FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
W. Va. Code § 16-17-6 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 17 / Section 6
§16-17-6. Article constitutes independent authorization; housing authority not subject to limitations and requirements of other laws.
Status: in_force

This article shall constitute an independent authorization for a housing authority to undertake the development or administration of projects to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities as provided in this article, and for a housing authority to cooperate with, or act as agent for, the federal government in the development or administration of similar projects by the federal government. In acting under this authorization, a housing authority shall not be subject to any limitations, restrictions or requirements of other laws (except those relating to land acquisition) prescribing the procedure or action to be taken in the development or administration of any public works, including slum clearance and housing projects for persons of low income or undertakings or projects of municipal or public corporations or political subdivisions or agencies of the state. A housing authority may do any and all things necessary or desirable to cooperate with, or act as agent for, the federal government, or to secure financial aid, in the expeditious development or in the administration of projects to assure the availability of safe and sanitary dwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities and to effectuate the purposes of this article.
W. Va. Code § 12-6E-10 — WV Code / Chapter 12 / Article 6E / Section 10
§12-6E-10. Political activities.
Status: in_force

(a) The resources of the West Virginia Impact Fund, the Investment Committee and the Mountaineer Impact Office may not be used to finance or influence political activities.

(b) A public official, or an immediate family member thereof, shall not intentionally or knowingly hold a financial interest in any project pursuant to this article, or hold a financial interest in a holding company, affiliate, intermediary or subsidiary thereof that owns an interest in a project authorized pursuant to this article, while the individual is a public official and for one year following termination of the individual’s status as a public official. For the purposes of this section, the term “financial interest” does not include ownership of shares of mutual funds or other similar investment instruments in which the owner of such shares of mutual fund or other similar investment instrument has no decision making authority to what business decisions are made by those managing the investment.
W. Va. Code § 15-3E-5 — WV Code / Chapter 15 / Article 3E / Section 5
§15-3E-5. Notice to participating media; broadcast of alert.
Status: in_force

(a) To participate, the media may agree, upon notice from the West Virginia State Police via email or facsimile, to transmit information to the public about a missing at-risk veteran that has occurred within their broadcast service region.

(b) The alerts shall include a description of the missing at-risk veteran, such details of the circumstance surrounding him or her becoming missing, as may be known, and such other information as the West Virginia State Police may deem pertinent and appropriate. The West Virginia State Police shall, in a timely manner, update the broadcast media with new information when appropriate concerning the missing at-risk veteran.

(c) The alerts also shall provide information concerning how those members of the public who have information relating to the missing at-risk veteran may contact the West Virginia State Police or other appropriate law-enforcement agency.

(d) Concurrent with the notice provided to the broadcast media, the West Virginia State Police shall also notify the Department of Transportation, the Division of Highways, and the West Virginia Turnpike Commission of the Green Alert so that the department and the affected authorities may, if possible, through the use of their variable message signs, inform the motoring public that a Green Alert is in progress and may provide information relating to the missing at-risk veteran and how motorists may report any information they have to the West Virginia State Police or other appropriate law-enforcement agency.

(e) The alerts shall terminate upon notice from the West Virginia State Police.

(f) The superintendent shall develop and undertake a campaign to inform law-enforcement agencies about the Green Alert Plan established under this article.
W. Va. Code § 3-1-38 — WV Code / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 38
§3-1-38. Disorder at polls; procedure.
Status: in_force

The commissioners of election shall preserve order at, and in the vicinity of, the polls, and keep the way to the polls open and free from obstruction, and may direct disorderly persons to be removed therefrom, and, if necessary and proper, to be taken and held in custody until sunrise of the next day, or for any shorter time, which may be done by any sheriff or constable or other person or persons designated by the commissioners of election. For such purpose no warrant or authority in writing shall be necessary. The jail of the county or other place designated by the commissioners of election may be used as the place of custody. But any person so arrested shall have an opportunity to vote, if he be entitled to do so, before he shall be committed to jail, if he so desires and shall be prepared to do so promptly.
W. Va. Code § 11-6-21 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 6 / Section 21
§11-6-21. Accounting for levies against public service corporations.
Status: in_force

