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W. Va. Code § 11-6G-12 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 6G / Section 12
§11-6G-12. Payment of assessment by owner or operator.
Status: in_force

Beginning on July 1, 1999, it shall be the duty of the foreign registered owner or operator with interstate operations within and through West Virginia, so assessed and charged, to pay annually the amount of such ad valorem fees, and such registration fees as are set by the motor vehicles commissioner as are required into the treasury of the state by delivering payment of the same to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in the form and manner prescribed by him or her. Further, beginning with the renewal or registration year starting July 1, 1999, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to assess and charge the owner or operator the annual amount of ad valorem fees and registration fees owed. The ad valorem and registration fees will be assessed and charged annually prior to the registration year during the renewal period. It shall be the duty of the owner or operator with interstate operations and domiciled in the state, so assessed and charged, to pay annually prior to the registration, the amount of taxes and registration fees set by the motor vehicles commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by him or her. The payment of taxes by any owner or operator shall not prejudice or affect the right of the owner or operator to obtain relief against the assessment or valuation of its property in proceedings now pending or hereafter brought under the provisions of section eight of this article, or in any suit, action or proceeding in which relief may be obtainable; and if under the provisions of said section eight or in any suit, action or proceeding, it be ascertained that the assessment or valuation of the property of the owner or operator is too high and the same is accordingly corrected, it shall be the duty of the Auditor of the state to issue to the owner or operator a certificate showing the amount of taxes and which have been overpaid, and the certificate shall be receivable thereafter for the amount of overpayment in payment of any ad valorem fees and assessed against the property of the owner or operator, its successors or assigns. It shall likewise be the duty of said Auditor to certify to the county commission, school districts and municipalities, the amounts of the respective overpayments distributable to such counties, school districts and municipalities.

Implementation of collection of assessments upon interstate commercial motor vehicles by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall begin July 1, 1999. The motor vehicles commissioner, upon receipt of funds from other jurisdictions under a proportional registration agreement, shall deliver the funds received to the Auditor beginning in August, 1999, and thereafter every thirty days in arrears. All moneys received by the Auditor under the provisions of this section shall be transmitted to the several counties within thirty days from receipt thereof.
W. Va. Code § 61-7-12 — WV Code / Chapter 61 / Article 7 / Section 12
§61-7-12. Wanton endangerment involving a firearm.
Status: in_force

Any person who wantonly performs any act with a firearm which creates a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in the penitentiary for a definite term of years of not less than one year nor more than five years, or, in the discretion of the court, confined in the county jail for not more than one year, or fined not less than $250 nor more than $2,500, or both.

For purposes of this section, the term “firearm” shall have the same meaning ascribed to such term as set forth in section two of this article.
W. Va. Code § 15-12-10 — WV Code / Chapter 15 / Article 12 / Section 10
§15-12-10. Address and online information verification.
Status: in_force

All registrants, including those for whom there has been no change in registration information since their initial registration or previous address verification, must report, in the month of their birth, or in the case of a sexually violent predator in the months of January, April, July and October, to the State Police detachment responsible for covering their county of registration and must respond to all verification inquiries and informational requests, including, but not limited to, requests for online information made by the State Police pursuant to this section. The State Police shall verify addresses of those persons registered as sexually violent predators every ninety days and all other registered persons once a year. As used in this section, the term "online information" shall mean all information required by subdivision (8), subsection (d), section two, article twelve, chapter fifteen of this code. The State Police may require registrants to periodically submit to new fingerprints and photographs as part of the verification process. The method of verification shall be in accordance with internal management rules pertaining thereto promulgated by the superintendent under authority of section twenty-five, article two, chapter fifteen of this code.
W. Va. Code § 5-16C-1 — WV Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16C / Section 1
§5-16C-1. Legislative findings; purpose; short title.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the rapidly rising cost of prescription drugs places an undue financial burden on the State of West Virginia, the payors and the consumers of prescription drugs. The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the director of the Public Employees Insurance Agency to act on behalf of specified agencies, programs and political subdivisions to manage the steady increase in prescription drug costs, thus benefitting the citizens and fiscal strength of this state. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Prescription Drug Cost Management Act."
W. Va. Code § 48-30-103 — WV Code / Chapter 48 / Article 30 / Section 103
§48-30-103. Acts or failures to act in the physical presence of family law masters.
Status: repealed

Repealed.

