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W. Va. Code § 48-26-406

Closure of programs

Known as the West Virginia Domestic Violence Act

The act spans §§ 48–48 (47 sections).

(a) The board may close any program that violates the standards established under this article or that threatens the health, well-being or safety of its participants or staff: Provided, That if a shelter is closed, the governing body of the program, in conjunction with the board, shall establish a plan to place the participants in other shelters or alternative housing.

(b) In order to close a domestic violence program or one of its components, a batterer intervention and prevention program or a monitored parenting and exchange program, the board must vote unanimously in the affirmative.

(c) If either the shelter component or the outreach component of a domestic violence program is closed, the remaining component of the program may continue to be licensed and to receive funds.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.