When such taxes and levies are paid into the treasury, as herein provided, the Auditor shall account to the sheriff of each of the counties, to which any sum so paid in for county levies belongs, for the amount due such county, and may arrange the same with such sheriff in any settlement for state taxes in such a way as may be most convenient; and the sheriff shall account to the county court of his county for the amount so received by him in the same manner as for other county levies. The amount so paid for each district and independent school district shall be added to the distributable share of the school fund payable to such district, and shall be paid upon the requisition of the county superintendent of free schools in like manner as other school moneys are paid.
W. Va. Code § 29-2-2 — WV Code / Chapter 29 / Article 2 / Section 2
§29-2-2. Condemnation of land for such purposes.
Status: in_force

In case the person or persons employed under the act of Congress aforesaid, or acts supplemental thereto, cannot agree with the owners or possessors of the land so entered upon and used as to the amount of damages done thereto by reason of the removal of fences, cutting of trees, or injury to the crop or crops growing on the same, it shall be lawful for such parties, or either of them, to apply, in the name of the United States of America, to the circuit court of the county to have the same condemned, and such application shall be proceeded in, tried and determined, in all respects as provided in chapter fifty-four of this code.
W. Va. Code § 47-9-63 — WV Code / Chapter 47 / Article 9 / Section 63
§47-9-63. Rules for cases not provided for in article.
Status: in_force

In any case not provided for in this article, the provisions of the uniform partnership act, article eight-a of this chapter, shall apply.
W. Va. Code § 16-5S-8 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 5S / Section 8
§16-5S-8. Supportive services.
Status: in_force

Supportive services funded through the federal administration on aging for older West Virginians may include, but are not limited to: Adult day care, assessment, assisted transportation, care training, chore, counseling, discount, home repair, housing assistance, information and assistance, instruction/training, legal assistance, letter/writing, reading, material aid, nutrition education, outreach, telephoning, transportation and visiting, all as defined by the bureau and the federal administration on aging.
W. Va. Code § 15A-2-2 — WV Code / Chapter 15A / Article 2 / Section 2
§15A-2-2. Division director; appointment and qualifications; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary shall appoint a director for the Division of Administrative Services who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the secretary. The director shall have extensive knowledge in the field of public safety and the principles and practices of administration and experience in the civil service system.

(b) The director shall have control and supervision of the Division of Administrative Services and shall be responsible for the work of each of its employees.

(c) The director shall have the authority to employ all personnel necessary to perform the functions of the Division of Administrative Services. The director shall also have the authority to employ assistants and attorneys as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the Division of Administrative Services.

(d) The director shall perform the duties herein specified and shall also perform other duties as the secretary may prescribe.

(e) Where reference in this article is made to the “director”, it shall mean the Director of the Division of Administrative Services.
W. Va. Code § 47-21A-28 — WV Code / Chapter 47 / Article 21A / Section 28
§47-21A-28. State fair online raffle license; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The West Virginia state fair board may apply annually to the Tax Commissioner for a state fair online raffle license to provide for the conduct of online raffle occasions. The license shall permit the state fair board to have one or more persons conduct online raffle occasions who have conducted online raffle occasions on a regular basis for a least one year prior to the date of the state fair board's application. The state fair shall pay a license fee of $500 which shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner for the state fair online raffle license. The provisions of §47-21A-11, §47-21A-12, and §47-21A-13 of the code do not apply to a state fair raffle license. A state fair online raffle license may not be issued unless the application includes a copy of any agreement entered into between the state fair board and the persons or entities who are to conduct online raffle occasions. The state fair board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of this article, to govern the holding of online raffle occasions.
W. Va. Code § 47-9-60 — WV Code / Chapter 47 / Article 9 / Section 60
§47-9-60. Construction and application of article.
Status: in_force

This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this article among states enacting the same.
W. Va. Code § 18A-3-2 — WV Code / Chapter 18A / Article 3 / Section 2
§18A-3-2. Teacher certification; required; expiration;
Status: in_force

qualifications; certification of aliens.

Any professional educator, as defined in article one of this chapter, who is employed within the public school system of the state shall hold a valid teaching certificate licensing him or her to teach in the specializations and grade levels as shown on the certificate for the period of his or her employment. If a teacher is employed in good faith on the anticipation that he or she is eligible for a certificate and it is later determined that the teacher was not eligible, the state Superintendent of Schools may authorize payment by the county board of education to the teacher for a time not exceeding three school months or the date of notification of his or her ineligibility, whichever shall occur first. All certificates shall expire on June 30 of the last year of their validity irrespective of the date of issuance.
W. Va. Code § 44-1-31 — WV Code / Chapter 44 / Article 1 / Section 31
§44-1-31. Administration of oath; execution of bond.
Status: in_force

