{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-8-13","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 5A-8-13","heading":"Essential state records – Confidential records.","body":"Any agency subject to this article shall control and at all times be the owner of its records. When a state record is required by law to be treated in a confidential manner and is an essential state record, the agency, in effectuating the purpose of this article with respect to such state record, shall protect its confidential nature.","path":["CHAPTER 5A. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.","ARTICLE 8. PUBLIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5A-8-13/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:06Z","sha256":"5d6fdf2cbf5d1027e97251bd4d876b4a399c944e7636c21cc3049f1d1c869f07","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-8-12","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-8-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}