W. Va. Code R. § 155-10-6

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 155-10-6 - Required reporting

6.1. If a law-enforcement agency fails to timely file the forfeiture data identified in this rule, the Auditor shall notify the law-enforcement agency that the report has not been received.

6.1.1 If failure to comply continues past the filing deadline, the Auditor shall disseminate the names of the Law Enforcement agencies that do not comply with this rule on the statewide transparency website for public consumption.

6.2 If, during a calendar year, any law enforcement agency that secures, seized, or forfeited assets that exceeds 50% of the prior year's total seized or forfeited assets, or expends more than 50% of the prior year's total expenditure of forfeited assets shall so advise the Auditor, who will perform an audit.

6.2.1 The auditor may recoup its costs by charging a fee.

6.3 In the course of preparing its annual report, the State Auditor may, in its discretion or good cause shown, perform a financial audit of records related to inventory of seized property and expenditures of forfeiture proceeds by any law-enforcement agency or office in the state.

W. Va. Code R. § 155-10-6