62-15-1 Short title
62-15-2 Definitions
62-15-3 Policy and goals
62-15-4 Court authorization and structure
62-15-5 Drug court teams
62-15-6 Eligibility
62-15-6a Treatment supervision
62-15-6b Intermediate incarceration sanctions for drug court participants; responsibility for costs of incarceration
62-15-7 Treatment and support services
62-15-8 Drug testing
62-15-9 Governance
62-15-9a Adult Drug Court Participation Fund
62-15-10 Program integrity and offender accountability
62-15-11 Funding
62-15-12 Immunity from liability
62-15-13 Statutory construction
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 62 > Article 15 - Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • 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