{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-6-108","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 49-6-108","heading":"Cross-checking and matching.","body":"(a) The clearinghouse shall, in accordance with national crime information center policies and procedures, cross-check and attempt to match unidentified bodies with descriptions of missing children. When the clearinghouse discovers a possible match between an unidentified body and a missing child description, the clearinghouse shall notify the appropriate law-enforcement agencies.\n(b) A law-enforcement agency that receives notice of a possible match shall make arrangements for positive identification. If a positive identification is made, the law-enforcement agency shall complete and close the investigation with notification to the clearinghouse.","path":["CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.","ARTICLE 6. MISSING CHILDREN INFORMATION ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/49-6-108/","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":"2026-10-18T05:22:11Z","sha256":"238a2a355b344c3a70ccb3d94ac6feefa705fa96e03e3de0f5596f32c202d270","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-6-107","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-49-6-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}