Whenever any person is found guilty of, or pleads guilty to, a crime in a court which is not a court of record, he may, at any time thereafter, file with the court of record to which an appeal would lie, or with the judge thereof in vacation, his petition in writing, together with a transcript of the docket of the court in which he was convicted, requesting that he be placed on probation. Upon the filing of such petition and transcript, said court of record or the judge thereof, shall have power to suspend the execution of the sentence of the lower court and to release the petitioner on probation upon such conditions as to said court or judge may seem fitting.
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