§5A-8-24. Protection of Personal Information Relating to Judicial Officers, Prosecutors, and Law-Enforcement Officers
(a) This section shall be known as Daniels Law. (b) This act shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish its purpose and the public policy of this state, which is to enhance the safety and security of certain public officials in the justice system, including judicial officers, prosecutors, federal and state public defenders, federal […]
§5A-8-18. Destruction of Nonrecord Materials
Nonrecord materials or materials not included within the definition of records as contained in this article may, if not otherwise prohibited by law, be destroyed at any time by the agency in possession of such materials without the prior approval of the administrator. The administrator may formulate procedures and interpretations to guide in the disposal […]
§5A-8-19. Annual Report
The administrator shall make an annual written report to the Governor for transmission to the Legislature. The report shall describe the status and progress of programs established pursuant to this article and shall include the recommendations of the administrator for improvements in the management and preservation of records in state government.
§5A-8-20. Alternate Storage of State Records
(a) Findings and purpose. — The Legislature finds that continuous advances in technology have resulted and will continue to result in the development of alternate formats for the nonerasable storage of state records, and that the use of such alternative storage formats, where deemed advisable, promote the efficient and economical administration of government and provide […]
§5A-8-21. Limitation on Release of Certain Personal Information Maintained by State Agencies and Entities Regarding State Employees
(a) The following personal information maintained by executive, legislative, or judicial branch agencies of the State of West Virginia regarding persons in their capacity as state officers, employees, retirees, or the legal dependents thereof is hereby deemed to be confidential and exempt from disclosure, as an unreasonable invasion of privacy, to non-governmental entities in documents […]
§5A-8-22. Personal Information Maintained by State Entities
(a) The following information maintained by state executive branch agencies with respect to individuals and their dependents is personal information exempted from disclosure as an unreasonable invasion of privacy under the provisions of 29B-1-1 et seq. of this code, and may not be released to non-governmental entities: (1) An individuals Social Security number; or
§5A-8-23. Limitation of Liability
This article creates no liability upon any person acting in his or her capacity as a state officer, employee, or retiree or former employee of the State of West Virginia; or upon the legal dependents, heirs and assignees of any such person; nor, upon any agency of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of government […]
§5A-8-8. Rules and Regulations
The administrator shall promulgate such rules and regulations concerning the management and selection and preservation of essential state records as are necessary or proper to effectuate the purpose of this article.
§5A-8-9. Duties of Agency Heads
The head of each agency shall: (a) Establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of the agency; (b) Designate and notify the administrator of an agency records manager to act as a point of contact between the administrator and the agency on issues related to management […]
§5A-8-10. Essential State Records Preservation Duplicates
(a) The agency head may make or cause to be made preservation duplicates or may designate as preservation duplicates existing copies of essential state records. A preservation duplicate shall be durable, accurate, complete, and clear, and a preservation duplicate made by means of photography, microphotography, photocopying, film, microfilm, electronic file, or digital image stored on […]