West Virginia Family Court Rule 8 — recording

West Virginia Family Court Rule 8 — recording

Unless prior permission is granted by the family court, no person shall be permitted to make photographs, video recordings, sound recordings, or any other form of recording of proceedings, or any sound, video, or other form of transmission or broadcast of proceedings; and unless prior permission is granted by the court, such activities are not permitted in areas immediately adjacent to the courtroom. With prior approval of the court, photographs, video recordings, sound recordings, other forms of recordings, and sound, video, or other forms of transmissions or broadcasts may be made of ceremonial proceedings in the courtroom.

Family Court proceedings only; express prior-permission and ceremonial exceptions retained. Source records 2005 amendment date. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders.