Requests to inspect or copy public records should be in writing and identify the records being sought with reasonable specificity. Requests may be returned for further clarification.

The disclosure of Cabell County Emergency Response Center records is governed by applicable state and local regulations. The disclosure of Cabell County records may have certain identifiable details redacted to protect a person’s right to privacy. Any redactions made shall be explained in writing.

LEGAL BASIS: WV Code Chapter 29B

Records Exempt from Public Inspection and Copying:

Specific intelligence information and specific investigative records compiled by investigative, law enforcement, and penology agencies, and state agencies vested with the responsibility to discipline members of any profession, the nondisclosure of which is essential to effective law enforcement or for the protection of any person’s rights to privacy. 

Information revealing the identity of persons who are witnesses to or victims of crime or who file complaints with investigative, law enforcement, or penology agencies, other than the commission, if disclosure would endanger any person's life, physical safety, or property. If at the time a complaint is filed the complainant, victim, or witness indicates a desire for disclosure or nondisclosure, such desire shall govern.

Information revealing the identity of child victims of sexual assault who are under age eighteen. Identifying information means the child victim's name, address, location, photograph, and in cases in which the child victim is a relative or stepchild of the alleged perpetrator, identification of the relationship between the child and the alleged perpetrator.

Fees:

The Cabell County Emergency Response Center has established fees for providing copies of public records. The fee for 911 recordings is $0.00 (see below). Please contact our administration office for information regarding fees for other 911 public records