{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-16-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-16-7","heading":"Attorney General to defend good-faith compliance upon request.","body":"(a) The Attorney General may defend a local entity or law enforcement agency in any action in any court if:\n(1) The executive head or governing body, as applicable, of the local entity or law enforcement agency requests the Attorney General 's assistance in the defense; and\n(2) The Attorney General determines that the local entity or law enforcement agency that is the subject of the suit has made a good-faith effort to comply with this article.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 16. FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-16-7/","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":"2feb54e7c050e0036e6df95c462d565c6af715a6fd5625b8aea6310f999da4c8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-16-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-16-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}