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WV Code § 49-2-910 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children|§49-2-910. Juvenile Trustee Accounts and Funds, Earnings and Personal Property of Juveniles; Return of Property; Reports;

(a) The Director of Juvenile Services may establish at each facility under his or her jurisdiction a "Juvenile Trustee Fund". The administrator or designee of each facility may receive and take charge of the money and personal property, as defined by policy, of all juveniles in his or her facility and all money or personal property, as defined by policy, sent to the juveniles or earned by the juveniles as compensation for work performed while they are domiciled there. The administrator or designee shall credit the money and earnings to the juveniles entitled to it and shall keep an accurate account of all the money and personal property so received, which account is subject to examination by the Director of Juvenile Services and the Assistant Director of Budget and Finance of the Division of Juvenile Services. The administrator or designee shall deposit the moneys in one or more responsible banks in accounts to be designated a "Juvenile Trustee Fund".(b) The administrator or designee shall keep in an account for all juveniles at least ten percent of all money earned during the juveniles commitment and pay the money to the juvenile at the time of the juvenile's release. The administrator or designee may authorize the juvenile to withdraw money from his or her mandatory savings for the purpose of preparing the juvenile for reentry into society.(c) The administrator or designee shall deliver to the juvenile at the time he or she leaves the facility, or as soon as practicable after departure, all personal property, moneys and earnings then credited to the juvenile, or in case of the death of the juvenile before authorized release from the facility, the administrator or designee shall deliver the property to the juvenile's personal representative. If a conservator is appointed for the juvenile while he or she is domiciled at the facility, the administrator or designee shall deliver to the conservator, upon proper demand, all moneys and personal property belonging to the juvenile that are in the custody of the administrator.(d) If any money is credited to a former juvenile resident after remittance of the sum of money as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the administrator or designee shall mail the funds to the former juvenile resident's last known address. If the funds are returned to the facility, the administrator or designee will forward those funds to the Division of Juvenile Service's Assistant Director of Budget and Finance to submit the funds to the State Treasurer's Office-Unclaimed Property Division.(e) The facility shall compile a monthly report that specifically documents juvenile trustee fund receipts and expenditures and submit the reconciled monthly bank statements to the Division of Juvenile Service's Assistant Director of Budget and Finance.
WV Code § 49-2-911 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children|§49-2-911. Juvenile Benefit Funds; Uses; Reports

(a) There is hereby established a special revenue account in the State Treasury for each juvenile benefit fund established by the director. Moneys received by an institution for deposit in an juvenile benefit fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to be credited to the special revenue account created for the institution's juvenile benefit fund. Moneys in a special revenue account established for a juvenile benefit fund may be expended by the institution for the purposes set forth in this section.(b) Moneys in an account established for a juvenile benefit fund may be expended by the facility for the purposes set forth in this section. Moneys to be deposited into a juvenile benefit fund consist of:(1) All profit from the exchange or commissary operation and, if the commissary is operated by a vendor, whether a public or private entity, the profit is the negotiated commission paid to the Division of Juvenile Services by the vendor;(2) All net proceeds from vending machines used for juvenile resident visitation;(3) All proceeds from contracted juvenile resident telephone commissions;(4) Any funds that may be assigned by juveniles or donated to the facility by the general public or a service organization on behalf of all the juveniles; and(5) Any funds confiscated considered contraband.(c) The juvenile benefit fund may only be used for the following purposes at juvenile facilities:(1) Open-house visitation functions or other nonroutine campus-wide activities which will enhance programming goals of the facility;(2) Holiday functions which may include decorations, food and gifts for residents or family of residents;(3) Rental of videos;(4) Payment of video license;(5) Supplemental supplies and equipment which will enrich the facilities' program activities;(6) Hardship needs for juvenile residents if approved by the Division of Juvenile Services Director; and(7) Any special activities or rewards for residents.(d) The facility shall compile a monthly report that specifically documents juvenile benefit fund receipts and expenditures and submit the reconciled monthly bank statements to the Division of Juvenile Services Assistant Director of Budget and Finance.
WV Code § 49-2-912 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children|§49-2-912. Youth Reporting Centers

