{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-802a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-2-802a","heading":"Information to be provided at the outset of a child protective services investigation.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, immediately upon initiating an investigation of a parent or other person having legal custody of a child, the department shall, upon first contact with the individual, provide the individual with a copy of A Parent’s Guide to Working with Child Protective Services (Guide).\n(b) The Guide shall include a short and plain statement to include, but not be limited to, the following:\n(1) Steps that the department will take to investigate signs of abuse and neglect;\n(2) Steps that may need to be taken to make a safer or healthier home for the child;\n(3) An overview of the court process;\n(4) The confidentiality of maltreatment reports and case appeals;\n(5) Child visitation; and\n(6) Case appeals.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN.","Part VIII. Reports of Children Suspected of Abuse"],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-2-802A/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T05:21:51Z","sha256":"41224bfc7b246aa2e401f05e46086e2b7c64d3440460093064d172c7db54f44c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-802","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-2-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}