{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29b-1-3a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 29B-1-3a","heading":"Reports to Secretary of State by public bodies.","body":"(a) Beginning January 1, 2016, each public body that is in receipt of a freedom of information request shall provide information to the Secretary of State relating to, at a minimum, the nature of the request, the nature of the public body's response, the time-frame that was necessary to comply in full with the request; and the amount of reimbursement charged to the requester for the freedom of information request: Provided, That the public body shall not provide to the Secretary of State the public records that were the subject of the FOIA request.\n(b) Pursuant to article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, the Secretary of State shall propose rules and emergency rules for legislative approval relating to the creation and maintenance of a publically accessible database available on the Secretary of State's website; the establishment of forms and procedures for submission of information to the Secretary of State by the public body; and for other procedures and policies consistent with this section.","path":["CHAPTER 29B. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.","ARTICLE 1. PUBLIC RECORDS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29B-1-3A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:02Z","sha256":"dfb19fa884d0e893683802dde6860627c51274a5bb9d1c0d3528486cac48510c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29b-1-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29b-1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}