(a) The Division of Juvenile Services shall operate community-based youth reporting centers to provide services to youth involved in the juvenile justice system as an alternative to detention, corrections or out-of-home placement.(b) Based upon identifiable need, the Division of Juvenile Services shall operate a total of at least fifteen youth reporting centers by July 1, 2016.(c) Based upon identifiable need, the Division of Juvenile Services shall operate a total of at least nineteen youth reporting centers by July 1, 2018.(d) The Division of Juvenile Services shall promulgate guidelines, policies and procedures regarding referrals, assessments, case management, services, education and connection to services in the community.(e) The Division of Juvenile Services shall collaborate with county boards of education to provide education services to certain youth referred to youth reporting centers, whenever feasible.(f) The Division of Juvenile Services may convene local or regional advisory boards for youth reporting centers.
WV Code § 49-2-1001 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children|§49-2-1001. Purpose; Intent

Juvenile Offender Rehabilitation Act§49-2-1001. Purpose; intent.It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the creation of all reasonable means and methods that can be established by a humane and enlightened state, solicitous of the welfare of its children, for the prevention of delinquency and for the care and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents and status offenders. It is further the intent of the Legislature that this state, through the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Division of Juvenile Services, establish, maintain, and continuously refine and develop, a balanced and comprehensive state program for juveniles who are potentially delinquent or are status offenders or juvenile delinquents in the care or custody of the department.
WV Code § 49-2-1003 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children|§49-2-1003. Rehabilitative Facilities for Status Offenders; Requirements; Educational Instruction

(a) The Department of Health and Human Resources shall establish and maintain one or more rehabilitative facilities to be used exclusively for the lawful custody of status offenders. Each facility will be a nonsecure facility having as its purpose the rehabilitation of status offenders. The facility will have a bed capacity for not more than twenty juveniles and shall minimize the institutional atmosphere and prepare the juvenile for reintegration into the community.(b) Rehabilitative programs and services shall be provided by or through each facility and may include, but not be limited to, medical, educational, vocational, social and psychological guidance, training, counseling, substance abuse treatment and other rehabilitative services. The Department of Health and Human Resources shall provide to each status offender committed to the facility a program of treatment and services consistent with the individualized program of rehabilitation developed for the juvenile. In the case of any other juvenile residing at the facility, the department shall provide those programs and services as may be proper in the circumstances including, but not limited to, any programs or services directed to be provided by the court.(c) The board of education of the county in which the facility is located shall provide instruction for juveniles residing at the facility. Residents who can be permitted to do so shall attend local schools and instruction shall otherwise take place at the facility.(d) Facilities established pursuant to this section shall be structured as community-based facilities.(e) The Department of Health and Human Resources may enter into cooperative arrangements and agreements with private agencies or with agencies of the state and its political subdivisions to fulfill its duties under this section: Provided, That after January 1, 2016, the department shall not enter into an agreement with the Division of Juvenile Services to house juvenile status offenders.
WV Code § 49-2-1004 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children|§49-2-1004. The Juvenile Services Reimbursement Offender Fund; Use; Expenditures

There is created within the State Treasury a special revenue account designated "The Juvenile Services Reimbursement Offender Fund" within and for the benefit of the Division of Juvenile Services for expenses incurred in servicing juvenile status offenders in need of stabilization and specialized supervision. Moneys shall be paid into the account by the Department of Health and Human Resources, based upon an established per diem rate, or other funding sources. The Department of Health and Human Resources and the Division of Juvenile Services shall jointly establish the per diem rate to be paid into the fund by the Department of Health and Human Resources for each juvenile status offender in need of stabilization and specialized supervision by the Division of Juvenile Services pursuant to this article and by cooperative agreement. The Director of Juvenile Services is authorized to make expenditures from the fund in accordance with article three, chapter twelve of this code to offset expenses incurred by the Division of Juvenile Services in housing, treatment and caring for juvenile offenders.
WV Code § 49-2-1005 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children|§49-2-1005. Legal Custody; Law-Enforcement Agencies

The Department of Health and Human Resources may require any juvenile committed to its legal custody to remain at and to return to the residence to which the juvenile is assigned by the department or by the juvenile court. In aid of that authority, and upon request of a designated employee of the department, any police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or juvenile court probation officer is authorized to take the juvenile into custody and return the juvenile to his or her place of residence or into the custody of a designated employee of the department.
WV Code § 49-2-1006 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 2. State Responsibilities for Children|§49-2-1006. Reporting Requirements; Cataloguing of Services

