Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 142-4-3 - Definitions3.1. Law-enforcement agency. -- The term "Law-Enforcement Agency" shall include the police forces of all incorporated municipalities, sheriffs, departments and the Department of Public Safety. The term "Law-Enforcement Agency" shall not include conservation officers, correctional officers or security guards at state institutions.3.2. Arresting law-enforcement agency. -- The term "Arresting Law-Enforcement Agency" shall mean that law-enforcement agency which has made either an actual arrest or, in those cases where a crime has occurred but no arrest has yet been made, assumed primary responsibility for the investigation of the crime.3.3. Victim. -- The term "Victim" shall mean a person who is a victim of a felony, the fiduciary of a deceased victim's estate, a member of a deceased victim's immediate family or, in the case of a minor child who is the victim of a felony, a member of the child's immediate family or legal guardian.3.4. Serious crime. -- The term "Serious Crime" shall mean a crime committed by an adult which is a felony under the laws of the State of West Virginia.