West Virginia Code § 15-16-3

Mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration
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detainer.
(a) A law enforcement agency that takes initial custody of a person subject to an
immigration detainer shall:
(1) Provide notice to the court authorized to grant or deny the person's release on bail or
bond that the person is subject to an immigration detainer;
(2) Record in the person's case file that the person is subject to an immigration detainer; and
(3) Upon determining that the immigration detainer is facially sufficient as defined
by §15-16-1 of this code, comply with the requests made in the immigration detainer to the
extent required by law.
(b) A law enforcement agency is not required to perform a duty imposed by subsection (a) of
this section with respect to a person who has been ltransferred to the custody of the
agency by another law enforcement agency subject to the requirements of this section.
(c) A court of competent jurisdiction which receives notice that a person is subject to an
immigration detainer shall cause the fact to be recorded in the court record, regardless of
whether the notice is received before or after a judgment in the case.

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