15A-4-13a Prohibition on use of taxpayer resources for certain medical procedures
15A-4-1 Applicability of article
15A-4-2 Furlough programs
15A-4-3 Electronic monitoring of offenders; special account
15A-4-4 Diagnostic and classification divisions
15A-4-5 Transfer of inmates of state institutions or facilities
15A-4-6 Monitoring of inmate telephone calls; procedures and restrictions; calls to or from attorneys excepted
15A-4-7 Monitoring inmate mail; procedures and restrictions; identifying mail from a state institution; mail to or from attorneys excepted
15A-4-8 Monitoring of inmate electronic correspondence; procedures and restrictions; to or from attorneys excepted
15A-4-9 Trustee accounts and funds, earnings and personal property of inmates and residents
15A-4-10 Inmate or resident benefit funds
15A-4-11 Financial responsibility program for inmates
15A-4-12 Limitation on reimbursement rate to medical service providers for services outside division facilities
15A-4-13 Charges assessed against inmates for services provided by state
15A-4-14 Record of inmate or resident
15A-4-15 Manufacture of license plates, road signs or markers; securing signs and markers when federal government reimburses state for cost thereof
15A-4-16 Gifts to or dealings with inmate or resident
15A-4-17 Deduction from sentence for good conduct; mandatory supervision
15A-4-18 Governor’s authority to authorize commissioner to consent to transfer of inmates under a federal treaty
15A-4-19 Mentally ill inmates; treatment; transfer between correctional and mental health facilities; correctional facility procedures
15A-4-20 Work program
15A-4-21 Director of employment; director of housing; released inmates; duties
15A-4-17a Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation mandatory supervised release plan
15A-4-8a Facility video and security records confidential; exceptions
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 15A > Article 4 - Corrections Management

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Convict: means a person confined in a penitentiary or correctional facility of this or any other state, or of the United States. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • 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.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • 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.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: includes goods, chattels, real and personal, money, credits, investments, and the evidences thereof. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.