W. Va. Code R. § 149-3-12

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 149-3-12 - Reporting

12.1. An incident report, required by W.Va. Code § 48-27-801, shall be completed by the law enforcement officer responding to any call covered by this rule.

12.2. On all incidents of domestic violence requiring a report pursuant to W.Va. Code § 48-27-801, the law enforcement officer shall conduct a private interview with the victim utilizing "Dangerousness-Lethality Information form for Use by Law Enforcement Officers" included in the "Dangerous-Lethality Assessment Guide" as approved by the "Rural Access in Criminal and Civil Systems" committee and distributed by the West Virginia State Police. The "Dangerousness-Lethality Information form for Use by Law Enforcement Officers" shall be attached to the police incident report and any lethality indicators found should be summarized on the criminal complaint. Summarization on the complaint should include information determined to be pertinent by the officer through the course of their investigation.

12.3. Data collection.

12.3.1. All reports on the same person should be kept together or cross-referenced so that repeat domestic violence can be monitored.

12.3.2. The report, or another document or computer entry generated from the report, shall become a domestic violence tracking report.

12.3.3. To the extent possible, the domestic violence tracking report shall be accessible to dispatchers/telecommunicators and the law enforcement officer.

W. Va. Code R. § 149-3-12