West Virginia
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
WV1026 — dvro : expanded
Citation:
W. Va. Code §§ 48-27-204; 502
204: “Family or household members” means persons who: (1) Are or were married to each other; (2) Are or were living together as spouses; (3) Are or were sexual or intimate partners; (4) Are or were dating: Provided, That a casual acquaintance or ordinary fraternization between persons in a business or social context does not establish a dating relationship; (5) Are or were residing together in the same household;...
Effective:
2001-09-01
West Virginia
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
WV1027 — dvro ex parte : expanded
Citation:
W. Va. Code §§ 53-8-7(d)(1)(F), 48-207-204(4), 48-27-403
53-8-7(d)(1)(F): The court, in its discretion, may prohibit a respondent from possessing a firearm as defined in section seven, article seven, chapter sixty-one of this code if: (i) A weapon was used or threatened to be used in the commission of the offense predicating the petitioning for the personal safety order; (ii) The respondent has violated any prior order as specified under this article; or (iii) The...
Effective:
2001-04-14
West Virginia
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
WV1025 — dvro
Citation:
W. Va. Code, § 61-7-7(a)(7), (8)
Except as provided in this section, no person shall possess a firearm, as such is defined in section two of this article, who: (7) Is subject to a domestic violence protective order that: (A) Was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual notice and at which such person had an opportunity to participate; (B) Restrains such person from harassing, stalking or threatening an intimate partner of such...
Effective:
2000-01-08 Superseded:
2001-09-01
West Virginia
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
WV1023 — mental health : adjudicated as mentally incompetent//incapacitated/disabled
Citation:
W. Va. Code § 61-7-7(a)
Except as provided in this section, no person shall possess a firearm, as such is defined in section two of this article, who: (4) Has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent or who has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution pursuant to the provisions of chapter twenty-seven of this code or in similar law of another jurisdiction.
Effective:
1989-07-07
West Virginia
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
WV1024 — mental health : committed to mh facility
Citation:
W. Va. Code § 61-7-7(a)
Except as provided in this section, no person shall possess a firearm, as such is defined in section two of this article, who: (4) Has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent or who has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution pursuant to the provisions of chapter twenty-seven of this code or in similar law of another jurisdiction.
Effective:
1989-07-07