(a) The Department of Health and Human Resources and the Division of Juvenile Services shall annually review its programs and services and submit a report by December 31, of each year to the Governor, the Legislature and the Supreme Court of Appeals. This report shall analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and services being carried out by the Department of Health and Human Resources or the Division of Juvenile Services. That report shall include, but is not limited to:(1) An analysis and evaluation of programs and services continued, established and discontinued during the period covered by the report;(2) A description of programs and services which should be implemented to further the purposes of this article;(3) Relevant information concerning the number of juveniles comprising the population of any rehabilitative facility during the period covered by the report;(4) The length of residence, the nature of the problems of each juvenile, the juvenile's response to programs and services; and(5) Any other information as will enable a user of the report to ascertain the effectiveness of the facility as a rehabilitative facility.(b) The Department of Health and Human Resources and the Division of Juvenile Services shall prepare a descriptive catalogue of its juvenile programs and services available in local communities throughout this state and shall distribute copies of the same to every juvenile court in the state and, at the direction of the juvenile court, the catalogue shall be distributed to attorneys practicing before the court. The catalogue shall:(1) Be made available to members of the general public upon request:(2) Contain sufficient information as to particular programs and services so as to enable a user of the catalogue to make inquiries and referrals; and(3) Be constructed so as to meaningfully identify and describe programs and services.(c) The requirements of this section are not satisfied by a simple listing of specific agencies or the individuals in charge of programs at a given time. The catalogue shall be updated and republished or supplemented from time to time as may be required to maintain its usefulness as a resource manual.
WV Code § 49-3-101 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 3. Specialized Advocacy Programs|§49-3-101. Child Advocacy Centers; Services; Requirements

Child advocacy centers provide the following services to children in the child welfare program in West Virginia:(1) Operation of a child-appropriate or child-friendly facility that provides a comfortable, private setting that is both physically and psychologically safe for clients.(2) Participation in a multidisciplinary team for response to child abuse allegations.(3) Operate a legal entity responsible for program and fiscal operations that has established and implemented basic sound administrative practices.(4) Promote policies, practices and procedures that are culturally competent and diverse. Cultural competency is defined as the capacity to function in more than one culture, requiring the ability to appreciate, understand and interact with members of diverse populations within the local community.(5) Conduct forensic interviews in a manner which is of a neutral, fact-finding nature and coordinated to avoid duplicative interviewing.(6) Provide specialized medical evaluation and treatment made available to clients as part of the team response, either at the CAC or through coordination and referral with other specialized medical providers.(7) Offer therapeutic intervention through specialized mental health services made available as part of the team response, either at the child advocacy center or through coordination and referral with other appropriate treatment providers.(8) Victim support and advocacy as part of the team response, either at the child advocacy center or through coordination with other providers, throughout the investigation and subsequent legal proceedings.(9) Conducting team discussions and providing information sharing regarding the investigation, case status and services needed by the child and family are to occur on a routine basis.(10) Developing and implementing a system for monitoring case progress and tracking case outcomes for team components.(11) May establish a safe exchange location for children and families who have a parenting agreement or an order providing for visitation or custody of the children that require a safe exchange location.
WV Code § 49-3-102 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 3. Specialized Advocacy Programs|§49-3-102. Court Appointed Special Advocate; Operations

A court appointed special advocate (CASA) shall operate as follows:(1) Standards: CASA programs shall be members in good standing with the West Virginia Court Appointed Special Advocate Association, Inc., and the National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association and adhere to all standards set forth by these entities.(2) Organizational capacity: A designated legal entity is responsible for program and fiscal operations has been established and implements basic sound administrative practice.(3) Cultural competency and diversity: CASA programs shall promote policies, practices and procedures that are culturally competent. "Cultural competency" is defined as the capacity to function in more than one culture, requiring the ability to appreciate, understand and interact with members of diverse populations within the local community.(4) Case management: CASA programs must utilize a uniform case management system to monitor case progress and track outcomes.(5) Case review: CASA volunteers shall meet with CASA staff on a routine basis to discuss case status and outcomes.(6) Training: Court appointed special advocates shall serve as volunteers without compensation and shall receive training consistent with state and nationally developed standards.
WV Code § 49-4-101 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 4. Court Actions|§49-4-101. Exercise of Powers and Jurisdiction by Judge in Vacation

