Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 62 > Article 11D - Heightened Examination and Supervision for Certain Sex Offenders

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Certified polygraph analyst: means a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of section five-c, article five, chapter . See West Virginia Code 62-11D-1
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Electronic monitoring: means any one or a combination of the following technologies:

  (A) Voice verification. See West Virginia Code 62-11D-1

• 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.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• sexual history polygraph: means a polygraph examination administered to determine the entire sexual history of the probationer or parolee. See West Virginia Code 62-11D-1
• Sexually violent predator: means any person determined by a circuit court of this state to be a sexually violent predator pursuant to the provisions of section two-a, article twelve, chapter . See West Virginia Code 62-11D-1
• 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