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2021 West Virginia Code
Chapter 49. Child Welfare
Article 4. Court Actions
§49-4-735. Stay of Transfer to Criminal Jurisdiction
Universal Citation: WV Code § 49-4-735 (2021)
If a juvenile is presumed incompetent under 49-4-727(c) of this code, or if the issue of the juveniles competency to participate in the proceedings is raised at any time during the proceedings for a juvenile presumed competent under 49-4-727(b) of this code, the procedures outlined in 49-4-727 through 49-4-734 of this code shall be used to determine the juveniles competency and if appropriate, restore the juveniles competency regardless of whether the case is to proceed under the courts juvenile jurisdiction or transfer to adult criminal jurisdiction pursuant to 49-4-710 of this code and corresponding Rules of Juvenile Procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
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