West Virginia Open Records 
West Virginia laws and court cases
Open Government Guide to West Virginia's Open Records Law by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Letter Generator
Generate an open records request that conforms to West Virginia requirements
Exemptions
Document types exempted from public access.
Contacts (where to send your request)
Link to the West Virginia Education Directory (pdf)
State Salary Database
the Herald Dispatch has this 2006 WV State Employees Pay Database
To see what other states have salary databases, click here.
Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
(add yours!)
Press
2008
June 25, 2008: Hearing set on FOIA complaint against court
May 17, 2008: W.Va. newspaper awarded court costs after FOIA lawsuit
May 13, 2008: E-mails not released before primary
May 12, 2008: FOIA request goes to court today
May 1, 2008: Overall consensus of candidates: Judges’ e-mails fair game
May 1, 2008: AP sues Supreme Court administrator over FOIA
May 1, 2008: New Technology Offers Hope for Public Records Access
April 30, 2008: AP sues
April 24, 2008: WVU chronology
April 15, 2008:
Pittsburgh papers sues WVU over FOIA requests about Manchin's daughter
March 26, 2008: AP to sue Supreme Court over Maynard records
March 20, 2008: FOIA use called mixed success
March 20, 2008: Online public records would require funding
March 14, 2008: Post-Gazette suing WVU over access to records
February 29, 2008: Bill triggers guns-privacy debate
February 22, 2008: Editorial: Public records should not be courthouse cash machines
February 15, 2008: Judge orders Rivesville officials to provide records
February 13, 2008: Public records: The freer, the better
February 5, 2008: Man sues town of Smithers over alleged FOIA rebuffs
January 14, 2008: State Supreme Court to hear city’s appeal of police FOIA
2007
November 5, 2007: Public Has Right to Know
November 5, 2007: FOIA denial limits options
November 4, 2007: Public Shut Out of Records
November 4, 2007: Lawmakers chip away the public’s right to know
October 5, 2007: Prosecutor Denies WTAP Request for Audio Copies of Bomb Threat Calls
October 1, 2007: Uphold Public’s Right to Know
September 29, 2007: Judge blasts Nitro for ignoring FOIA request
September 20, 2007: Double-dipping cop scandal remains open as city keeps pay records sealed
September 15, 2007: City appeals request for police timesheets
August 30, 2007: Woman sues Nitro, mayor over records request
July 20, 2007: Public access to names guaranteed
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