West Virginia Code 5A-8-4 – Categories of records to be preserved
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State or local records which are within the following categories are essential records which shall be preserved pursuant to this article:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 5A-8-4
- Disaster: means any occurrence of fire, flood, storm, earthquake, explosion, epidemic, riot, sabotage, or other condition of extreme peril resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property within this state, whether such occurrence is caused by an act of God, nature, or man, including an enemy of the United States. See West Virginia Code 5A-8-3
Category A. Records containing information necessary to the operation of government in the emergency created by a disaster.
Category 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.
Category C. Records with historical value justifying permanent retention.