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Home » US Law » 2022 West Virginia Code » Chapter 49. Child Welfare » Article 5. Record Keeping and Database » §49-5-103. Confidentiality of Juvenile Records; Permissible Disclosures; Penalties; Damages

(a) Any findings or orders of the court in a juvenile proceeding shall be known as the juvenile record and shall be maintained by the clerk of the court.

(b) Records of a juvenile proceeding conducted under this chapter are not public records and shall not be disclosed to anyone unless disclosure is otherwise authorized by this section.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a copy of a juvenile's records shall automatically be disclosed to certain school officials, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(1) Only the records of certain juveniles shall be disclosed. These include, and are limited to, cases in which: