West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 92 - Parole Board
Title 92 - PROCEDURAL RULE WEST VIRGINIA PAROLE BOARD
Series 92-02 - Sanction, Recission and Revocation
Section 92-2-2 - Definitions

2.1. The word "Chairperson" as used herein shall mean the Parole Board Member appointed by the Governor to govern the West Virginia State Parole Board, pursuant to W. Va. Code § 62-12-12.

2.2. The word "Board" as used herein shall mean the West Virginia Parole Board.

2.3. "Lead Interviewer" shall be a Parole Board Member which shall serve as the Presiding Member over a specific case.

2.4. The word "Member" as used herein shall mean any Member of the Parole Board.

2.5. The term "Parole Officer" shall refer to an employee of the West Virginia Division of Corrections who is charged with the supervision of the parolee during his or her release on parole and with the enforcement of the terms and conditions of parole.

2.6. "Panel" shall refer to three Members designated by the Chairperson for the purpose of conducting hearings and making determinations pursuant to Section 3.2 below.

2.7. The word "Violation" shall refer to a breach by the parolee of any term or condition of release upon parole.

2.8. The word "Division" shall refer to the West Virginia Division of Corrections.

2.9. The word "Institution" shall refer to the following: the Mount Olive Correctional Complex, the Huttonsville Correctional Center, the Pruntytown Correctional Center, the Denmar Correctional Center, the Ohio Correctional Center, the Lakin Correctional Facility for Women, the McDowell County Correctional Center, the Stevens Correctional Center, the Martinsburg Correctional Center, the Northern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, the Beckley Work Release Center, the Charleston Work Release Center, the Huntington Work Release Center, the St. Mary's Correctional Center, the Anthony Correctional Center, Salem Correctional Center, Slayton Work Camp and Parkersburg Correctional Center or any other location designated by the State of West Virginia as a correctional facility including regional jails.

2.10. "Ordinary Parole" shall mean a release of an inmate upon parole based on eligibility relating to service of the minimum required sentence set forth in W. Va. Code § 62-12-13(b)(1)(A) and all other factors in subsections (b)(2-5) of the same section.

2.11. "Accelerated Parole" shall mean a release of an inmate upon parole based upon successful completion of that certain program set forth in W. Va. Code § 62-12-13(b)(1)(B), provided the Parole Board does not find that the inmate constitutes a reasonable risk to the safety or property of other persons if released, and all other factors in subsections (b)(2-5) of the same section.

2.12. "Foreign Detainer" shall mean a release of an inmate upon parole based upon a detainer lodged by a jurisdiction other than West Virginia for service of a sentence of incarceration.

2.13. "Contingent Parole" shall mean a release of an inmate upon parole based upon successful completion of conditions within a time frame specified by the Panel.

2.14. "Deferred Parole" shall mean the possible paroling of an inmate with the pending completion of a residential plan with Parole Board approval.

2.15. "Victim" means a person who is a victim of a felony, or whose death occurs during the commission of a felony or misdemeanor, or a member of the deceased victim's immediate family, the fiduciary of the deceased victim's estate, or an adult household member residing with the victim.