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W. Va. Code § 11-5-10A — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 10A
§11-5-10a. Release of taxes, interest and charges, on bank deposits and money not assessed prior to November 4, 1958.
Status: in_force

In view of the adoption of section one-a, amending article X of the Constitution of West Virginia, at the general election held on November 4, 1958, without any saving clause therein, and in order to give effect to the mandate of the people of the state, it is the intent and purpose of the Legislature to, and it hereby does, release all ad valorem taxes, interest, and charges on bank deposits and money unless an assessment therefor shall have been made, as provided in article three of this chapter, prior to November 4, 1958.
W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-202 — WV Code / Chapter 22A / Article 2A / Section 202
§22A-2A-202. Board defined.
Status: in_force

"Board" means the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety continued by section three, article six of this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 8A-5-5 — WV Code / Chapter 8A / Article 5 / Section 5
§8A-5-5. Recording of minor subdivision or land development plat.
Status: in_force

After approval of a minor subdivision or land development plat by the planning commission and before the subdivision or development is commenced, the subdivision or land development plat shall be recorded by the applicant in the office of the clerk of the county commission where the land is located.
W. Va. Code § 7-15-13 — WV Code / Chapter 7 / Article 15 / Section 13
§7-15-13. Exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

It is hereby found, determined and declared that the creation of any authority and the carrying out of its purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state in general and of the participating governments in particular and is a public purpose; and that the authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by the provisions of this article. Accordingly, each authority and, without limitation, its revenues, properties, operations and activities shall be exempt from the payment of any taxes or fees to the state or any of its political subdivisions: Provided, That this exemption shall not apply to the tax imposed by section seven, article twenty-seven, chapter eleven of this code on gross receipts derived from transporting patients. Interest on obligations and all evidences of indebtedness of any such authority shall be exempt from taxation, except inheritance and transfer taxes.
W. Va. Code § 5B-2H-1 — WV Code / Chapter 5B / Article 2H / Section 1
§5B-2H-1. Short Title.
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and cited as the "Marcellus Gas and Manufacturing Development Act."
W. Va. Code § 17D-4-8 — WV Code / Chapter 17D / Article 4 / Section 8
§17D-4-8. Installment payment of judgments; default.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment debtor upon five days' notice to the judgment creditor may, for the sole purpose of giving authority to the commissioner to authorize such judgment debtor to operate a motor vehicle thereafter, apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.

(b) The commissioner shall not suspend a license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege, and shall restore any license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor obtains such an order permitting the payment of such judgment in installments, and while the payment of any said installment is not in default.

(c) In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by such order, then upon notice of such default, the commissioner shall forthwith suspend the license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until such judgment is satisfied, as provided in this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 22-34-3 — WV Code / Chapter 22 / Article 34 / Section 3
§22-34-3. Invitation for bids.
Status: in_force

(a) The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection shall prepare an invitation for bids for prequalified design-builders, which must provide at a minimum:

(1) The procedure to be followed for submitting bids and making awards;

(2) The proposed general terms and conditions for the design-build contract;

(3) The description of the drawings, specifications, or other information to be submitted with the bid, with guidance as to form and level of completeness of the drawings, specifications, or submittals that will be acceptable;

(4) A proposed time schedule for commencement and completion of the design-build contract;

(5) Budget limits for the design-build contract, if any;

(6) Requirements or restrictions for subletting specific portions of the design-build contract, if any; and

(7) Requirements for performance bonds, payment bonds, insurance, professional liability insurance, and workers' compensation coverage.

(b) The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection shall set forth its needs with sufficient clarity to ensure there is comprehensive understanding of the project's scope and requirements.
W. Va. Code § 33-13-1 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 13 / Section 1
§33-13-1. Scope of article.
Status: in_force

This article applies to life insurance (including annuities), other than reinsurance and group life insurance (including group annuities); except that sections sixteen (contestability as to excluded or restricted coverage), twenty-five (limitation of liability), twenty-six (incontestability after reinstatement), twenty-nine (dual pay policies), thirty (standard nonforfeiture law) and sections thirty-one to forty-six, inclusive (which specifically relate only to industrial life insurance), shall be the only sections of this article which apply to industrial life insurance.
W. Va. Code § 11-6L-1 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 6L / Section 1
§11-6L-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and cited as the Wireless Technology Business Property Valuation Act.
W. Va. Code § 24-3-8 — WV Code / Chapter 24 / Article 3 / Section 8
§24-3-8. Deposits; interest.
Status: in_force

(a) No public utility shall require any deposit of any residential customer which shall exceed one twelfth of the estimated annual charge to the customer for such service: Provided , That the provisions of this section shall not apply to deposits received prior to March 12, 1983.

