2009 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 28. STATE CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
ARTICLE 3. INDUSTRIAL HOME FOR YOUTH.
§28-3-7 Return or transfer of incorrigible girls and those diseased at time of commitment; expenses.

§28-3-7. Return or transfer of incorrigible girls and those diseased at time of commitment; expenses.
If, at the time of, or after the admission of any girl to the Industrial Home, it is discovered that she was pregnant, or had syphilis, gonorrhea, or any other infectious disease at the time of her commitment, or was otherwise ineligible for admission, or should she become incorrigible or unmanageable, such girl may be returned to the court or judge by whom she was committed to the home, or, at the discretion of the state commissioner of public institutions, may be transferred temporarily to some other institution for care or treatment, or otherwise disposed of as said commissioner may deem best. The expense incurred in returning such girl to the court or judge by whom she was committed for any or all of the above stated reasons, or by reason of transfer to any other state institution shall be paid by the county court out of the treasury of the county from which the girl was committed to the home.

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