{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7b-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-7B-7","heading":"Permitted activities.","body":"Notwithstanding the limitations in sections four and five of this article, this article does not prevent any West Virginia law-enforcement agency from doing any of the following that does not violate any policy of the law-enforcement agency or any local law or policy of the jurisdiction in which the agency is:\n(1) Investigating, enforcing, or detaining upon reasonable suspicion of, or arresting for, a violation of law that is detected during law-enforcement activity authorized by law;\n(2) Responding to a request from federal law-enforcement authorities for information about a specific person’s criminal history, including previous criminal arrests, convictions, address, or similar criminal history information, or where otherwise permitted by state law; or\n(3) Conducting enforcement or investigative activities or duties associated with a joint law-enforcement task force, including the sharing of confidential information with other law-enforcement agencies for purposes of task force investigations, as long as the following conditions are met:\n(A) The primary purpose of the joint law-enforcement task force is something other than the enforcement of inconsistent federal firearms laws; or\n(B) The enforcement or investigative duties are primarily related to a violation of state or federal law unrelated to enforcement of inconsistent federal firearms laws.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 7B. THE WEST VIRGINIA SECOND AMENDMENT PRESERVATION AND ANTI-FEDERAL COMMANDEERING ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-7B-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:27Z","sha256":"8b02703f0eab773a3005b6e45c102892fb2bebeb1d209bbb6b1aad776053e2ba","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7b-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-7b-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}