Public officials' social media retention policies

Good afternoon. This email is in response to your request under the W.Va. Freedom of Information Act, W.Va. Code §29B-1-1 et seq, sent to Jeff Sandy, Cabinet Secretary, Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety but regarding "West Virginia Division of Protective Services (WV Capitol Police)."

Specifically, you requested:

"Absolutely any and all policies and procedures related to the use and retention of postings, comments, and direct messages by any social media page officially associated with this agency or a public official in its employ;"

And

"Absolutely any and all policies related to the retention of public officials' social media content related to public government business. Please include any such policies for Facebook, Twitter, Nextdoor, or any other social media platforms, including policies related to the retention of comments and reactions to posts, as well as direct messages and private conversations related to official business."

Please be advised that neither Secretary Sandy nor the Office of the Secretary is the custodian of any records responsive to your request.

Please instead direct your request to:

W.Va. Division of Protective Services
c/o Kevin Foreman, Director
State Capitol Building 1, Room 152-A
Charleston, WV 25305
kevin.j.foreman@cappd.wvsp.gov<mailto:kevin.j.foreman@cappd.wvsp.gov>

With this reply, the responsibility of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, Office of the Secretary, to respond to your initial request is at an end. If you feel the information contained in this response is contrary to law you may institute an action for declaratory and/or injunctive relief in the Circuit Court of the county in which you assert the records are kept, subject to all jurisdictional procedural prerequisites, which are specifically not waived.

Lawrence Messina
Director of Communications
West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety
West Virginia State Capitol
Building 1, Room W-400
Charleston, WV 25305
O: 304.957.2515
M: 304.205.3037
F: 304.558.6221
Web: www.dmaps.wv.gov<http://www.dmaps.wv.gov/>
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The request has been rejected by the agency.