West Virginia Code Chapter 49. West Virginia Child Welfare Act § 49-4-732. Hearing to determine juvenile's competency to participate in the proceedings

(a) Not more than 15 judicial days after receiving the evaluator's report, the court shall conduct a hearing to determine the juvenile's competency to participate in the proceedings. The court may continue the hearing for good cause shown.

(b) The competency evaluation report is admissible as evidence in the competency proceedings. The qualified forensic evaluator may be called as a witness and is subject to cross examination by all parties. If authorized by the court, hearings held pursuant to this section may be conducted by or participated in using teleconference or video conference technology. If the court contacts the qualified forensic evaluator to obtain clarification of the report contents, the court shall promptly inform all parties and allow each party to participate in each contact.

(c) In determining the competency of the juvenile to participate in the proceedings, the court shall consider the content of all competency evaluation reports admitted as evidence. The court may consider additional evidence introduced at the hearing by the prosecuting attorney, the juvenile's attorney, or guardian ad litem.