{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-16-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-16-3","heading":"Mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainer.","body":"(a) A law enforcement agency that takes initial custody of a person subject to an immigration detainer shall:\n(1) Provide notice to the court authorized to grant or deny the person's release on bail or bond that the person is subject to an immigration detainer;\n(2) Record in the person's case file that the person is subject to an immigration detainer; and\n(3) Upon determining that the immigration detainer is facially sufficient as defined by §15-16-1 of this code, comply with the requests made in the immigration detainer to the extent required by law.\n(b) A law enforcement agency is not required to perform a duty imposed by subsection (a) of this section with respect to a person who has been transferred to the custody of the agency by another law enforcement agency subject to the requirements of this section.\n(c) A court of competent jurisdiction which receives notice that a person is subject to an immigration detainer shall cause the fact to be recorded in the court record, regardless of whether the notice is received before or after a judgment in the case.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 16. FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-16-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:56Z","sha256":"ed1b67880cf8378318e766e09e02b2c5d6125b93c66229763f022da2f706476e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-16-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-16-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}