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W. Va. Code § 18B-16-4 — WV Code / Chapter 18B / Article 16 / Section 4
§18B-16-4. Establishment of rural health initiative; goals of rural health initiative.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a rural health initiative under the auspices of the board of trustees and under the direction and administration of the vice chancellor. This initiative shall combine the efforts of the rural health initiative as created by this article in the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-one, and the Kellogg program as administered by the vice chancellor before the effective date of this section. The goals of the rural health initiative include, but are not limited to:

(a) The development of at least six primary health care education sites;

(b) The establishment of satellite programs from the primary health care education sites to provide additional opportunities for students and medical residents to serve under role models in rural areas;

(c) The provision of training to all medical students under the direction of primary care physicians practicing in rural areas;

(d) The provision of admission preferences for qualified students entering primary care in needed specialties in underserved areas;

(e) The creation of medical residency rotations in hospitals and clinics in rural areas and the provision of incentives to medical residents to accept the residencies at these hospitals and clinics;

(f) The placement of mid-level providers in rural communities and the provision of support to the mid-level providers;

(g) The extension of rural hospital physician respite loan programs to rural primary health care clinics;

(h) The development of innovative programs which enhance student interest in rural health care opportunities;

(i) The increased placement of primary care physicians in underserved areas;

(j) The increased retention of obstetrical providers and the availability of prenatal care;

(k) The increased use of underserved areas of the state in the educational process;

(l) An increase in the number of support services provided to rural practitioners;

(m) An increase in the retention rate of graduates from West Virginia medical schools, nursing schools and allied health care education programs;

(n) The development of effective health promotion and disease prevention programs to enhance wellness; and

(o) The establishment of primary health care education sites which complement existing community health care resources and which do not relocate the fundamental responsibility for health care from the community to the board of trustees.
W. Va. Code § 16-16-2 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 16 / Section 2
§16-16-2. Declaration of purpose and necessity.
Status: in_force

It has been found and declared in the "Housing Authorities Law" (chapter ninety-three, acts of the Legislature, second extraordinary session, one thousand nine hundred thirty-three) that there exist in the state unsafe and unsanitary housing conditions and a shortage of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities; and that the public interest requires the remedying of these conditions. It is hereby found and declared that the assistance herein provided for the remedying of the conditions set forth in the "Housing Authorities Law" constitutes a public use and purpose and an essential governmental function for which public moneys may be spent, and other aid given; that it is a proper public purpose for any state public body to aid any housing authority operating within its boundaries or jurisdiction or any housing project located therein, as the state public body derives immediate benefits and advantages from such an authority or project; and that the provisions hereinafter enacted are necessary in the public interest.
W. Va. Code § 22A-12-1 — WV Code / Chapter 22A / Article 12 / Section 1
§22A-12-1. Report on enforcement procedures.
Status: in_force

The director shall, by December 31, 2013, report to the Legislature and Governor on the need for revisions in the state's underground mine safety enforcement procedures. The director shall initiate the study using appropriate academic resources and mining safety organizations to conduct a program review of state enforcement procedures to evaluate what reforms will assure that mining operations follow state-mandated safety protocols. The report shall include recommended legislation, rules and policies, consider various options for improving inspections, accountability and equitable and timely administrative procedures that cause remediation of hazardous working conditions.
W. Va. Code § 8-5-12A — WV Code / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 12A
§8-5-12a. Public carriage for officers and employees.
Status: in_force

Any municipal officer or employee may, or may not, in the discretion of the city manager, mayor or the governing body, be furnished with the use of publicly provided carriage to travel from his residence to his workplace and return: Provided, That such usage is subject to the supervision of such city manager, mayor or governing body and is directly connected with and required by the nature and in the performance of such officer's or employee's duties and responsibilities.
W. Va. Code § 18B-19-13 — WV Code / Chapter 18B / Article 19 / Section 13
§18B-19-13. Real property contracts and agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the requirements otherwise provided in this article, any purchase of real estate, any lease-purchase agreement and any construction of new buildings or other acquisition of buildings, office space or grounds resulting from these transactions, shall be approved by the commission or council, as appropriate, and provided to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance for prior review, if the transaction exceeds $1 million: Provided, That the exempted schools shall not be required to get the approval of the commission.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any acquisition, bequest, donation or construction of new buildings, office space or grounds exceeding $1 million in appraised value or requiring $1 million in repairs and renovation or lease payments over the lifetime of the lease, made or accepted by an institution’s research corporation established by article twelve of this chapter or an affiliated foundation of an institution under the jurisdiction of the council, shall be approved by the council.

