Bill > SB980

This bill amends West Virginia's Freedom of Information Act to clarify that records and materials related to the detection and investigation of crime that are received and maintained by a prosecuting attorney are exempt from public disclosure. The Freedom of Information Act, often abbreviated as FOIA, is a law that grants the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency, and similar state laws exist to provide access to state and local government records. By adding this provision, the bill ensures that the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is not considered a custodian of records for the purposes of FOIA requests concerning these specific investigative materials, thereby protecting the integrity of ongoing or potential criminal investigations.

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