West Virginia § 62-2-17 Delivery of prisoner to court, magistrate or jailer

West Virginia Statutes

§ 62-2-17 — Delivery of prisoner to court, magistrate or jailer

West Virginia § 62-2-17

Ch. 62CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Art. 2PRESENTMENTS AND INDICTMENTS

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W. Va. Code § 62-2-17 (2026).

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(a)An officer who, under a capias from a court, arrests a person accused of an offense other than murder in the first degree shall deliver the accused to such court, if sitting, and if such court is not sitting, the officer shall deliver the accused to a magistrate who may admit the accused to bail:Provided, That any such bail granted by a magistrate shall be conditioned upon the appearance by the accused before the court on the date provided in the capias for such appearance, or, if no such date is provided in the capias, then such bail shall be conditioned upon the appearance of the accused on the next day on which such court is sitting.

(b)No magistrate shall admit to bail any person arrested under an alias capias.

(c)Bail set by a magistrate may be made and posted before the magis

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(a) An officer who, under a capias from a court, arrests a person accused of an offense other than murder in the first degree shall deliver the accused to such court, if sitting, and if such court is not sitting, the officer shall deliver the accused to a magistrate who may admit the accused to bail:Provided, That any such bail granted by a magistrate shall be conditioned upon the appearance by the accused before the court on the date provided in the capias for such appearance, or, if no such date is provided in the capias, then such bail shall be conditioned upon the appearance of the accused on the next day on which such court is sitting.

(b) No magistrate shall admit to bail any person arrested under an alias capias.

(c) Bail set by a magistrate may be made and posted before the magistrate court clerk and the recognizance and record thereof, together with any money received therefor, shall be forthwith delivered to the clerk of the circuit court.

(d) An officer who, under a capias from a court, arrests a person accused of an offense not bailable, or for which bail is not given, shall deliver the accused to such court, if sitting, or to the jailer thereof, who shall receive and imprison him or her.

(e) In all cases where a defendant is arrested and held under a capias for failure to appear in the county wherein the charge or charges is pending, and he or she is entitled to admission to bail, an initial appearance shall be held as soon as practicable, or within five days whichever is sooner, and bail shall be considered pursuant to §62-1C-1a of this code.

(f) Upon the appearance of a defendant upon an indictment or complaint upon which a warrant or capias has been issued, the court shall provide written notice to the sheriff for his or her dissemination to all appropriate law-enforcement agencies that the warrant or capias is no longer active and order that it be immediately removed from all databases.