West Virginia Code
Chapter 27. Mentally Ill Persons
Article 5. Involuntary Hospitalization

§27-5-1. Appointment of Mental Hygiene Commissioner; Duties of Mental Hygiene Commissioner; Duties of Prosecuting Attorney; Duties of Sheriff; Duties of Supreme Court of Appeals; Use of Certified Municipal Law-Enforcement Officers - (a) Appointment of mental hygiene commissioners. The chief judge in...

§27-5-1a. Appointment of Attorney to Aid Prosecutor; Certification of Performance; Fee - If, in any case, the prosecuting attorney and his assistants...

§27-5-1b. Pilot Projects and Other Initiatives - (a) Duties of the Department of Health and Human Resources....

§27-5-2. Institution of Proceedings for Involuntary Custody for Examination; Custody; Probable Cause Hearing; Examination of Individual - (a) Any adult person may make an application for involuntary...

§27-5-2a. Process for Involuntary Hospitalization - (a) As used in this section: (1) "Addiction" has the...

§27-5-3. Admission Under Involuntary Hospitalization for Examination; Hearing; Release - (a) Admission to a mental health facility for examination. An...

§27-5-3a. Legal Effect of Commitment After Determined Not to Be Based on Mental Illness or Addiction - (a) In the event that a person is involuntarily hospitalized,...

§27-5-4. Institution of Final Commitment Proceedings; Hearing Requirements; Release - (a) Involuntary commitment. Except as provided in 27-5-2 and 27-5-3...

§27-5-5. Judicial Review - Any individual adversely affected by any order of commitment entered...

§27-5-7. Hospitalization by Agency of the United States - If an individual ordered to be hospitalized pursuant to section...

§27-5-9. Rights of Patients - (a) No person may be deprived of any civil right...

§27-5-10. Transportation for the Mentally Ill or Persons With Substance Use Disorder - (a) Whenever transportation of an individual is required under the...

§27-5-11. Modified Procedures for Temporary Compliance Orders for Certain Medication Dependent Persons With Prior Hospitalizations or Convictions; Instituting Modified Mental Hygiene Procedures; Establishing Procedures; Providing for Forms and Report... - (a) The Supreme Court of Appeals shall, in consultation with...