{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-4-206","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-4-206","heading":"Designation of local fire department, emergency medical service facility, police department, 911 call center, or sheriff’s detachment as a safe-surrender site; posting requirement.","body":"The governing entity of a local fire department, emergency medical service facility, police department, 911 call center, or sheriff’s detachment that is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, may designate the premises of its fire department, emergency medical service facility, police department, 911 call center, or sheriff’s detachment as a safe-surrender site to accept physical custody of a child who is 30 days old or younger from a parent of the child and who surrenders the child pursuant to §49-4-201 of this code. A local fire department, emergency medical service facility, police department, 911 call center, or sheriff’s detachment that is designated a safe-surrender site shall post a sign that notifies the public that it is a location where a child 30 days old or younger may be safely surrendered pursuant to this article.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 4. COURT ACTIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-4-206/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:40Z","sha256":"779c044c61a9d04fdd625587a34b4aaad720e8c71fa39ccb299b6b5118d3df4e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-4-205","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-4-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}