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W. Va. Code § 62-1C-17a

Bail in situations of alleged child abuse

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 62 — Criminal Procedure · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 62-1C-17a, Bail in situations of alleged child abuse, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2393077
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(a) When the offense charged is an offense defined in article eight-d, chapter sixty-one of this code, it shall be a condition of bond that the defendant shall not live in the same residence as and shall have no contact with the victim of the alleged offense and the court may make such other conditions of bond with respect to contact with the victim as it deems necessary under the circumstances to protect the child: Provided, That the requirement of no contact with the victim of the alleged offense and all other conditions of bond may be reviewed by summary petition from the magistrate court to the circuit court or from the circuit court to the Supreme Court of Appeals or any justice thereof. (b) In cases where the charge is a sexual offense, as defined in chapter sixty-one of this code, against any person, the court, upon a showing of cause, may make such conditions of bond on the defendant or on any witness bond issued under section fifteen of this article as it deems necessary with respect to contact with the victim.