West Virginia Statutes
§ 15-1E-57 — Effective date of sentences
West Virginia § 15-1E-57
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 15-1E-57 (2026).
Text
(a)Whenever a sentence of a court-martial as lawfully adjudged and approved includes a forfeiture of pay or allowances in addition to confinement not suspended, the forfeiture may apply to pay or allowances becoming due on or after the date the sentence is approved by the convening authority. No forfeiture may extend to any pay or allowances accrued before that date.
(b)Any period of confinement included in a sentence of a court-martial begins to run from the date the sentence is adjudged by the court-martial, but periods during which the sentence to confinement is suspended or deferred shall be excluded in computing the service of the term of confinement.
(c)All other sentences of courts-martial are effective on the date ordered executed.
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Legislative History
2010 Reg. Sess., HB4504; 1982 Reg. Sess., SB143
Nearby Sections
15
§ 15-1-1
Definitions§ 15-1-2
Commander in chief§ 15-1-3
Regulations§ 15-1-5
Active service -- United States§ 15-1-6
Federal law and regulations§ 15-10-1
Short title§ 15-10-2
Legislative findings§ 15-10-3
Definitions§ 15-10A-1
Legislative findings§ 15-10A-2
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West Virginia § 15-1E-57, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/15/15-1E-57.