§15A-12-6. Receipt of Information; Immunity From Liability
(a) No cause of action for defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence shall arise against any person by reason of that persons furnishing information concerning any suspected, anticipated, or completed criminal violation or terrorist activity when the information is provided to or received from the West Virginia Fusion Center or any federal, state, or local […]
§15A-12-7. Costs
(a) The director, with approval of the cabinet secretary or deputy cabinet secretary, may enter into agreements with participating agencies or organizations, whether public or private, for their participation in the West Virginia Fusion Center. Such agreements: (1) Shall define the duties and responsibilities of each participating agency or organization; (2) may provide for payment […]
§15A-12-8. Registration Plates to Official Vehicles Used in Agency Activities
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles is authorized to issue Class A license plates to authorized state-owned vehicles operated by the West Virginia Fusion Center when the director signs a written affidavit stating that the vehicle or vehicles for which the plates are being […]
§15A-12-3. Joint Oversight Committee
(a) The Speaker of the House of Delegates and President of the Senate shall establish a select committee which shall have oversight of the information collected by the West Virginia Fusion Center to ensure the proper collection, dissemination, storage, and destruction of information or intelligence. The committee shall be composed of: (1) The Speaker of […]
§15A-12-4. Memoranda of Understanding Required
(a) Each governmental and nongovernmental entity participating in the West Virginia Fusion Center shall enter a memorandum of understanding between the West Virginia Fusion Center and the participating entity. The memorandum of understanding shall at a minimum: (1) Provide a framework and working mechanism for the organization of the West Virginia Fusion Center to address […]
§15A-12-5. Confidentiality and Immunity From Service of Process; Penalties
(a) Papers, records, documents, reports, materials, databases, or other evidence or information relative to criminal intelligence, any terrorism investigation, threat assessment, or information on infrastructure which if released would compromise the public safety in the possession of the West Virginia Fusion Center shall be confidential and shall not be subject to the West Virginia Freedom […]
§15A-11-7. Commission S Powers in Conduct of Public Hearing
For the purposes of any public hearing under this article, the State Fire Commission is empowered and authorized to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, to take testimony, and to administer oaths to any witness in any proceeding or examination instituted before it or conducted by it with reference to any matter within its jurisdiction. […]
§15A-11-8. Powers, Duties, and Authority of State Fire Commission
(a) All state and area training and education in fire service shall be coordinated by the State Fire Commission. The State Fire Marshal shall ensure that these programs are operated throughout the state at a level consistent with needs identified by the commission. Beginning on the effective date of the amendment to this section, all […]
§15A-11-9. Volunteer Firefighters Training and Equipment
(a) The State Fire Commission shall maintain oversight and authority over training, equipment requirements, and performance standards for volunteer fire departments and its members, establishing and maintaining said requirements pursuant to legislative rule, in accordance with the provisions of 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code, to establish training requirements for firefighters which: (1) Provide for:
§15A-11-10. Courtesy Certification of Firefighters in Surrounding States to Serve as Volunteer Firefighter
(a) It is the intention of the Legislature to permit individuals who have been certified as professional or volunteer firefighters in a state bordering West Virginia to serve as volunteer firefighters in West Virginia. (b) Beginning July 1, 2020, the State Fire Commission shall establish a process by which a courtesy certification to serve as […]