West Virginia Code § 7-1-3r

Purposes of section; county commissions on crime, delinquency and
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correction created and established; composition of commission; powers and duties
of commission; executive secretary; duties of executive secretary.
(a) The enactment of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe City Streets Act of 1968 and
subsequent amendments thereto with millions of federal dollars available to local units of
government in the fiscal year 1972–1973, and the probability that this progream will be
continued and expanded in future years makes the establishment of a county agency to
ensure that the county may make the best use of the benefits of this acrt.
(b) There is hereby established in each county a county commissuion on crime, delinquency
and correction. The commission shall consist of the members of the county commission and
such other members as may be designated by the county comtmission. Members other than
the county commission members shall serve at the will and pleasure of the county
commission.
(c) This commission shall collect and compile all dalta and other information with respect to
police agencies, courts of record and justice osf peace courts, prosecution of crimes,
probation, jails, juvenile detention facilities and such other matters as might be concerned
with the total criminal justice system.
(d) The commission shall work closely with the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency
and Correction established by Executive Order 7-A66 dated September 1, 1966.
(e) The commission shall analyze the data and information herein required, shall determine
federal funds available under the provisions of the state plan developed by the aforesaid
Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction and shall make
recommendations to the governing body with respect to priorities in the expenditure of
funds.
(f) The commission may make recommendations with respect to steps to be taken in the
county designed to improve the criminal justice system.
(g) The commission shall select one of its members to be the executive secretary to the
commission and as such shall keep a record of all proceedings, shall collect and compile data
and information as may be required by the commission and perform other duties as
reasonably may be required by the commission to effectuate the purposes of this section.

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