W. Va. Code § 25-1B-4
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§25-1B-4. Termination of inmate's participation in program.
Official statutory text
An inmate's participation in the Correctional Center Nursery Program may be terminated by the division if one of the following occurs:
(a) The inmate fails to comply with the agreement entered into under section three of this article;
(b) The inmate's child becomes seriously ill, cannot meet medical criteria established by the division for the program or otherwise cannot safely participate in the program;
(c) A court of competent jurisdiction issues an order that designates a person other than the inmate as the child's custodial parent and legal custodian;
(d) A court of competent jurisdiction grants custody of the child to a person other than the inmate;
(e) An order is issued granting shared parenting of the child;
(f) An order regarding the child is issued granting temporary, permanent, or legal custody of the child to a person other than the inmate, or to a public children services agency or private child placing agency; or
(g) The inmate is released from imprisonment.
(a) The inmate fails to comply with the agreement entered into under section three of this article;
(b) The inmate's child becomes seriously ill, cannot meet medical criteria established by the division for the program or otherwise cannot safely participate in the program;
(c) A court of competent jurisdiction issues an order that designates a person other than the inmate as the child's custodial parent and legal custodian;
(d) A court of competent jurisdiction grants custody of the child to a person other than the inmate;
(e) An order is issued granting shared parenting of the child;
(f) An order regarding the child is issued granting temporary, permanent, or legal custody of the child to a person other than the inmate, or to a public children services agency or private child placing agency; or
(g) The inmate is released from imprisonment.
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