{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-25-5-10","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 25-5-10","heading":"Site selection.","body":"The Regional Jail Authority shall approve the site for the proposed facility. Approval shall be in accordance with legislative rules promulgated in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. One such legislative rule shall establish criteria for identifying and evaluating potential sites for private prisons and shall provide for a public hearing or hearings to allow reasonable participation in the selection process by the citizens of the area to be affected by the construction and operation of a private prison.","path":["CHAPTER 25. DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS.","ARTICLE 5. PRIVATE PRISONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/25-5-10/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:33Z","sha256":"cf7a024d48c5068edb8f260a32a694cbcb3fc0f43c06fef77aeac5f102f8b756","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-25-5-9","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-25-5-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}