditions provided by this article. (b) Any inmate of a state correctional […]
§62-12-13a. Eligibility Date for Parole
When the prisoner has received an indeterminate sentence, the minimum sentence shall be considered as an eligibility date for parole consideration but does not confer in the prisoner the right to be released as of that date.