West Virginia SB723: Clarifying law-enforcement cooperation with bordering states

What the bill says

An act to amend and reenact §15-10-3 and §15-10-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to cooperation of law-enforcement agencies; providing definitions; and clarifying the authority for cooperation between law-enforcement agencies and personnel of adjoining states. ARTICLE 10. COOPERATION BETWEEN LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. §15-10-3. Definitions. For purposes of this article only, and unless a different meaning plainly is required: "Criminal justice enforcement personnel" means those and (2) Within an adjoining state's criminal justice system who are actually employed as mem.

From the enrolled text, March 14, 2026:

AN ACT to amend and reenact §15-10-3 and §15-10-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to cooperation of law-enforcement agencies; providing definitions; and clarifying the authority for cooperation between law-enforcement agencies and personnel of adjoining states. ARTICLE 10. COOPERATION BETWEEN LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. §15-10-3. Definitions. For purposes of this article only, and unless a different meaning plainly is required: "Criminal justice enforcement personnel" means those and (2) Within an adjoining state's criminal justice system who are actually employed as members of a law-enforcement agency and whose primary duties are investigating crime and apprehending criminals. "Head of a law-enforcement agency" means the Superintendent of the State Police, the Director of the Division of Protective Services, the chief natural resources police officer of the Division of Natural Resources, a chief of police of an incorporated municipality, a county sheriff, or the Director of the Division of Forestry. "Head of campus police" means the superintendent or administrative head of state or local law-enforcement officers employed as campus police officers at any state institutions of higher education in accordance with the provisions of §18B-4-5 of this code. "Law-enforcement agency" means an agency of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, authorized by law to enforce, engage in, or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of …

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