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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

• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
• E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
• FOI Letter Generator

• Student Press Law Center
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (703) 807-1904
• E-mail splc@splc.org
• Request Letter Generator

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PUBLICATIONS

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

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