West Virginia Statutes
§ 27-6A-8 — Credit for time; expenses
West Virginia·Ch. 27 MENTALLY ILL PERSONS·Art. 6A COMPETENCY AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PERSONS CHARGED OR CONVICTED OF A CRIME
(a)If a person is convicted of a crime, any time spent in involuntary confinement in a mental health facility or state hospital as a result of being charged with the crime shall be credited to the sentence.
(b)All inpatient care and treatment shall be paid by the department.
(c)All competency restoration services not covered by other government, third-party funding sources, or other grant agreements shall be paid by the department.
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Legislative History
2021 Reg. Sess., SB702; 2007 Reg. Sess., SB117; 1975 Reg. Sess., HB1406; 1974 Reg. Sess., HB910; 1957 Reg. Sess., HB146
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§ 27-1-1
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Psychologists and psychiatrists§ 27-1-11
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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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