Acts, 2001 5Ex. Sess., Ch. 5.
W. Va. Code § 37-6-12 — WV Code / Chapter 37 / Article 6 / Section 12
§37-6-12. Distress for rent; time and place; warrant.
Status: reserved

Rent may be distrained for within one year after the time it becomes due, and not afterwards, whether the lease be ended or not. The distress shall be made by any sheriff or constable of the county wherein the premises yielding the rent or some part thereof may be or the goods liable to distress may be found, under a warrant from a justice founded upon the affidavit of the person claiming the rent, or his agent, that the amount of money or other thing to be distrained for (to be specified in the affidavit), as he verily believes, is justly due to the claimant for rent reserved upon contract from the person of whom it is claimed.
W. Va. Code § 61-2-26 — WV Code / Chapter 61 / Article 2 / Section 26
§61-2-26. Doors to be removed from abandoned refrigerators, freezers and other appliances; penalties.
Status: in_force

No person shall abandon any refrigerator or food freezer appliance or other airtight appliance having a height or length greater than two feet without first removing all entry doors therefrom.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $200, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than six months, or both fined and imprisoned.

Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction of cases arising hereunder concurrent with courts of record.
W. Va. Code § 44-6A-1 — WV Code / Chapter 44 / Article 6A / Section 1
§44-6A-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act".
W. Va. Code § 8-5-17 — WV Code / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 17
§8-5-17. Canvassing of elections; contested elections.
Status: in_force

All elections ordered and held by a county court under the provisions of this chapter shall be canvassed by such county court. All elections ordered and held by a municipality under the provisions of this chapter shall be canvassed by the governing body of such municipality.

Any contest of a public question election ordered and held by a county court, or by a municipality, under the provisions of this chapter, shall be heard and decided by the county court or governing body of the municipality, as the case may be, and any such contest shall be conducted in the manner to be provided in article seven, chapter three of this code for contests of an election on a public question. Any such election may be contested by a qualified elector or voter or by a freeholder interested therein.

Any contest by any candidate or candidates of an election of charter board members or of the first officers of a city, which election is held under the provisions of article three of this chapter, shall be heard and decided by the county court, and any such contest shall be conducted in the manner provided in said article seven, chapter three of this code for election contests for county or district officers in general elections.

Any contest by any candidate or candidates of an election of charter board members, which election is held under the provisions of article four of this chapter, or of officers of a municipality (other than the first officers of a city) shall be heard and decided by the governing body thereof, and any such contest shall be conducted in the manner provided in said article seven, chapter three of this code for election contests for county or district officers in general elections.
W. Va. Code § 8-29-16 — WV Code / Chapter 8 / Article 29 / Section 16
§8-29-16. Contributions to authorities; funds and accounts of authorities.
Status: in_force

Contributions of moneys may be made to authorities from time to time by the participating municipalities and counties, and persons that shall desire to do so. All such moneys and all other moneys received by an authority shall be deposited in such banking institution or banking institutions as the authority may direct and shall be withdrawn therefrom in such manner as the authority may direct. Each authority shall keep strict account of all of its receipts and expenditures and shall each quarter make a quarterly report thereon to the municipalities and counties which have made contributions of moneys or property, and such report shall contain an itemized account of its receipts and disbursements during the preceding quarter. Such report shall be made within sixty days after the termination of the quarter. Within sixty days after the end of each fiscal year, each authority shall make an annual report containing a summary of its receipts and disbursements for the preceding fiscal year, and publish the same as a Class II-0 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 municipalities and counties, as provided in section one of this article. The books, records and accounts of each authority shall be subject to audit and examination by the office of the State Tax Commissioner and by any other proper public official or body in the manner provided by law.
W. Va. Code § 22-16-9 — WV Code / Chapter 22 / Article 16 / Section 9
§22-16-9. Solid waste closure revenue bonds lawful investments.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections nine and ten, article six, chapter twelve of this code notwithstanding, all solid waste closure revenue bonds issued pursuant to this article are lawful investments for the West Virginia state Board of Investments and are also lawful investments for financial institutions as defined in section two, article one, chapter thirty-one-a of this code, and for insurance companies.
W. Va. Code § 5-16-5A — WV Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5A
§5-16-5a. Retiree premium subsidy from Retiree Health Benefit Trust for hires prior to July 1, 2010.
Status: in_force

