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(a) Within three calendar days of the arrest and placement of any person in a jail, the division shall conduct a pretrial risk assessment using a standardized risk assessment instrument approved and adopted by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. The results of all standardized risk and needs assessments are confidential and shall only be provided to the court, court personnel, the prosecuting attorney, defense counsel, and the person who is the subject of the pretrial risk assessment. Upon completion of the assessment, the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall provide it to the magistrate and circuit clerks for delivery to the appropriate circuit judge or magistrate.
(b) The pretrial risk assessment and all oral or written statements made by an individual during risk assessment shall be inadmissible evidence at any criminal or civil trial.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 15A. Department of Homeland Security § 15A-5-7. Pretrial risk assessment - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-15a-department-of-homeland-security/wv-code-sect-15a-5-7/
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