West Virginia Statutes

§ 48-27-511 — Purging of domestic violence files

West Virginia § 48-27-511
JurisdictionWest Virginia
Ch. 48DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Art. 27PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

This text of West Virginia § 48-27-511 (Purging of domestic violence files) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering West Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 48-27-511 (2026).

Text

Two years after the entry of a final protective order, the circuit court, may, upon motion, order that the protective order and references to the order be purged from the file maintained by any law-enforcement agency and may further order that the file maintained by the court be sealed and not opened except upon order of the court when such is in the interest of justice.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Legislative History

2001 Reg. Sess., HB2199; 2001 Reg. Sess., SB704

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 48-27-511, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/48/48-27-511.