(b) Public utilities may collect and hold a security deposit in accordance with this statute and the rules established by the commission. No interest shall be payable on security deposits when a deposit is, no later than 30 days following the date of the end of the eighteenth month of service, either (1) applied as a credit to the customer’s account, or (2) returned or refunded to the customer by some other means.
W. Va. Code § 46-9-526 — WV Code / Chapter 46 / Article 9 / Section 526
§46-9-526. Filing-office rules.
Status: in_force

(a) Adoption of filing-office rules. The Secretary of State shall propose rules for legislative approval consistent with this article and in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.

(1) Consistent with this article; and

(2) Promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.

(b) Harmonization of rules. To keep the filing-office rules and practices of the filing office in harmony with the rules and practices of filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this part, and to keep the technology used by the filing office compatible with the technology used by filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this part, the Secretary of State, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies and provisions of this article, in proposing filing-office rules for legislative approval, shall:

(1) Consult with filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this part; and

(2) Consult the most recent version of the model rules promulgated by the international association of corporate administrators or any successor organization; and

(3) Take into consideration the rules and practices of, and the technology used by, filing offices in other jurisdictions that enact substantially this part.
W. Va. Code § 17-16A-8 — WV Code / Chapter 17 / Article 16A / Section 8
§17-16A-8. Acquisition of land, property, easements, etc.
Status: in_force

The parkways authority is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, whenever it shall deem such purchase expedient, any land, property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements and other interests in lands as it may deem necessary or convenient for the construction or operation of any project upon such terms and at such price as may be considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between the parkways authority and the owner thereof, and to take title thereto in the name of the state.
W. Va. Code § 18-4-7 — WV Code / Chapter 18 / Article 4 / Section 7
§18-4-7. Office.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide a suitable office within the county for use by the superintendent and the members of the board. The board shall supply the office with janitorial service and with the necessary equipment and supplies.
W. Va. Code § 38-5-11 — WV Code / Chapter 38 / Article 5 / Section 11
§38-5-11. Officer's return of summons.
Status: in_force

The officer serving such summons upon a person suggested shall make a return of the time and manner of service on each person suggested.
W. Va. Code § 33-14-8 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 14 / Section 8
§33-14-8. Group life standard provisions.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as set forth in subsection (b), below, no policy of group life insurance shall be delivered in this state unless it contains in substance the standard provisions as required by sections nine to eighteen, inclusive, of this article, or provisions which in the opinion of the commissioner are more favorable to the persons insured, or at least as favorable to the persons insured and more favorable to the policyholder.

(b) The provisions of sections fourteen to eighteen, inclusive, of this article shall not apply to policies issued to a creditor to insure debtors of such creditor. The standard provisions required for individual life insurance policies shall not apply to group life insurance policies. If the group life insurance policy is on a plan of insurance other than the term plan, it shall contain a nonforfeiture provision or provisions which in the opinion of the commissioner is or are equitable to the insured persons and to the policyholder, but nothing herein shall be construed to require that group life insurance policies contain the same nonforfeiture provisions as are required for individual life insurance policies.
W. Va. Code § 22-9-3 — WV Code / Chapter 22 / Article 9 / Section 3
§22-9-3. Filing of maps and data by persons operating coal mines.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person owning or operating a coal mine, who has not already done so pursuant to the former provisions of article four, chapter twenty-two-b of this code, shall, within thirty days from the effective date of this article, file with the director a map, prepared by a competent engineer, showing the outside coal boundaries of the said operating coal mine, the existing workings and exhausted areas and the relationship of said boundaries to identifiable surface properties and landmarks. Any person who is storing or contemplating the storage of gas in the vicinity of such operating coal mines shall, upon written request, be furnished a copy of the aforesaid map by the coal operator and such person and the director shall thereafter be informed of any boundary changes at the time such changes occur. The director shall keep a record of such information and shall promptly notify both the coal operator and the storage operator if it is found that the coal mine and the storage reservoir are within ten thousand linear feet of each other.

