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2021 West Virginia Code
Chapter 49. Child Welfare
Article 4. Court Actions
§49-4-206. Designation of Local Fire Department as a Safe-Surrender Site; Posting Requirement
Universal Citation: WV Code § 49-4-206 (2021)
The governing entity of a local fire department that is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, may designate the premises of its fire department as a safe-surrender site to accept physical custody of a child who is 30 days old or younger from a parent of the child and who surrenders the child pursuant to 49-4-201 of this code. A local fire department that is designated a safe-surrender site shall post a sign that notifies the public that it is a location where a child 30 days old or younger may be safely surrendered pursuant to this article.
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