Orders granting or refusing release on probation shall contain a brief statement by the court of the reasons for its action and shall be entered of record. A copy of all orders granting release on probation, of all orders refusing such release in felony cases, and of all orders revoking any previous order shall be sent by the clerk of the court to the board of probation and parole within five days after the making of the order.
W. Va. Code § 62-12-8
Record of order as to release on probation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 170 W. Va. 25 - State v. Godfrey (1981)
Most recently applied in 209 W. Va. 248 - State v. Ramsey (June 2000)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.