W. Va. Code § 17B-2-14
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§17B-2-14. Records and indices to be kept by the division.
Official statutory text
The division shall file every application for a license received by it and shall maintain suitable indices containing, in alphabetical order:
(1) All applications denied and on each a notation of the reasons for such denial;
(2) All applications granted; and
(3) The name of every licensee whose license has been suspended or revoked by the division and after each name a notation of the reasons for the action: Provided, That upon application for a license by an individual eighteen years of age or older, any record of a previous license denial, suspension or revocation related solely to the school attendance of the applicant may not be released to any third party.
The division shall also file all abstracts of court records of convictions received by it under the laws of this state and in connection therewith maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of such licensee shall be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the division upon any application for renewal of license and at other suitable times.
(1) All applications denied and on each a notation of the reasons for such denial;
(2) All applications granted; and
(3) The name of every licensee whose license has been suspended or revoked by the division and after each name a notation of the reasons for the action: Provided, That upon application for a license by an individual eighteen years of age or older, any record of a previous license denial, suspension or revocation related solely to the school attendance of the applicant may not be released to any third party.
The division shall also file all abstracts of court records of convictions received by it under the laws of this state and in connection therewith maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of such licensee shall be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the division upon any application for renewal of license and at other suitable times.
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