An oath required in this chapter may be taken before any person authorized to administer oaths under the laws of this state or any other state. A bond may be executed, if not in person before the county clerk, before any person authorized to administer oaths under the laws of this state or any other state.
W. Va. Code § 20-2B-2 — WV Code / Chapter 20 / Article 2B / Section 2
§20-2B-2. Board created; composition.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the wildlife endowment fund of the Division of Natural Resources has full authority over the administration of the wildlife endowment fund. The chairman of the board is the director of the Division of Natural Resources and the members are the executive secretary of the division, the division fiscal officer, the chief of the wildlife resources section, the chief of the law-enforcement section and six citizen members, to be appointed by the Governor. To the extent possible, the Governor shall appoint the citizen members to ensure an equal geographic representation throughout the state and their terms shall be staggered from July 1, 1999. Existing citizen members shall retain their appointed positions for a period of two years from that date. Initial citizen appointments to the board shall be as follows: Two citizen members shall be appointed for a term of three years; two citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years; and subsequent citizen member appointments to the board shall be for a term of four years. No more than three citizen members may be members of one political party. The actual expenses of the citizen members incurred in the performance of their duties under this section are payable from funds of the division. The State Treasurer is the custodian of the wildlife endowment fund and shall invest its assets in accordance with the provisions of article six, chapter twelve of this code.
W. Va. Code § 39-4-36 — WV Code / Chapter 39 / Article 4 / Section 36
§39-4-36. Secretary of State record retention.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of subsection (c), section three, article two, chapter five of this code notwithstanding, the Secretary of State may destroy original records of appointment under this article after expiration of the term of a notary public: Provided, That the Secretary of State maintains an electronic copy of the appointment for a minimum of ten years after the expiration of the term of the notary public.

(b) The Secretary of State may destroy any original journals of notarial acts in his or her possession: Provided, That an electronic copy is maintained in accordance with the retention rules of the Department of Administration.
W. Va. Code § 11-13J-12 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 13J / Section 12
§11-13J-12. Program evaluation; expiration of credit; preservation of entitlement.
Status: in_force

Beginning on December 15, 2005, and every third year thereafter, the director shall secure an independent review of the Neighborhood Investment Program created by this article and present the findings to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance. Unless sooner terminated by law, the Neighborhood Investment Program Act terminates on July 1, 2026. There is no entitlement to the tax credit under this article for a contribution made to a certified project after July 1, 2026, and no credit is available to any taxpayer for any contribution made after that date. Taxpayers which have gained entitlement to the credit pursuant to eligible contributions made to certified projects prior to July 1, 2026, shall retain that entitlement and apply the credit in due course pursuant to the requirements and limitations of this article.
W. Va. Code § 17A-6C-12 — WV Code / Chapter 17A / Article 6C / Section 12
§17A-6C-12. Use of special plates; records to be maintained by automobile auction business; operation of vehicles under special plates; expiration of special plate.
Status: in_force

(a) Class AA special plates may be used by the automobile auction business receiving them only for the purpose of transporting or moving consigned or owned motor vehicles to and from the automobile auction in the normal course of business or for purposes of demonstrating vehicles owned by the auction which are offered for sale: Provided, That under no circumstances may a Class AA special plate be used on any work or service vehicle owned by the automobile auction business on any vehicle being operated for personal reasons or on any vehicle sold by or through it to a purchaser.

(b) Every automobile auction business entitled to and issued a special plate or plates under the provisions of this article shall keep a written record of the location of each plate. Every record shall be open to inspection by the commissioner, his or her representative or any law-enforcement officer, when acting in an official capacity.

(c) An automobile auction business licensee who holds on consignment a vehicle or vehicles of the type required to be registered under this chapter may operate or move the same upon the streets and highways without registering each vehicle if the vehicle displays a special plate issued as provided in this article.

(d) Every special plate or plates shall expire at midnight on June 30. A new plate or plates for the ensuing year may be obtained as specified in section four of this article.
W. Va. Code § 3-1-16 — WV Code / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 16
§3-1-16. Election of state officers.
Status: in_force

(a) At the general election to be held in 1968, and every fourth year thereafter, there shall be elected a Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture. At the general election in 1968, and every second year thereafter, there shall be elected a member of the State Senate for each senatorial district, and a member or members of the House of Delegates of the state from each county or each delegate district.

(b) At the time of the primary election to be held in the year 2016, and every twelfth year thereafter, there shall be elected one justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals, and at the time of the primary election to be held in 2020, and every 12 th year thereafter, two justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals and at the time of the primary election to be held in 2024, and every twelfth year thereafter, two justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals. Effective with the primary election held in the year 2016, the election of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals shall be on a nonpartisan basis and by division as set forth more fully in article five of this chapter.

