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W. Va. Code § 54-1-6 — WV Code / Chapter 54 / Article 1 / Section 6
§54-1-6. Quantity of land acquired.
Status: in_force

The land acquired by condemnation by any railroad company for its main depots, termini, buildings, machine shops, railroad yards and railroad facilities, and the land or interest therein so acquired by any company incorporated for a work of internal improvement along its line generally, or for any other public use authorized by section two of this article, shall be limited to such quantity as is necessary for the purpose or purposes for which it is appropriated.
W. Va. Code § 33-43-11 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 43 / Section 11
§33-43-11. Interest.
Status: in_force

A taxpayer shall be liable for interest on any unpaid final assessment or penalty or portion thereof: Provided, That interest may not be charged on interest. Interest shall be calculated using the annual rates which are established by the Tax Commissioner pursuant to section seventeen-a of article ten, chapter eleven of this code and shall accrue daily.
W. Va. Code § 21A-4-2 — WV Code / Chapter 21A / Article 4 / Section 2
§21A-4-2. Appointment; terms; vacancies; chairman.
Status: in_force

On October 1, 1937, the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the members of the board of review for terms of six years, except that the terms of the members first taking office shall be two, four, and six years, respectively, as designated by the Governor at the time of their appointment. Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. The Governor shall designate one member as chairman of the board.
W. Va. Code § 49-1-101 — WV Code / Chapter 49 / Article 1 / Section 101
§49-1-101. Short title; intent of recodification.
Status: in_force

Part I. General Provisions and Purpose.

(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Child Welfare Act."

(b) The recodification of this chapter during the regular session of the Legislature in the year 2015 is intended to embrace in a revised, consolidated, and codified form and arrangement the laws of the State of West Virginia relating to child welfare at the time of that enactment.
W. Va. Code § 20-17-8 — WV Code / Chapter 20 / Article 17 / Section 8
§20-17-8. Limiting liability.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner of land used by an authority owes no duty of care to keep his or her land safe for entry or use by others for recreational purposes, or to give any warning of a dangerous or hazardous condition, use, structure, activity, or wild animal on such land to persons entering or going upon the land for such purposes. The provisions of this section apply regardless of whether the person entering or going upon the leased land is permitted to enter the land or is a trespasser.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, an owner of land who grants a lease, easement, or license of land to an authority for recreational purposes does not, by giving a lease, easement or license: (1) Extend any assurance to any person using the land that the land is safe for any purpose; (2) confer upon those persons the legal status of a party to whom a duty of care is owed; or (3) assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to person or property or death caused by an act or omission of a person who enters upon the leased land. The provisions of this section apply whether the person entering or going upon the leased land is permitted to enter the land or is a trespasser.

(c) Nothing in this section limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists for deliberate, willful, or malicious infliction of injury to persons or property: Provided, That nothing herein limits in any way the obligation of a person entering upon or using the land of another for recreational purposes to exercise due care in his or her use of the land and in his or her activities thereon, so as to prevent the creation of hazards or the commission of waste by himself or herself.
W. Va. Code § 4-8-5 — WV Code / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 5
§4-8-5. Contracts and changes requiring commission approval.
Status: in_force

No contract or contracts which will result in physical changes to the capitol building or any approaches, structures or facilities incidental thereto shall be let, nor shall any physical changes be made not requiring a contract, until approval of the commission has been obtained.
W. Va. Code § 21A-5-17A — WV Code / Chapter 21A / Article 5 / Section 17A
§21A-5-17a. Summary assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) If an employer fails to file reports for the purpose of determining the amount of contribution in accordance with the regulations of the commissioner, or files manifestly incorrect or insufficient reports, the commissioner may assess the contribution and any interest due on the basis of the information submitted by the employer or on the basis of an estimate as to the amount due and shall give written notice of such assessment to such employer: Provided, That such assessment shall be subject to redetermination by the commissioner upon the filing by the employer of correct and sufficient reports within thirty days after notice of such assessment shall be given to him

(2) If the commissioner determines that the collection of any contribution or interest under the provisions of this chapter are (is) or may be jeopardized by delay, he may, whether or not the time prescribed by this chapter or any regulations issued pursuant thereto for making reports and paying contributions has expired, immediately assess such contribution, together with interest, then due or estimated by him to be due, and shall give written notice of such assessment to the employer: Provided, That such assessment, unless based on information submitted by the employer, shall be subject to redetermination upon the same condition and in the same manner as provided in subsection (1) hereof.