(c) The commission, council and each governing board shall provide the following to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance:

(1) A copy of any contract or agreement to which it is a party for real property if the contract or agreement exceeds $1 million; and

(2) A report setting forth a detailed summary of the terms of the contract or agreement, including the name of the property owner and the agent involved in the sale.

(d) The copy and report required by subsection (b) of this section shall be provided at least thirty days before any sale, exchange, transfer, purchase, lease-purchase, lease or rental of real property, refundings of lease-purchases, leases or rental agreements, construction of new buildings, and any other acquisition or lease of buildings, office space or grounds.

(e) A contract or agreement that is for the lease purchase, lease or rental of real property, where the costs of real property acquisition and improvements are to be financed, in whole or in part, with bond proceeds, may contain a preliminary schedule of rents and leases for purposes of review by the committee.

(f) For renewals of contracts or agreements required by this section to be reported, the commission, council or governing board shall provide a report setting forth a detailed summary of the terms of the contract or agreement, including the name of the property owner.

(g) The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall meet and review any contract, agreement or report within thirty days of receipt.

(h) Each governing board shall provide to the commission or council, as appropriate, a copy of any contract or agreement submitted to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance pursuant to this section.
W. Va. Code § 16-1-14 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 14
§16-1-14. Training of employees.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may provide technical and specialized instruction for employees of the bureau.

The commissioner may pay out of federal funds and such state funds as are available to match such federal funds, any required tuition or enrollment fees.
W. Va. Code § 17C-1-23 — WV Code / Chapter 17C / Article 1 / Section 23
§17C-1-23. Streetcar.
Status: in_force

"Streetcar" means a car other than a railroad train for transporting persons or property and operated upon rails principally within a municipality.
W. Va. Code § 11-16-27 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 16 / Section 27
§11-16-27. Revenue collected and paid to State Treasurer; expense of administration.
Status: in_force

Taxes imposed and collected under the provisions of this article shall be paid to the State Treasurer in the manner provided by law, and the taxes imposed by sections nine and thirteen of this article shall be credited to the state fund, general revenue. The expenses of administration and enforcement shall be paid out of the taxes collected under sections nine and thirteen of this article, but shall not exceed fifteen percent of the amount so collected.
W. Va. Code § 21-14-3 — WV Code / Chapter 21 / Article 14 / Section 3
§21-14-3. License required; exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) On and after January 1, 2009, a person performing or offering to perform plumbing work in this state shall have a license issued by the Commissioner of Labor, in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(b) A person licensed under this article must carry a copy of the license on any job in which plumbing work is being performed.

(c) This article does not apply to:

(1) A person who personally performs plumbing work on a single family dwelling owned or leased by that person or by a member of that person's immediate family;

(2) A person who performs plumbing at any manufacturing plant or other industrial establishment as an employee of the person, firm or corporation operating the plant or establishment;

(3) A person who performs plumbing work while employed by an employer who engages in the business of selling appliances at retail, so long as such plumbing work is performed incidental to the installation or repair of appliances sold by the employer;

(4) A person who, while employed by a public utility or its affiliate, performs plumbing in connection with the furnishing of public utility service;

(5) A person who performs plumbing work while engaging in the business of installing, altering or repairing water distribution or drainage lines outside the foundation walls of a building, public or private sewage treatment or water treatment systems including all associated structures or buildings, sewers or underground utility services;

(6) A person who performs plumbing work while engaged in the installation, extension, dismantling, adjustment, repair, servicing or alteration of a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, air-veyor system, air exhaust system or air handling system;

(7) A person who performs plumbing work at a coal mine that is being actively mined or where coal is being processed; or

(8) A person who performs plumbing work at manufacturing, industrial and natural gas facilities.
W. Va. Code § 11-13P-2 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 13P / Section 2
§11-13P-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) General. – When used in this article, or in the administration of this article, terms defined in subsection (b) of this section have the meanings ascribed to them by this section, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context in which the term is used.

(b) Terms defined. –

(1) "Adjusted annual medical liability premium" means statewide average of medical liability insurance premiums by specialty and subspecialty groups directly paid by eligible taxpayers in those speciality and subspecialty groups during the taxable year to cover physicians' services performed during the year reduced by the sum of $10,000.

