{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7a-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-7A-1","heading":"Legislative intent.","body":"It is the intention of the Legislature in the enactment of this article to clarify the persons whom it intends to proscribe from the possession of firearms due to mental illness; establish a process in reporting the names of persons proscribed from possession of firearms due to mental illness to the central state mental health registry; authorize reporting by registry to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and to prescribe a means for reinstating one's ability to lawfully possess a firearm.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 7A. STATE MENTAL HEALTH REGISTRY; REPORTING OF PERSONS PROSCRIBED FROM FIREARM POSSESSION DUE TO MENTAL CONDITION TO THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; DEFINITIONS; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; REINSTATEMENT OF RIGHTS PROCEDURES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-7A-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:26Z","sha256":"f3b017e773ae00fcaf57032ddd2cfc06a1841e04c859dfb5aaf3e251f7d221f8","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7-17","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}