# W. Va. Code § 27-5-1A: Appointment of attorney to aid prosecutor; certification of performance; fee

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S1A

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 27-5-1A
- **Heading:** Appointment of attorney to aid prosecutor; certification of performance; fee
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 27 / Article 5 / Section 1A

## Text

If, in any case, the prosecuting attorney and his assistants in a county in which there is a state mental health hospital are unable to act due to a burdensome number of cases brought under this article, the circuit court shall appoint some competent practicing attorney to act in that case. The court shall certify to the director of the administrative office of the Supreme Court of Appeals the performance of that service when completed and may allow the attorney a reasonable fee not to exceed the amount allowed for attorneys in defense of needy persons as provided in article twenty-one, chapter twenty-nine of this code. Compensation shall be paid out of the "Mental Hygiene Fund" provided for in section four of this article.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-1 §27-5-1. Appointment of mental hygiene commissioner; duties of mental hygiene commissioner; duties of prosecuting attorney; duties of sheriff; duties of Supreme Court of Appeals; use of certified municipal law-enforcement officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-1A §27-5-1a. Appointment of attorney to aid prosecutor; certification of performance; fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S1A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-1B §27-5-1b. Pilot projects and other initiatives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S1B.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-2 §27-5-2. Institution of proceedings for involuntary custody for examination; custody; probable cause hearing; examination of individual.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-2A §27-5-2a. Process for involuntary hospitalization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S2A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-3 §27-5-3. Admission under involuntary hospitalization for examination; hearing; release.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-3A §27-5-3a. Legal effect of commitment after determined not to be based on mental illness or addiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S3A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-4 §27-5-4. Institution of final commitment proceedings; hearing requirements; release.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-5 §27-5-5. Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-7 §27-5-7. Hospitalization by agency of the United States.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-9 §27-5-9. Rights of patients.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-10 §27-5-10. Transportation for the mentally ill or persons with substance use disorder.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 27-5-11 §27-5-11. Modified procedures for temporary compliance orders for certain medication dependent persons with prior hospitalizations or convictions; instituting modified mental hygiene procedures; establishing procedures; providing for forms and reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C27_A5_S11.md)

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