West Virginia Code 27-6A-8 – Credit for time; expenses
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(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.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 27-6A-8
- 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
(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.