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W. Va. Code § 49-4-709

Right to jury trial for juveniles; inapplicability

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 49 — Child Welfare · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 49-4-709, Right to jury trial for juveniles; inapplicability, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2390055
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(a) In a proceeding under this article, the juvenile, the juvenile's counsel or the juvenile's parent or guardian may demand, or the judge on his or her own motion may order a jury trial on any question of fact, in which the juvenile is accused of any act or acts of delinquency which, if committed by an adult would expose the adult to incarceration. (b) A juvenile who is charged with a status offense or other offense where incarceration is not a possibility due either to the statutory penalty or where the court rules pretrial that a sentence of incarceration will not be imposed upon adjudication is not entitled to a trial by jury. (c) This section is inapplicable to proceedings held pursuant to section seven hundred sixteen of this article. (d) Juries consist of twelve members.