(3) Any such assessment may be enforced in the manner provided in section sixteen hereof.
W. Va. Code § 20-2-42K — WV Code / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 42K
§20-2-42k. Class XJ resident junior and Class XXJ nonresident junior hunting, fishing and trapping license.
Status: in_force

A Class XJ license is a resident junior hunting, fishing and trapping license and a Class XXJ license is a nonresident junior hunting, fishing and trapping license. These licenses entitle the licensee to hunt and trap for all legal species of wild animals and wild birds, to fish for all legal species of fish except trout and to take frogs in all counties of the state, except as prohibited by the rules of the Director or Natural Resources Commission and when additional licenses, stamps and permits are required. No additional fees are required of Class XJ licensees for a Class CS stamp. No additional fees are required of Class XXJ licensees for Class I, UU, VV or WW stamps. To fish for trout, Class XJ or XXJ licensees must purchase and carry a valid Class O or OO stamp or O-L license. The Class XJ license may be issued only to a resident who has not reached his or her eighteenth birthday and is otherwise required by section twenty-seven of this article to purchase a license. The Class XXJ license may be issued to a nonresident who has not reached his or her eighteenth birthday and is at least eight years old and is otherwise required by section twenty-seven of this article to purchase a license. The fee for the Class XJ license is $15. The portion of the Class XJ license fee equal to the annual fee for the Class CS stamp shall be designated as conservation stamp revenue and expended pursuant to section nine of article two-b. The fee for the Class XXJ license is $15. In addition to buying a Class XXJ license, a nonresident must purchase a Class CS/LE stamp as required in section ten of article two-b. This is a base license and does not require the purchase of a prerequisite license to participate in the activities specified in this section, except as noted.
W. Va. Code § 18B-12A-10 — WV Code / Chapter 18B / Article 12A / Section 10
§18B-12A-10. Not obligation of the state.
Status: in_force

Obligations of a governing body or its center do not constitute debts or obligations of a doctoral institution, the governing board of a doctoral institution or the state.
W. Va. Code § 18B-18-3 — WV Code / Chapter 18B / Article 18 / Section 3
§18B-18-3. Establishment of funds.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established at each state institution of higher education an eminent scholars endowment trust fund.
W. Va. Code § 9-2-9A — WV Code / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 9A
§9-2-9a. Agreements between the Secretary and three higher education institutions.
Status: in_force

Any contract, agreement or memorandum of understanding between the secretary and West Virginia University, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine or Marshall University for services is exempt from the provisions of §5A-3-1 et seq ., of this code: Provided , That any contract entered into under the provisions of subdivision five, section six of this article, for the provision of Medicaid services by a risk-bearing entity is not exempt from the provisions of §5A-3-1 et seq ., of this code.
W. Va. Code § 10-5-2 — WV Code / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 2
§10-5-2. West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Commission; members; organization; officers; employees; meetings; expenses.
Status: in_force

(a) The West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Commission is continued as a public benefit corporation. The commission shall consist of nine voting members, who shall be residents of the state, including:

(1) The Governor or designee;

(2) The State Superintendent of Schools;

(3) One member of the West Virginia Board of Education to be selected by it annually;

(4) One member of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to be selected by it annually; and

(5) Five members appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for overlapping terms of five years, one term expiring each year.

(b) Not less than one appointive member shall come from each congressional district. Any vacancy among the appointed members shall be filled by the Governor by appointment for the unexpired term.

(c) Employees of noncommercial broadcasting stations in West Virginia are not eligible for appointment to the commission.

(d) The commission shall annually select a member to serve as the chair. The commission shall annually select one of its public members as vice chair and shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the commission and who shall keep records of its proceedings.

(e) The Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Tourism shall appoint the commission section director and fix his or her salary. The commission section director is responsible for managing and administering the daily functions of the commission and for performing all other functions necessary to the effective operation of the commission. The commission may establish offices for the proper performance of its duties.