§49-4-101. Exercise of powers and jurisdiction by judge in vacation.The powers and jurisdiction of the court, under the provisions of this chapter, may be exercised by the judge in vacation.
WV Code § 49-4-102 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 4. Court Actions|§49-4-102. Procedure for Appealing Decisions

Cases under this chapter, if tried in any inferior court, may be reviewed by writ of error or appeal to the circuit court, and if tried or reviewed in a circuit court, by writ of error or appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
WV Code § 49-4-103 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 4. Court Actions|§49-4-103. Proceedings May Not Be Evidence Against Child, or Be Published; Adjudication Is Not a Conviction and Not a Bar to Civil Service Eligibility

Any evidence given in any cause or proceeding under this chapter, or any order, judgment or finding therein, or any adjudication upon the status of juvenile delinquent heretofore made or rendered, may not in any civil, criminal or other cause or proceeding whatever in any court, be lawful or proper evidence against the child for any purpose whatsoever except in subsequent cases under this chapter involving the same child; nor may the name of any child, in connection with any proceedings under this chapter, be published in any newspaper without a written order of the court; nor may any adjudication upon the status of any child by a juvenile court operate to impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by conviction, nor may any child be deemed a criminal by reason of the adjudication, nor may the adjudication be deemed a conviction, nor may any adjudication operate to disqualify a child in any future civil service examination, appointment, or application.
WV Code § 49-4-104 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 4. Court Actions|§49-4-104. General Provisions Relating to Court Orders Regarding Custody; Rules

(a) The Supreme Court of Appeals, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Division of Juvenile Services in order to eliminate unnecessary state funding of out-of-home placements where federal funding is available, shall develop and disseminate form court orders to effectuate chapter forty-nine of this code which authorize disclosure and transfer of juvenile records between agencies while requiring maintenance of confidentiality, Child Welfare Services, 42 U.S.C. §620, et seq., and 42 U.S.C. §670, et seq., relating to the promulgation of uniform court orders for placement of minor children and the rules promulgated thereunder, for use in the courts of the state.(b) Judges and magistrates, upon being supplied the form orders required by subsection (a) of this section, shall act to ensure the proper form order is entered in the case so as to allow federal funding of eligible out-of-home placements.
WV Code § 49-4-105 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 4. Court Actions|§49-4-105. Hearing Required to Determine &Quotreasonable efforts."

A hearing by a circuit court of competent jurisdiction is required to determine whether or not "reasonable efforts" have been made to stabilize and maintain the family situation before any child may be placed outside the home, except that in the event any child appears in imminent danger of serious bodily or emotional injury or death in any home, a post-removal hearing shall be substituted for the pre-removal hearing.
WV Code § 49-4-106 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 4. Court Actions|§49-4-106. Limitation on Out-of-Home Placements

Before any child may be directed for placement in a particular facility or for services of a child welfare agency licensed by the department, a court shall make inquiry into the bed space of the facility available to accommodate additional children and the ability of the child welfare agency to meet the particular needs of the child. A court may not order the placement of a child in a particular facility, including status offender facilities operated by the Division of Juvenile Services, if it has reached its licensed capacity or order conditions on the placement of the child which conflict with licensure regulations applicable to the facility promulgated pursuant to article two of this chapter and articles one-a, nine and seventeen, chapter twenty-seven of this code. Further, a child welfare agency is not required to accept placement of a child at a particular facility if the facility remains at licensed capacity or is unable to meet the particular needs of the child. A child welfare agency is not required to make special dispensation or accommodation, reorganize existing child placement, or initiate early release of children in placement to reduce actual occupancy at the facility.
WV Code § 49-4-107 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 49. Child Welfare|Article 4. Court Actions|§49-4-107. Penalties

A person who violates an order, rule, or regulation made under the authority of this chapter, or who violates this chapter for which punishment has not been specifically provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100, or confined in jail not less than five days nor more than six months, or both fined and confined.