(c) At the time of the primary election to be held in the year 2024, and every tenth year thereafter, there shall be elected one judge to a seat of the Intermediate Court of Appeals; at the time of the primary election to be held in 2026, and every 10 th year thereafter, one judge to a seat of the Intermediate Court of Appeals; and at the time of the primary election to be held in 2028, and every 10 th year thereafter, one judge to a seat of the Intermediate Court of Appeals. Effective with the primary election held in the year 2024, the election of Judges of the Intermediate Court of Appeals shall be on a nonpartisan basis and by division as set forth more fully in §3-5-1 et seq . of this code.
W. Va. Code § 16B-15-4 — WV Code / Chapter 16B / Article 15 / Section 4
§16B-15-4. Notice of ineligibility; prohibited participation as direct access personnel or department employee.
Status: in_force

(a) If the director's review of the applicant’s criminal history record information reveals a disqualifying offense, the director shall provide written notice to the department's bureau, covered provider, or covered contractor advising that the applicant is ineligible for work. The director may not disseminate the criminal history record information.

(b) The director, covered provider, or covered contractor may not engage an applicant with a disqualifying offense as direct access personnel. If the applicant has been provisionally employed pursuant to §16B-15-6 of this code, the employer shall terminate the provisional employment upon receipt of the notice.
W. Va. Code § 59-3-5 — WV Code / Chapter 59 / Article 3 / Section 5
§59-3-5. Mandamus to compel publication.
Status: in_force

Any citizen, taxpayer, or the publisher or proprietor of any qualified newspaper entitled by law to have any legal advertisement published in his qualified newspaper, which any county court or tribunal created in lieu thereof, Board of Education, governing body of any municipal corporation, or public officer, shall fail or refuse to make, may have a writ of mandamus to compel such publication, if a qualified newspaper is willing to accept the legal advertisement for publication at the rates prescribed in section three of this article.
W. Va. Code § 29-25-1 — WV Code / Chapter 29 / Article 25 / Section 1
§29-25-1. Authorization of limited gaming facility; findings; intent.
Status: in_force

(a) Operation of West Virginia Lottery table games. -- Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the operation of West Virginia Lottery games permitted by this article and the related operation of a gaming facility and ancillary activities is not unlawful when conducted under the terms specified in this article and article twenty-two-c of this chapter.

(b) Legislative findings. -- The Legislature finds and declares that the tourism industry plays a critical role in the economy of this state and that a substantial state interest exists in protecting that industry. It further finds and declares that the authorization of the operation of a gaming facility at no more than one well-established historic resort hotel in this state as provided in this article will serve to protect and enhance the tourism industry, and indirectly other segments of the economy of this state, by providing a resort hotel amenity which is becoming increasingly important to many actual and potential resort hotel patrons.

The Legislature finds and declares that video lottery operations pursuant to section twenty-eight of this article and the operation of the other West Virginia Lottery table games permitted by this article constitute the operation of lotteries within the purview of section thirty-six, article VI of the Constitution of West Virginia.

(c) Legislative intent. -- It is the intent of the Legislature in the enactment of this article to promote tourism and year-round employment in this state. It is expressly not the intent of the Legislature to promote gaming. As a consequence, it is the intent of the Legislature to allow limited gaming as authorized by this article and article twenty-two-c of this chapter with all moneys gained from the operation of the gaming facility, other than those necessary to reimburse reasonable costs of operation, to inure to the benefit of the state. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that amendments made to this article during the 2009 regular session will establish appropriate conformity between the operations of video lottery and West Virginia Lottery table games at the licensed gaming facility under this article and the operations of video lottery and table games at the pari-mutuel racetracks licensed under articles twenty-two-a and twenty-two-c of this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 7-13-1 — WV Code / Chapter 7 / Article 13 / Section 1
§7-13-1. Community action program organizations.
Status: in_force

In order to stimulate the communities of West Virginia in mobilizing their resources and developing programs to effect a permanent decrease in the incidence of poverty and economic disadvantage, which is hereby declared to be a public purpose, it shall be the responsibility of the Governor to encourage and promote the creation and operation of community action programs consistent with the provisions of Title II and other titles of the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452).
W. Va. Code § 16-22-4 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 22 / Section 4
§16-22-4. Penalties for violating provisions of article.
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50. Violation of each such provision shall be considered a separate offense.