{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-2b-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-2B-5","heading":"Authority of division to enter into cooperative agreements.","body":"The division may enter into cooperative agreements with public or private agencies or entities to provide a service or facility associated with the administration of the DNA database and databank. In the event the division enters into any agreements for the purposes of: (1) Testing of offender samples for CODIS; (2) criminal paternity cases; (3) criminal casework; or (4) identification of human remains, it shall first attempt to contract with the Marshall University Forensic Science Center for such service or services.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 2B. DNA DATA."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-2B-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:44Z","sha256":"42fee6874287f2ab981ab4b0a00e669b38b7d06b5b706bf15ce9a276400b06c5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-2b-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-2b-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}