(b) Any person owning or operating any coal mine which, on March 10, 1955, is or which thereafter comes within ten thousand linear feet of a storage reservoir, and where the coal seam being operated extends over the storage reservoir or the reservoir protective area, shall within forty-five days after such person has notice from the director of such fact, file with the director and furnish to the person operating such storage reservoir, a map in the form hereinabove provided and showing in addition, the existing and projected excavations and workings of such operating coal mine for the ensuing eighteen-month period, and also the location of any oil or gas wells of which said coal operator has knowledge. Such person owning or operating said coal mine shall each six months thereafter file with the director and furnish to the person operating such storage reservoir a revised map showing any additional excavations and workings, together with the projected excavations and workings for the then ensuing eighteen-month period which may be within ten thousand linear feet of said storage reservoir: Provided, That the director may require a coal operator to file such revised map at more frequent intervals if material changes have occurred justifying such earlier filing. Such person owning or operating said coal mine shall also file with the director and furnish the person operating said reservoir prompt notice of any wells which have been cut into, together with all available pertinent information.
W. Va. Code § 11-8-32 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 8 / Section 32
§11-8-32. Publication.
Status: in_force

The requirement of publication under this article shall be met by publication as a Class II-O legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty- nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the taxing unit.
W. Va. Code § 61-2-16 — WV Code / Chapter 61 / Article 2 / Section 16
§61-2-16. Injury to passenger by person in charge of public conveyance or boat; penalty.
Status: in_force

If any driver, conductor, motorman, captain or other person in charge of any vehicle or boat, driven by steam, electricity, gasoline or other motive power and used for public conveyance, shall, in the management of such vehicle or boat, willfully or negligently inflict bodily injury on any person, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not less than two nor more than six months, or be fined not exceeding $500, or both.
W. Va. Code § 21-10-3 — WV Code / Chapter 21 / Article 10 / Section 3
§21-10-3. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Division of Labor shall propose legislative rules for promulgation for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation and inspection of all amusement rides and amusement attractions as the division finds necessary for the protection of the general public using amusement rides and amusement attractions. The rules shall be in addition to the existing applicable safety orders and shall be concerned with engineering force stresses, safety devices and preventative maintenance. All such rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
W. Va. Code § 11-13N-10 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 13N / Section 10
§11-13N-10. Administrative rules.
Status: in_force

The Tax Commissioner may prescribe such rules as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this article, including, but not limited to, rules relating to applicability of credit, method of claiming of credit, credit recapture, documentation necessary to claim credit and rules preventing abuse of this article by related persons or by change in the form of doing business. All rules promulgated under this article shall be promulgated in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
W. Va. Code § 33-32-10 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 32 / Section 10
§33-32-10. Prohibited acts regarding solicitation or sale.
Status: in_force

The following acts by a risk retention group are hereby prohibited:

(1) The solicitation or sale of insurance by a risk retention group to any person who is not eligible for membership in such group; and

(2) The solicitation or sale of insurance by, or operation of, a risk retention group that is in a hazardous financial condition or is financially impaired.
W. Va. Code § 19-2C-5 — WV Code / Chapter 19 / Article 2C / Section 5
§19-2C-5. Requirements for auctioneer license; duties of licensee.
Status: in_force

(a) A person seeking an auctioneer license shall submit satisfactory evidence to the commissioner showing that he or she:

(1) Has successfully completed the written and oral examinations required by this article;

(2) Has a good reputation;

(3) Is of trustworthy character;

(4) Has met the apprenticeship requirements set forth in this article, if applicable;

(5) Is a citizen of the United States; and

(6) Has a general knowledge of the auctioneering profession and the principles involved in conducting an auction.

(b) A licensee shall:

(1) Promptly produce for inspection his or her license at all sales conducted by or participated in by the licensee when requested to do so by any person; and

(2) Keep complete and accurate records of all transactions engaged in for a period of three years from the date on which the sale was completed.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the term "record" includes, but is not limited to:

(1) Copies of signed contracts, including the names of buyers and their addresses;

(2) Clerk sheets showing items sold, including buyers numbers or names, and the selling prices; and

(3) Final settlement papers.

