§49-1-101. Short title; intent of recodification. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Child Welfare Act." (b) The recodification of this chapter during the regular session of the Legislature in the year 2015 is intended to embrace in a revised, consolidated, and codified form and arrangement the laws […]
In recodifying the child welfare law of this state during the regular session of the Legislature in the year 2015, it is intended by the Legislature that each specific reenactment of a substantively similar prior statutory provision will be construed as continuing the intended meaning of the corresponding prior statutory provision and any existing judicial […]
The amendment and reenactment of chapter forty-nine of this code, as enacted by the Legislature during the regular session, 2015, are operative ninety days from passage. The prior enactments of chapter forty-nine of this code, whether amended and reenacted or repealed by the action of the Legislature during the 2015 regular session, have full force […]
(a) The Department of Health and Human Resources and the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety are not required to change any form or letter that contains a citation to this code that is changed or otherwise affected by the recodification of this chapter during the 2015 regular session of the Legislature unless specifically […]
(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a system of coordinated child welfare and juvenile justice services for the children of this state. The state has a duty to assure that proper and appropriate care is given and maintained. (b) The child welfare and juvenile justice system shall: (1) Assure each child […]
(a) The child welfare service of the state shall be located within and administered by the Department of Health and Human Resources. The Division of Juvenile Services of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety shall administer the secure predispositional juvenile detention and juvenile correctional facilities of the state. Notwithstanding any other provision of […]
When used in this chapter, terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them that relate to, but are not limited to, child abuse and neglect, except in those instances where a different meaning is provided or the context in which the word is used clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended. […]
When used in this chapter, terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them that relate to, but are not limited to, adult, child, developmental disability, and transitioning adult status, except in those instances where a different meaning is provided or the context in which the word is used clearly indicates that a […]
When used in this chapter, terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them that relate to, but are not limited to, licensing and approval of programs, except in those instances where a different meaning is provided or the context in which the word used clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended. […]
When used in this chapter, terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them that relate to, but are not limited to, custodians, legal guardians and family, except in those instances where a different meaning is provided or the context in which the word is used clearly indicates that a different meaning is […]
When used in this chapter, terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them that relate to, but are not limited to, developmental disabilities, except in those instances where a different meaning is provided or the context in which the word is used clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended. “Developmental disability” […]
When used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “Child Advocacy Center (CAC)” means a community-based organization that is a member, in good standing, of the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network, Inc., as set forth in 49-3-101 of this code. “Child care” means responsibilities assumed and […]
When used in this chapter, terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them that relate to, but are not limited to, court actions, except in those instances where a different meaning is provided or the context in which the word is used clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended. “Court” means […]
When used in this chapter, terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them that relate to, but are not limited to, state and local agencies, except in those instances where a different meaning is provided or the context in which the word is used clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended. […]
As used in article six of this chapter: “Child” means an individual under the age of eighteen years who is not emancipated; “Clearinghouse” means the West Virginia missing children information clearinghouse; “Custodian” means a parent, guardian, custodian or other person who exercises legal physical control, care or custody of a child; “Missing child” means a […]
