If, in any case, the prosecuting attorney and his assistants in a county in which there is a state mental health hospital are unable to act due to a burdensome number of cases brought under this article, the circuit court shall appoint some competent practicing attorney to act in that case. The court shall certify to the director of the administrative office of the Supreme Court of Appeals the performance of that service when completed and may allow the attorney a reasonable fee not to exceed the amount allowed for attorneys in defense of needy persons as provided in article twenty-one, chapter twenty-nine of this code. Compensation shall be paid out of the "Mental Hygiene Fund" provided for in section four of this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 27. Mentally Ill Persons
Article 5. Involuntary Hospitalization
§27-5-1a. Appointment of Attorney to Aid Prosecutor; Certification of Performance; Fee
§27-5-1b. Pilot Projects and Other Initiatives
§27-5-2a. Process for Involuntary Hospitalization
§27-5-3. Admission Under Involuntary Hospitalization for Examination; Hearing; Release
§27-5-3a. Legal Effect of Commitment After Determined Not to Be Based on Mental Illness or Addiction
§27-5-4. Institution of Final Commitment Proceedings; Hearing Requirements; Release
§27-5-7. Hospitalization by Agency of the United States
§27-5-10. Transportation for the Mentally Ill or Persons With Substance Use Disorder