(2) "Eligible taxpayer" means any person subject to tax under section sixteen, article twenty-seven of this chapter or a physician who is a partner, member, shareholder or employee of an eligible taxpayer.

(3) "Person" means and includes any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust or partnership.

(4) "Physicians' services" means health care providers services taxable under section sixteen, article twenty-seven of this chapter performed in this state by physicians licensed by the state Board of Medicine or the state board of osteopathic medicine.

(5) "Statewide average medical liability insurance premiums" are the average of premiums for each specialty and sub-specialty group as determined by the state Insurance Commission.
W. Va. Code § 30-9-25 — WV Code / Chapter 30 / Article 9 / Section 25
§30-9-25. Commissions, referral fees and contingent fees.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent specified by rule, a licensee may for a contingent fee represent a client before a taxing authority within the scope of practice of public accounting: Provided, That this provision may not be construed either to limit or to expand the scope of practice of public accounting, and may not be construed to permit the unauthorized practice of law.

(b) All agreements or arrangements in which a licensee is to be paid a commission, referral fee or contingent fee must be in writing, state the method by which the fee is to be determined, must be signed by both the licensee and the client, and must be delivered to the client before the performance of any services or the delivery of any product to which the commission, referral fee or contingent fee relates. A contingent fee arrangement must state the method of calculation of the fee, including the percentage or percentages which accrue to the licensee in the event of all foreseeable outcomes, the expenses to be deducted from any recovery, collection or other amount on which the fee may be based, and whether the expenses are to be deducted before or after the contingent fee is calculated.
W. Va. Code § 33-43-9 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 43 / Section 9
§33-43-9. Hearing and appeal; judicial review.
Status: in_force

(a) Within sixty days of the issuance of an assessment or imposition of a penalty, a taxpayer may request a hearing before the commissioner on the amount or validity of the assessment or penalty. Except as otherwise provided in this article or in legislative rules proposed and approved by the Legislature thereto, the hearings are subject to the requirements established in sections thirteen and fourteen, article two of this chapter.

(b) A request for a hearing shall be in writing and shall set forth with reasonable particularity the taxpayer's objections to the assessment or penalty and the factual basis therefore. At any time prior to the hearing, the commissioner may allow a taxpayer to amend the request.

(c) The taxpayer's request shall be executed by the taxpayer in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, and a request so executed shall constitute a sworn statement by the signatory that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the information provided in the request is true and accurate.

(d) Assessments issued by the commissioner shall be presumed correct, and the taxpayer shall bear the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the assessment is incorrect or contrary to law.

(e) If the taxpayer does not timely appeal the commissioner's order, that order shall become final as of the expiration of the period during which the taxpayer may have brought an appeal. Upon becoming final, an order shall be conclusive of the liability of the taxpayer and is not subject to either administrative or judicial review.

(f) An agreed order signed by the taxpayer and the commissioner is final and shall constitute a waiver of the taxpayer's right to a hearing or appeal under this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 18-11B-1 — WV Code / Chapter 18 / Article 11B / Section 1
§18-11B-1. Board of Governors [board of regents] of West Virginia University authorized to issue revenue bonds for certain capital improvements.
Status: in_force

The board of Governors of West Virginia University shall have authority, as provided in this article, to issue revenue bonds of the state, not to exceed $20 million in principal amount thereof, to refund bonds issued and outstanding under and pursuant to the provisions of article eleven-a of this chapter and this article and to finance the cost of providing new facilities, buildings and structures for West Virginia University including, but not limited to, buildings and structures suitable for use as an academic building, library, laboratory, research facility, maintenance or storage or utility facility and other facilities related thereto or essential or convenient for the instruction of students or the conducting of research or the operation of West Virginia University as an institution for higher education, and also including athletic facilities and stadia as well as parking and other facilities, buildings or structures essential or convenient for the orderly conduct of West Virginia University as an institution for higher education, together with, in each case, land for current or future use in connection therewith and equipment and machinery and other similar items essential or convenient for the operation of a particular facility, building or structure in the manner for which its use is intended but not including such items as books, fuel, supplies or other items which are customarily deemed to result in a current operating charge. The principal of and interest on such bonds shall be payable solely from the special nonrevolving fund herein provided for such payment. The cost of any such facility, building or structure shall include the cost of acquisition of land, the construction and equipment of any such facility, building or structure and the provision for roads, utilities and other services necessary, appurtenant or incidental to such facilities, buildings or structures, and shall also include all other charges or expenses necessary, appurtenant or incidental to the construction, financing and placing in operation of any such facility, building or structure.
W. Va. Code § 51-2-8 — WV Code / Chapter 51 / Article 2 / Section 8
§51-2-8. Residence of judge; disqualification.
Status: in_force

