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Adult Female Inmates - Crime & Demographics
Statistics on crimes and demographics on adult female inmates in the State of West Virginia.

Annual Report 2008 Crime Vicitims Compensation Fund
This report covers the activities of the West Virginia Crime Victims Compensation fund for the fiscal year 2007.

Apellate Division - Public Defender
The Appellate Advocacy Division is authorized by the statute to insure that indigent persons have proper representation in the Supreme Court of Appeals.

Checklist for Submitting Invoices to Family Court Services
This checklist is used to ensure all invoices are submitted correctly to Family Court Services.

Contempt Petition Instructions
These instructions guide an individual through the process of filing a Petition of Contempt. If you want the court to enforce the terms of an order you believe is being violated, filing a Contempt Petition may be the correct legal action.

Corrections Connection 2008
The Official Newsletter for the West Virginia Division of Corrections.

Criminal Law Research Center
The Center acts as a source for criminal law research and information for PDS corporations, panel attorneys and private attorneys.

Daily Incarcerations
See information on individuals incarcerated by facility.

Drug Testing Profile, FY 1992 - 2002
This report profiles drug testing performed at the Division of Corrections Drug Testing Center by Manager Barry Sullivan for the Fiscal Years of 1992 through 2002.

DUI Offender Profile 2005
This report profiles those offenders incarcerated in West Virginia Division of Corrections facilities on January 1, 2005, that were serving a sentence for 3rd or subsequent offense DUI or a related offense.

Enforcement of Civil Judgments
This is an information sheet for parties in Magistrate Court Civil Cases.

Female Offenders Data Sheet 2007
Statistics pertaining to female offenders sentenced to the WV Division of Corrections as of July 2007.

Financial Guidelines in Civil Cases
These Financial Guidelines are used to determine eligibility for waiver of fees, costs, or security in Civil Cases in the West Virginia Courts.

Information for Applicants: Involuntary Custody for Mental Health Examination
This information sheet is to be given to all applicants filing an application for involuntary custody for mental health examination.

Information Regarding Appeal Process from Magistrate Court to Circuit Court
The purpose of this information sheet is to outline the appeal process from Magistrate Court to Circuit Court. This information sheet provides basic information regarding the appeal process and is not intended to be a complete reference guide.

Information Sheet: Affidavit for Default Judgment
This is a brief explanation of the process of obtaining a judgment in magistrate court when the defendant has not answered or appeared, which is called a default judgment.

Information Sheet: Civil Case Defendant
This sheet provides information on answer options available to the defendant in a Civil Case.

Information Sheet: Civil Case Plaintiff
This sheet contains information useful to the Plaintiff in a Civil Case.

Instructions for Expedited Modification of Child Support
These instructions are used to help with the completion of filing a Petition for Expedited Modification of Child Support.

Instructions for Family Court Appeals Forms
You have the right to appeal a family court final order to the circuit court. After the circuit court makes a final decision, you may then appeal the circuit court’s final decision to the Supreme Court.

Instructions for Parental Relocation Notice
These instructions can help an individual complete the process of submitting a Parental Relocation Notice.

Instructions for Petition for Support and Allocation of Custodial Responsibility
These instructions are used to help complete the forms to petition the Family Court to grant custodial responsibility for a child, and / or to require another person to help support a child.

Instructions for Petition of Modification of Child Support
These instructions can be used to help complete the Modification Petition Form, Bureau for Child Support Enforcement Application and Income Withholding Form, Civil Case Information Statement form, and a Certificate of Service form.

Investigation Procedures
Document describing the process of investigation utilized when a complaint is filed with the Board of Funeral Service Directors in the State of West Virginia.

Legal Aid Resources
This document provides the location and contact numbers of Legal Aid centers throughout the State.

Legal Ethics Opinions
Chronological list of the formal opinions of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board

Magistrate Court Rules
These rules apply to all civil cases in the magistrate courts of the State of West Virginia.

Mount Olive Inmate Visiting Program Brochure
Brochure outlining the visiting times, rules and regulations for the Mount Olive inmate visiting program.

Offender Search
Search for an offender being held in a regional jail in WV.

Parenting Plan Instructions
The Family Court requires a Parenting Plan in all cases involving minor children. As a case begins, if parents can agree on a Parenting Plan, they can submit a Joint Proposed Parenting Plan to the court, and request that the court make a temporary order on parenting based on the Joint Plan.

Parole Revocation Profile 1998-1999
Report detailing the data that was collected from Parole Revocation orders for the years of 1998/99 and from DOC inmate records.

Parole Revocation Profile 2002-2005
Report detailing data that was collected from Parole Revocation Orders for the years 2002 through 2005, inmate master cards, and through the use of the WVDOC Inmate Management Information System (IMIS).

Prosecutor Listing
Look up Prosecutors by county.

Recidivism in West Virginia Corrections - Prisoners Released in 1994-1997
Results of a study complete by the West Virginia Division of Corrections (WVDOC) Office of Research and Planning that reviewed the records of all inmates released between 1994 and 1997 to calculate the recidivism rate.

Recidivism in West Virginia Corrections - Prisoners Released in 2001-2003
Results of a study complete by the West Virginia Division of Corrections (WVDOC) Office of Research and Planning that reviewed the records of all inmates released between 2001 and 2003 to calculate the recidivism rate.

Rules of Professional Conduct
Rules of Professional Conduct for Lawyers Practicing in WV.

Slayton Work Camp Visitation Brochure
Brochure outlining the schedule times, rules and regulations for visitors to the Slayton Work Camp.

Submit Online Tips to the WV State Police
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