(d) The records of the auctioneer shall be open to inspection by the commissioner or his or her authorized representative.

(e) A person who has an auctioneer license is considered to be a professional in his or her trade.
W. Va. Code § 4-2A-4 — WV Code / Chapter 4 / Article 2A / Section 4
§4-2A-4. Additional compensation for President of Senate, Speaker of House of Delegates, majority leaders, minority leaders, certain committee chairs and selected members of both houses.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the basic and additional compensation provided in §4-2A-2 and §4-2A-3 of this code, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall each receive additional compensation of:

(1) $150 per day for each day actually served during any regular, extension of regular or extraordinary session as presiding officer, including Saturdays and Sundays; and

(2) $200 per day for attending to legislative business when the Legislature is not in regular session: Provided , That no additional compensation shall be paid pursuant to this subdivision if the presiding officer is receiving compensation pursuant to §4-2A-3 or §4-2A-5 of this code.

(b) In addition to the basic and additional compensation provided in §4-2A-2 or §4-2A-3 of this code, the majority leaders and minority leaders of the Senate and of the House of Delegates shall each receive additional compensation of $50 per day for each day actually served during any regular, extension of regular or during extraordinary session, including Saturdays and Sundays, as the selected legislative leaders of their respective political parties.

(c) The presiding officer and majority and minority leader compensation shall be paid, from time to time, during any such session or interim period, as the case may be, as may be prescribed by rules established by the Legislative Auditor.

(d) In addition to the basic and additional compensation provided in §4-2A-2 or §4-2A-3 of this code, the chairpersons of the committees on finance and committees on the judiciary of the respective houses and up to six additional persons from each house, to be named by the presiding officer, shall each receive an additional compensation of $200 per day up to a maximum of 30 days for attending to legislative business when the Legislature is not in regular session: Provided , That no additional compensation shall be paid pursuant to this subdivision if the chairperson or additional person is receiving compensation pursuant to §4-2A-3 or §4-2A-5 of this code.
W. Va. Code § 11-13V-11 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 13V / Section 11
§11-13V-11. Time and place for paying tax shown on returns.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule. -- The person required to make the annual return required by this article shall, without assessment or notice and demand from the Tax Commissioner, pay the tax at the time and place fixed for filing the return (determined without regard to any extension of time for filing the return).

(b) Date fixed for payment of tax. -- The date fixed for payment of the taxes imposed by this article shall be deemed to be a reference to the last day fixed for the payment (determined without regard to any extension of time for paying the tax).

(c) Terms of extension. -- Any extension of time for payment of tax under this section may be granted upon such terms as the Tax Commissioner may, by rule prescribe, or by contract require.
W. Va. Code § 46A-6F-207 — WV Code / Chapter 46A / Article 6F / Section 207
§46A-6F-207. Inapplicability of article to person who solicits contracts for the maintenance or repair of goods.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article do not apply to a person who solicits contracts for the maintenance or repair of goods previously purchased from the person making the solicitation or on whose behalf the solicitation is made.
W. Va. Code § 29-3B-10 — WV Code / Chapter 29 / Article 3B / Section 10
§29-3B-10. Disposition of fees, fines and other receipts.
Status: in_force

All fees shall be paid to the state Fire Marshal. All fines shall be paid into the general revenue of the state. Such receipts shall be deposited by him in a special account with the state Treasurer for the use of the State Fire Marshal as provided in subsection(c), section twelve-b, article three of this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 19-12-17 — WV Code / Chapter 19 / Article 12 / Section 17
§19-12-17. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable.
W. Va. Code § 38-2-38 — WV Code / Chapter 38 / Article 2 / Section 38
§38-2-38. Enforcement of lien by executor, administrator or assignee.
Status: in_force

The executor or administrator of any person entitled to a lien under this article, or any assignee of the claim upon which such lien is based, shall be entitled to such lien, and to the right to perfect and enforce such lien, in the same manner and to the same extent as the testator, intestate, or assignor could have done, had he remained the owner of such claim.