§48-27-206 Law-enforcement agency defined. - West Virginia Statutes

§48-27-206. Law-enforcement agency defined.
(a) "Law-enforcement agency" means and is limited to:

(1) The state police and its members;

(2) A county sheriff and his or her law-enforcement deputies; and

(3) A police department in any municipality as defined in section two, article one, chapter eight of this code.

(b) The term "law-enforcement agency" includes the department of health and human resources in those instances of child abuse reported to the department that are not otherwise reported to any other law-enforcement agency.