West Virginia Code 25-5-10 – Site selection
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The Regional Jail Authority shall approve the site for the proposed facility. Approval shall be in accordance with legislative rules promulgated in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. One such legislative rule shall establish criteria for identifying and evaluating potential sites for private prisons and shall provide for a public hearing or hearings to allow reasonable participation in the selection process by the citizens of the area to be affected by the construction and operation of a private prison.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 25-5-10
- facility: means any minimum or medium or maximum adult correctional institution operated under the authority of the division or of a political subdivision of this state, whether obtained by purchase, lease, construction, reconstruction, restoration, improvement, alteration, repair, or other means. See West Virginia Code 25-5-3
- Regional jail authority: means the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority created by article twenty, chapter . See West Virginia Code 25-5-3