West Virginia Code > Chapter 61 > Article 7A – State Mental Health Registry; Reporting of Persons Proscribed From Firearm Possession Due to Mental Condition to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; Legislative Findings; Definitions; Reporting Requirements; Reinstatement of Rights Proc


61-7A-1	Legislative intent
61-7A-2	Definitions
61-7A-3	Persons whose names are to be supplied to the central state mental health registry
61-7A-4	Confidentiality; limits on use of registry information
61-7A-5	Petition to regain right to possess firearms

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Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Committed to a mental institution: means to have been involuntarily committed for treatment pursuant to the provisions of chapter twenty-seven of this code. See West Virginia Code 61-7A-2
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Mental institution: means any facility or part of a facility used for the treatment of persons committed for treatment of mental illness. See West Virginia Code 61-7A-2
State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.