(f) The commission shall hold at least one annual meeting. The time and place of the meetings shall be established upon its own resolution or at the call of the chairperson of the commission. The members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties in a manner consistent with the guidelines of the Travel Management Office of the Department of Administration.
W. Va. Code § 39-2-4 — WV Code / Chapter 39 / Article 2 / Section 4
§39-2-4. Records of county courts and other courts -- Binding or transcribing -- Prerequisites; effect.
Status: in_force

No such allowance shall be made for any transcript until commissioners appointed for the purpose by the court ordering the transcript to be made shall have examined it and written at the foot thereof a certificate of its correctness. Thenceforth the same faith and credit shall be given to it that the book or record transcribed would have been entitled to.
W. Va. Code § 19-2A-11 — WV Code / Chapter 19 / Article 2A / Section 11
§19-2A-11. Approval of grading, classifying or standardizing by licensed person; application for license; fee.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any public market to represent that livestock, poultry, and other agricultural and horticultural products are being sold at such market on grades, classifications, or standards adaptable to such products unless such grading, classifying, or standardizing has been made or approved by a person licensed by the commissioner. Applications for such a license shall be made on forms furnished by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of $2.50 and shall contain such information as may be required.
W. Va. Code § 14-1-12 — WV Code / Chapter 14 / Article 1 / Section 12
§14-1-12. Sale of real estate under execution -- Execution of deeds in certain cases.
Status: in_force

When the officer and his deputy who acted in making the sale shall both have died or removed out of the state before making such deed, or fail or refuse to act, or if the term of the officer within whose term such sale was made shall have expired, the deed may be executed by any successor of such officer, or by a commissioner appointed by the circuit court of the county for that purpose, which deed shall have the same force and effect as if made by the officer who made the sale.
W. Va. Code § 48-28A-110 — WV Code / Chapter 48 / Article 28A / Section 110
§48-28A-110. Rules.
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State is hereby directed to propose legislative rules and emergency rules implementing the provisions of this article in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
W. Va. Code § 11-1B-11 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 1B / Section 11
§11-1B-11. The right of other property owners or assessor to petition for review or intervene.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who is a taxpayer of ad valorem property taxes in any West Virginia county may protest an appraisal of property under this article for good cause alleged and shown. A person desiring to protest an appraisal of property shall petition for a hearing before the county commission in the same manner as an owner would petition for review and hearing with regard to the appraisal of his property as provided in this article: Provided, That a petition for protest must be filed with the county commission no later than September 2, 1986. The hearing of a protest shall be governed by the same procedures described for hearings before the county commission in section eight of this article and notice of such shall be given as required by subsection (d) of this section.

(b) Upon a showing of good cause, any person who is a taxpayer of ad valorem property taxes in any West Virginia county may be permitted to intervene by petition in writing in the hearing provided for in this section.

(c) In the event any person shall petition for review of or protest to the appraisal value of or given to the property of another, or, in the event of intervention pursuant to this section, the owner of such property shall be given all rights afforded by this article, including the right to protection for review by cross petition or otherwise, to the same extent as if the owner had appealed or petitioned timely in the first instance.

(d) Any petition filed pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be filed in writing and shall set forth the objections of the petitioner or intervenor to the appraisal in question or at issue. A copy of such petition shall be served upon, mailed to or delivered to the property owner and the Tax Commissioner, and there shall be appended thereto the certificate of the petitioner or intervenor or of his or her attorney stating that true copies of such petition have been served upon or mailed or delivered to such property owner and Tax Commissioner no later than the same date upon which such copies were so mailed, delivered or served.
W. Va. Code § 30-22-21 — WV Code / Chapter 30 / Article 22 / Section 21
§30-22-21. Display of certificate of authorization.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prescribe the form for a certificate of authorization, and may issue a duplicate certificate of authorization upon payment of a fee.

(b) A firm shall conspicuously display its certificate of authorization at its principal place of practice.
W. Va. Code § 33-23-14 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 23 / Section 14
§33-23-14. Operation of charitable, benevolent or educational institutions.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be lawful for a society to create, maintain and operate charitable, benevolent or educational institutions for the benefit of its members and their families and dependents and for the benefit of children insured by the society. For such purpose it may own, hold or lease personal property or real property located within or without this state, with necessary buildings thereon. Such property shall be reported in every annual statement but shall not be allowed as an admitted asset of such society.

