West Virginia HB4345 mandates the preservation of records and evidence in unresolved missing persons cases.

West Virginia HB4345 requires the West Virginia Fusion Center to develop a secure database for cold cases and unresolved missing persons cases. Law enforcement agencies must provide detailed information for each case, including victim details, case numbers, and evidence availability. The database must be maintained indefinitely, and agencies must digitize case files within a year of the case being opened. Unresolved missing persons cases must be uploaded to the database a year after they are opened.

West Virginia HB4345 mandates the preservation of records and evidence in unresolved missing persons cases.

West Virginia HB4345 requires the West Virginia Fusion Center to develop a secure database for cold cases and unresolved missing persons cases. Law enforcement agencies must provide detailed information for each case, including victim details, case numbers, and evidence availability. The database must be maintained indefinitely, and agencies must digitize case files within a year of the case being opened. Unresolved missing persons cases must be uploaded to the database a year after they are opened.