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Grant County Commission adopts order requiring photo identification for courthouse and annex entry
Summary
On May 26, 2026 the Grant County Commission unanimously approved an order requiring individuals to present valid photo identification upon request to enter the Grant County Courthouse and Grant County Annex; the order delegates enforcement to the Court Security Officer and cites West Virginia Code penalties for noncompliance.
The Grant County Commission voted unanimously on May 26, 2026, to adopt an order requiring all individuals entering the Grant County Courthouse and the Grant County Annex to provide valid photo identification when requested by court security.
The order, approved and adopted at the commission's regular meeting, states that identification may be requested at the discretion of the Court Security Officer and that individuals who refuse to comply may be denied entry and could face prosecution under applicable provisions of the West Virginia Code. The commission recorded the approval as a unanimous motion (MOTION: Hagerty / unanimously approved).
The measure explicitly references state criminal statutes as potential enforcement avenues. The order cites West Virginia Code § 61-5-17 and West Virginia Code § 61-2-10b in the recorded text adopted by the commission. The order does not set a separate effective date; it is dated and adopted on May 26, 2026.
Commission records show the motion passed without recorded dissent. The text places the enforcement decision with the Court Security Officer, rather than naming a separate operational protocol or schedule; the order also states that denial of entry for refusal to provide identification may result in prosecution under the cited state statutes.
The commission did not record supplementary implementing procedures or a public notice timeline in the minutes beyond adopting the order. The meeting agenda and minutes, and the adopted order, are part of the public record at the Grant County Clerk's office.
