{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-3-1","heading":"Communication system for department of public safety.","body":"The superintendent of the department of public safety is authorized and empowered to establish such systems of communication for the department as may be appropriate, including one or more radio broadcasting stations in the state, one of which shall be at the departmental headquarters. Such systems shall be used for police purposes only. The superintendent is further authorized and empowered to provide for the purchase of the necessary apparatus and equipment, and of materials for the construction and maintenance of such systems, and shall be responsible for the operation, maintenance and conduct thereof.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 3. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR POLICE PURPOSES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-3-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:45Z","sha256":"b9ce48c13f55bf841173ce2acf28716cd0c5509d886144fde0fa250fbe94472e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-2e-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}