(b) Maintenance, treatment and proper attendance in any such institution may be furnished free or a reasonable charge may be made therefor, but no such institution shall be operated for profit. The society shall maintain a separate accounting of any income and disbursements under this section and report them in its annual statement. No society shall own or operate funeral homes or undertaking establishments.
W. Va. Code § 4-14-3 — WV Code / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 3
§4-14-3. Creation of a Legislative Oversight Commission on Department of Transportation Accountability.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created a joint commission of the Legislature known as the Legislative Oversight Commission on Department of Transportation Accountability. The commission shall be composed of an equal number of senators and delegates, as appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates.

(b) Members of the commission shall receive such compensation and expenses as provided in article two-a, chapter four of this code, subject to the approval by the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
W. Va. Code § 47-10-7 — WV Code / Chapter 47 / Article 10 / Section 7
§47-10-7. Offenses; penalties; revocation of distributor's license.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, agent, or employee thereof, who shall violate any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine, for the first offense, of not less than $25 nor more than $200; and for a second or any subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500; and in addition to the penalties aforesaid, upon conviction of a second offense hereunder, the permit and license certificate provided for by section two, article fourteen, chapter eleven of this code, theretofore issued to such violator, shall be canceled and taken up by the State Tax Commissioner; and no other certificate of license shall be issued to such person by said State Tax Commissioner for a period of one year from the date of such cancellation.
W. Va. Code § 13-2H-3 — WV Code / Chapter 13 / Article 2H / Section 3
§13-2H-3. Powers conferred on counties and municipalities.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers which a county or municipality may now have, each county, by and through its county commission, and each municipality, by and through its council or other governing body in lieu thereof, may: (a) Acquire, whether by purchase, construction, gift, lease or otherwise, one or more public projects, or additions thereto, which shall be located within this state; and (b) issue and deliver lottery revenue bonds secured by lottery revenues to finance or refinance public projects.
W. Va. Code § 12-6-9C — WV Code / Chapter 12 / Article 6 / Section 9C
§12-6-9c. Authorization of additional investments.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the restrictions which may otherwise be provided by law with respect to the investment of funds, all administrators, custodians or trustees of pension funds other than the board, each political subdivision of this state and each county board of education may invest funds in the securities of or any other interest in any investment company or investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. §80a, the portfolio of which is limited: (i) To obligations issued by or guaranteed as to the payment of both principal and interest by the United States of America or its agencies or instrumentalities; and (ii) to repurchase agreements fully collateralized by obligations of the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities: Provided, That the investment company or investment trust takes delivery of the collateral either directly or through an authorized custodian: Provided, however, That the investment company or investment trust is rated within one of the top two rating categories of any nationally recognized rating service such as Moody's or Standard & Poor's.
W. Va. Code § 29-22D-24 — WV Code / Chapter 29 / Article 22D / Section 24
§29-22D-24. Shipment of gambling devices.
Status: in_force

All shipments of gambling devices including any sports wagering devices or related materials to licensed gaming facilities in this state are legal shipments of gambling devices into the State of West Virginia, as long as the registering, recording, and labeling of which have been completed by the supplier thereof in accordance with Chapter 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, 15 U.S.C. §1171 to §1178.
W. Va. Code § 55-8-15 — WV Code / Chapter 55 / Article 8 / Section 15
§55-8-15. Choice of law for computer information agreements.
Status: in_force

A choice of law provision in a computer information agreement which provides that the contract is to be interpreted pursuant to the laws of a state that has enacted uniform computer information transactions act, as proposed by the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws, or any substantially similar law, is voidable and the agreement shall be interpreted pursuant to the laws of this state if the party against whom enforcement of the choice of law provision is sought is a resident of this state or has its principal place of business located in this state. For purposes of this section, a "computer information agreement" means an agreement that would be governed by the uniform computer transactions act or substantially similar law as enacted in the state specified in the choice of law provision if that state's laws were applied to the agreement.
W. Va. Code § 11-10-1 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 10 / Section 1
§11-10-1. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the adoption by this state of certain uniform procedures for the assessment and collection of the taxes administered by the Tax Commissioner to which this article applies will (1) simplify the administration and collection of taxes, and (2) promote efficiency and uniformity of application in the administration of the tax laws. The Legislature does therefore declare that this article ten be construed so as to accomplish the foregoing purposes.