{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-8-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 5A-8-4","heading":"Categories of records to be preserved.","body":"State or local records which are within the following categories are essential records which shall be preserved pursuant to this article:\nCategory A. Records containing information necessary to the operation of government in the emergency created by a disaster.\nCategory B. Records not within category A but containing information necessary to protect the rights and interest of persons or to establish and affirm the powers and duties of governments in the resumption of operations after a disaster.\nCategory C. Records with historical value justifying permanent retention.","path":["CHAPTER 5A. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.","ARTICLE 8. PUBLIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5A-8-4/","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":"1f2a96a0926fc8cebbd47af53e56b9d76b69bf4fe6b9b53b0df12f81010186ab","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-8-3a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5a-8-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}