Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
1.1. Scope. -- These rules establish procedures and criteria to be employed by the West Virginia Parole Board when considering eligible inmates incarcerated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation for parole; in granting or denying parole; establishing conditions therefore; and providing a process for reconsideration and extraordinary remedies.1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code § 62-12-13(g).1.3. Filing Date. -- June 1, 2022.1.4. Effective Date. -- July 1, 2022.1.5. Purpose. -- The general purpose of these rules and regulations is to establish procedures and criteria whereby the West Virginia Parole Board shall discharge its duties and exercise the powers described and reserved to the Board by the W. Va. Code §§ 62-12-12; 62-12-12a; 62-12-13; 62-12-13b; 62-12-18; 62-12-23; and 62-12-24.1.6. Repeal and Replace. -- This rule repeals and replaces W. Va. Code R. § 92-1-1, West Virginia Parole Board Procedural Rules, effective October 7, 2014.