Each circuit, criminal or intermediate judge, during his continuance in office, shall reside in the circuit or county for which he was elected. When such judge is a party to a suit, or is interested in the result thereof otherwise than as a resident or taxpayer of the district or county, or is related to either of the parties, as grandfather, father, father-in-law, son, son-in-law, brother, brother-in-law, nephew, uncle, first cousin or guardian, or if, at the time of the institution of the suit, or at any time before its final termination, he his wife, or any party or parties related to him in the degree hereinbefore specified, is a stockholder, or officer, in any stock company or corporation which is a necessary party to the proceedings, or if he is a material witness for either party, he shall not take cognizance thereof unless all parties to the suit consent thereto in writing: Provided, That no judgment or decree rendered or pronounced by any such judge shall be invalidated by reason of such relationship unless the same appear of record in such suit or proceeding: Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall disqualify a judge who comes within the provisions of this section to enter a formal order designed merely to advance the cause towards a final hearing and not requiring judicial action involving the merits of the case.
W. Va. Code § 37-1-4 — WV Code / Chapter 37 / Article 1 / Section 4
§37-1-4. Depositions.
Status: in_force

No deposition shall be read in the suit against any infant or insane or convict party, except by leave of the court, unless it be taken in the presence of the guardian ad litem or upon interrogatories agreed on by him
W. Va. Code § 48-16-501 — WV Code / Chapter 48 / Article 16 / Section 501
§48-16-501. Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state.
Status: in_force

PART V. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER WITHOUT REGISTRATION.

An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined as the obligor's source of income under section 1-240 {[§48-1-240] of this chapter without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this state.
W. Va. Code § 46-2-315 — WV Code / Chapter 46 / Article 2 / Section 315
§46-2-315. Implied warranty: Fitness for particular purpose.
Status: in_force

Where the seller at the time of contracting has reason to know any particular purpose for which the goods are required and that the buyer is relying on the seller's skill or judgment to select or furnish suitable goods, there is unless excluded or modified under the next section an implied warranty that the goods shall be fit for such purpose.
W. Va. Code § 33-11A-8 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 11A / Section 8
§33-11A-8. Tying of products prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall require or imply that the purchase of an insurance product from a financial institution by a customer or prospective customer of the institution is required as a condition of the lending of money or extension of credit.

(b) No financial institution may offer an insurance product in combination with its other products, unless all the products are available separately from the financial institution.
W. Va. Code § 29-3E-12 — WV Code / Chapter 29 / Article 3E / Section 12
§29-3E-12. Miscellaneous offenses; penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates a provision of this article for which a penalty is not expressly set forth is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00. The provisions of this section shall be effective June 1, 2016.
W. Va. Code § 24F-1-2 — WV Code / Chapter 24F / Article 1 / Section 2
§24F-1-2. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to its other powers and duties, the Public Service Commission may determine, establish and modify, in a manner that it considers appropriate, the fees and total charges imposed by cemeteries and companies that set and install memorial monument markers for the setting of United States department of veterans' affairs grave markers at the graves of deceased United States Armed Forces veterans.

If the commission establishes fees and total charges as authorized by this section, it shall establish:

(1) A maximum fee schedule to be designated "the regional permanent endowment care fund" which represents the costs to a cemetery for the perpetual care of the grave marker; and

(2) A maximum fee schedule to be designated as "the regional installation fees" which represents the costs of installation of the veteran grave marker.

Any fees established under this section shall consider regional market forces and may consider classes of veterans' markers or any other relevant conditions. The fees described in this section, when added together, shall be designated as the "total charges" permitted for the installation of a veteran's affairs memorial marker. No other fees, charges or other costs may be assessed to the veteran's estate or family for the installation or maintenance of the veteran's grave marker.

(b) Any fees and total charges established by the Public Service Commission may only apply to the installation of memorial markers that are provided to the veteran without charge by the U.S. government upon application.