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If an abuser is arrested for violating West Virginia’s domestic violence law, the arresting officer is required to take (seize) any weapons alleged to have been involved or threatened to be used in the commission of the crime. The officer can also seize weapons in plain view and weapons that may be possessed in violation of a protective order.1
1 W. Va. Code § 48-27-1002(e)
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