The Finance Board may include in its financial plans a subsidy from the Retiree Health Benefit Trust Fund created by article sixteen-d of this chapter for the cost of coverage under the major health care benefits plans, only for retired employees who were hired before July 1, 2010.
W. Va. Code § 49-4-411 — WV Code / Chapter 49 / Article 4 / Section 411
§49-4-411. Law enforcement; prosecution; interference with performance of duties.
Status: in_force

No multidisciplinary team may take any action which, in the determination of the prosecuting attorney or his or her assistant, impairs the ability of the prosecuting attorney, his or her assistant, or any law-enforcement officer to perform his or her statutory duties.
W. Va. Code § 8A-9-5 — WV Code / Chapter 8A / Article 9 / Section 5
§8A-9-5. Return to writ.
Status: in_force

(a) The return to the writ of certiorari by the planning commission, board of subdivision and land development appeals, or board of zoning appeals must concisely set forth the pertinent facts and data and present material to show the grounds of the decision or order appealed. The return must be verified by the secretary of the planning commission, board of subdivision and land development appeals, or board of zoning appeals.

(b) The planning commission, board of subdivision and land development appeals, or board of zoning appeals does not have to return the original papers acted upon by it. It shall be sufficient to return certified copies of all or such portion of the papers as may be called for by the writ.
W. Va. Code § 5-10-22K — WV Code / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 22K
§5-10-22k. One-time bonus payment for certain annuitants effective July 1, 2011.
Status: in_force

(a) As an additional bonus payment to other retirement allowances provided, a one-time bonus payment to retirement benefits shall be paid to retirants of the system as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The one-time bonus payment shall equal $1,200 and shall be paid on July 27, 2011.

(b) The one-time bonus payment provided by this section applies to any retirant with at least twenty years of credited service who currently receives an annual retirement annuity of not more than $7,200. This bonus payment is subject to any applicable limitations under section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) The one-time bonus payment provided by this section shall be payable pro rata to any beneficiaries of a qualifying retirant who currently receive an annuity or other benefit payable by the system.
W. Va. Code § 29-1F-5 — WV Code / Chapter 29 / Article 1F / Section 5
§29-1F-5. When commission authorized to dispose of real and personal property.
Status: in_force

Subdivision (i), article VI, of the Wheeling Creek Watershed protection and flood prevention district compact shall be effective from the date of its enactment insofar as it relates to property situated in the State of West Virginia, but shall not apply to property situated in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania until and unless enacted by said commonwealth.
W. Va. Code § 11-6-11A — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 6 / Section 11A
§11-6-11a. Adjustment of valuation by board.
Status: in_force

Any time before an owner or operator appeals a valuation to circuit court, as provided for in section twelve of this article, the board of public works may, after consideration of all relevant facts and evidence, adjust the valuation made by the board pursuant to section eleven of this article.
W. Va. Code § 22-27-10 — WV Code / Chapter 22 / Article 27 / Section 10
§22-27-10. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) General rule. -- Any person who under existing law shall be or may become responsible to reclaim the land or treat or abate the water pollution or any person who for consideration or who receives some other benefit through a contract or any person who through a consent order and agreement or is ordered to perform or complete reclamation or treat or abate water pollution as well as a surety which provided a bond for the site is not eligible nor may receive the benefit of the protections and immunities available under this article.

(b) Projects near mining or coal refuse sites. -- This article does not apply to a reclamation project or a water pollution abatement project that is located adjacent to, hydrologically connected to or in close proximity to a site permitted under articles two, three or four of this chapter unless:

(1) The reclamation project or water pollution abatement project is submitted to the department in writing before the project is started; and

(2) The department finds:

(A) The reclamation project or the water pollution abatement project will not adversely affect the permittee's obligations under the permit and the applicable law;

(B) The activities on the project work area cannot be used by the permittee to avoid the permittee's reclamation or water pollution treatment or abatement obligations; and

(3) The department issues a written notice of its findings and the approval of the project.

