West Virginia Statutes
§ 27-1-16 — Incapacitated
West Virginia § 27-1-16
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 27-1-16 (2026).
Text
"Incapacitated" means a level of intoxication at which an individual is incapable of physical or mental control of himself thus rendering him dangerous to himself or others or unable to protect himself from hazard.
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Legislative History
1983 Reg. Sess., HB1540
Nearby Sections
15
§ 27-1-1
Definitions§ 27-1-10
Psychologists and psychiatrists§ 27-1-11
Addiction§ 27-1-12
Likely to cause serious harm§ 27-1-13
Chief medical officer§ 27-1-14
Detained or taken into custody§ 27-1-15
Computation of time§ 27-1-16
Incapacitated§ 27-1-17
Judicial officer§ 27-1-2
Mental illness§ 27-1-3
Intellectual disability§ 27-1-4
Inebriate§ 27-1-5
Physician§ 27-1-6
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Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 27-1-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/27/27-1-16.