West Virginia FOI Resources
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West Virginia Open Government Coalition
(A member of NFOIC)
Marshall University, School of Journalism & Mass Communications
1 John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Contacts:
Michael McAteer, Coordinator
Phone: 304-696-2360
Email: wvopengov@gmail.com
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
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.gov/
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/
FORM LETTERS
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
Email rcfp@rcfp.org
FOI Letter Generator
Student Press Law Center
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (703) 807-1904
Email splc@splc.org
Request Letter Generator
PUBLICATIONS
Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press