West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 149 - Crime, Delinquency And Correction
Title 149 - LEGISLATIVE RULE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON CRIME, DELINQUENCY AND CORRECTION
Series 149-05 - Motor Vehicle Stop Data Collection Standards For The Study Of Racial Profiling
Section 149-5-6 - Data reporting
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
6.1. Beginning January 1, 2007, each law-enforcement agency in this state shall submit completed MVSFs to the Division of Motor Vehicles, via United States Postal Service or by any other reputable mail delivery service, hand-delivery or by electronic means, if authorized by the Division of Motor Vehicles. MVSFs must be received by the Division of Motor Vehicles no later than close of business, normal operating hours, on the fifteenth (15th) day following the end of the reporting calendar month during which the information recorded on the form was collected.
6.2. All MVSFs shall be completed correctly, be free of dirt and debris and be submitted in usable condition for the purposes outlined in this rule. Incomplete or rejected MVSF's will be returned to the law-enforcement agency for completion, correction and resubmission.
6.3. In furtherance of his or her responsibility to ensure that the requirements of this section are met, the chief executive shall periodically audit and review MVSFs submitted by law- enforcement officers within his or her agency to ensure that the facts surrounding traffic stops are not being intentionally misrepresented.
6.4. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section may subject a law-enforcement agency to the sanctions provided in W. Va. Code § 17G-2-2.
