29B-1-1 Declaration of policy
29B-1-2 Definitions
29B-1-3 Inspection and copying of public record; requests of Freedom of Information Act requests registry
29B-1-3a Reports to Secretary of State by public bodies
29B-1-4 Exemptions
29B-1-5 Enforcement
29B-1-6 Violation of article; penalties
29B-1-7 Attorney fees and costs

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 29B > Article 1 - Public Records

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Custodian: means the elected or appointed official charged with administering a public body. See West Virginia Code 29B-1-2
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm or association. See West Virginia Code 29B-1-2
  • Public body: means every state officer, agency, department, including the executive, legislative and judicial departments, division, bureau, board and commission. See West Virginia Code 29B-1-2
  • Public record: includes any writing containing information prepared or received by a public body, the content or context of which, judged either by content or context, relates to the conduct of the public's business. See West Virginia Code 29B-1-2
  • Publicly-administered utility enterprise: includes electric power generation, transmission, and distribution systems. See West Virginia Code 29B-1-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writing: includes any books, papers, maps, photographs, cards, tapes, recordings or other documentary materials regardless of physical form or characteristics. See West Virginia Code 29B-1-2