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QUICK FOI INFORMATION

Open Meetings Law W.Va. Code § 6-9A-1 et seq.
Closed: Some medical information; meetings on riots, personnel, discipline, suspension or expulsion of a student.

Open Records Law W.Va. Code § 29B-1-1 et seq.
Exempt: Trade secrets; information violating personal privacy; some exam data; some archaeological sites; and law enforcement records for internal use.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

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CONTACTS

  • Office of the Attorney General
  • West Virginia State Capitol
  • Building 1, Room 26
  • Charleston, WV 25305
  • Phone (800) 235-6881
  • Fax (800) 526-6939
  • http://www.wvago.us/
  • West Virginia State Bar
  • 2006 Kanawha Boulevard East
  • Charleston, WV 25311-2204
  • Phone (304) 558-2456 or (866) 989-8227 (in West Virginia)
  • Fax (304) 558-2467
  • http://www.wvbar.org/
  • West Virginia Press Association
  • 3422 Pennsylvania Ave.
  • Charleston, WV 25302
  • Phone (304) 342-1011
  • http://www.wvpress.org/
  • State Sunshine Chair
  • Allison Barker
  • The Associated Press
  • Phone (304) 346-0897

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FORM LETTERS

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PUBLICATIONS

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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