The provisions of this article shall be applied to all persons who shall be convicted of a crime committed after this article takes effect. All persons convicted of a crime committed before this article takes effect, whether convicted before or after that time, shall remain subject to the law in effect when the crime was committed, but any such person who consents to be subject to this article may avail himself of its provisions.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 62. Criminal Procedure
Article 12. Probation and Parole
§62-12-1. Courts Having Authority to Place Offenders on Probation
§62-12-2. Eligibility for Probation
§62-12-3. Suspension of Sentence and Release on Probation
§62-12-4. Probation of Offenders Convicted in Courts Other Than Courts of Record
§62-12-5. Probation Officers and Assistants
§62-12-6. Powers and Duties of Probation Officers
§62-12-7. Pretrial and Preliminary Investigation; Report on Prospective Probationers
§62-12-8. Record of Order as to Release on Probation
§62-12-9. Conditions of Release on Probation
§62-12-10. Violation of Probation
§62-12-12. Parole Board Generally
§62-12-12a. Parole Board Panels
§62-12-13. Powers and Duties of Board; Eligibility for Parole; Procedure for Granting Parole
§62-12-13a. Eligibility Date for Parole
§62-12-13b. Special Parole Considerations for Persons Convicted as Juveniles
§62-12-13c. Authority of Commissioner to Establish a Nonviolent Offense Parole Program
§62-12-17. Conditions of Release on Probation and Parole
§62-12-18. Period of Parole; Discharge
§62-12-19. Violation of Parole
§62-12-20. To Whom Article Applies
§62-12-21. Repeal of Inconsistent Laws;"director" Construed to Mean "board."
§62-12-22. Appointment of Counsel for Parole Violators; Authority to Appoint; Payment of Counsel
§62-12-24. Request to Continue for Good Cause and Timely Notice Required
§62-12-27. Mandatory Prerelease Risk Assessment of Certain Sex Offenders
§62-12-28. Authorizing Supreme Court to Develop Pilot Pretrial Release Programs