(c) Projects in lieu of civil or administrative penalties. -- This article shall not apply to a reclamation project or a water pollution abatement project that is performed in lieu of paying civil or administrative penalties.
W. Va. Code § 15-1E-116 — WV Code / Chapter 15 / Article 1E / Section 116
§15-1E-116. Riot or breach of peace.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this article who causes or participates in any riot or breach of the peace shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
W. Va. Code § 7-14D-16 — WV Code / Chapter 7 / Article 14D / Section 16
§7-14D-16. Awards and benefits for disability -- Physical examinations; termination of disability.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may require any member who has applied for or is receiving disability benefits under this article to submit to a physical examination, mental examination or both, by a physician or physicians selected or approved by the board and may cause all costs incident to the examination and approved by the board to be paid from the fund. The costs may include hospital, laboratory, X ray, medical and physicians' fees. A report of the findings of any physician shall be submitted in writing to the board for its consideration. If, from the report, independent information, or from the report and any hearing on the report, the board is of the opinion and finds that: (1) The member has become reemployed as a law-enforcement officer; (2) two physicians who have examined the member have found that considering the opportunities for law enforcement in West Virginia, the member could be so employed as a deputy sheriff; or (3) other facts exist to demonstrate that the member is no longer totally disabled or partially disabled as the case may be, then the disability benefits shall cease. If the member was totally disabled and is found to have recovered, the board shall determine whether the member continues to be partially disabled. If the board finds that the member is no longer totally disabled but is partially disabled, then the member shall continue to receive partial disability benefits in accordance with this article. Benefits shall cease once the member has been found to be no longer either totally or partially disabled: Provided, That the board shall require recertification for each partial or total disability at regular intervals as specified by the guidelines adopted by the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System.

(b) If a retirant refuses to submit to a medical examination or submit a statement by his or her physician certifying continued disability in any period, his or her disability annuity may be discontinued by the board until the retirant complies. If the refusal continues for one year, all the retirants rights in and to the annuity may be revoked by the board.
W. Va. Code § 11-19-9 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 19 / Section 9
§11-19-9. Altering, counterfeiting or reusing tax stamps or tax crowns; penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who falsely or fraudulently makes, forges, alters, or counterfeits any tax stamp or tax crown prescribed by the commissioner under the provisions of this article, or who knowingly or willfully utters, passes or tenders as true any such false, altered, forged or counterfeited stamp or crown, or who uses more than once any stamp or crown for the purpose of evading the tax imposed by this article, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than five years.
W. Va. Code § 47-20-4 — WV Code / Chapter 47 / Article 20 / Section 4
§47-20-4. Annual license; conditions on holding of games.
Status: in_force

A charitable or public service organization or any of its auxiliaries or other organizations otherwise affiliated with it may apply for an annual license. Only one license per year in the aggregate may be granted to a charitable or public service organization and all of its auxiliaries or other associations or organizations otherwise affiliated with it: Provided, That for purposes of this section the various branches, chapters or lodges of any national association or organization or local churches of a nationally organized church are not considered affiliates or auxiliaries of each other. The commissioner shall by regulation provide for the manner for determining to which organization, whether the parent organization, an affiliate or an auxiliary, the one license allowed under this section is granted. An annual license is valid for one year from the date of issuance and entitles only the licensee to hold no more than two bingo occasions per week. No two or more organizations may hold a joint bingo occasion under any annual licenses. No bingo occasion held pursuant to an annual license may exceed six hours duration.

A licensee shall display its annual bingo license conspicuously at the location where the bingo occasion is held.

All bingo occasions shall be open to the general public: Provided, That no licensee shall permit or allow any individual under the age of eighteen to participate in the playing of any bingo game with knowledge or reason to believe that the individual is under the age of eighteen: Provided, however, That an individual under the age of eighteen may attend the playing of a bingo game when accompanied by and under the supervision of an adult relative or a legal guardian of said individual: Provided further, That nothing contained herein may be construed to prohibit junior volunteer firefighters sixteen years of age or older from assisting the volunteer fire company of which such junior firefighter is a member in the conduct of an event under this article where such junior firefighter is supervised by a senior member of the same volunteer fire company who is over the age of twenty-one years.

Any licensee may receive and cash personal checks in an amount not to exceed $100 during the normal operation of a bingo game.