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W. Va. Code § 33-24-1 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 24 / Section 1
§33-24-1. Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

In view of the desirability of making available to the people of this state increased hospital, medical, dental services and other health services, the declared policy of the Legislature in the enactment of this article is to encourage the organization, promotion and expansion of hospital service corporations, medical service corporations, dental service corporations and health service corporations by exempting them from the payment of all taxes and from the operation of the general insurance laws of this state, but at the same time subjecting them to such regulation as may be necessary for the adequate protection of those members of the public who subscribe for the services offered by such corporation.
W. Va. Code § 21A-2C-1 — WV Code / Chapter 21A / Article 2C / Section 1
§21A-2C-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Military Incentive Program Act of 1991."
W. Va. Code § 5A-14-3 — WV Code / Chapter 5A / Article 14 / Section 3
§5A-14-3. Application of act to certain contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) The Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act shall apply to a contract that:

(1) Is between a governmental entity and a financial institution; and

(2) Is entered into on or after the effective date of this act.

(b) Except as provided in §5A-13-4 of this code, a governmental entity may not enter into a contract with any financial institution that discriminates against any firearm entity or firearm trade association.

(c) Any contract to which subsection (a) of this section applies shall contain provisions providing for the termination of the contract within one year of the governmental entity’s determination that a violation of the requirements of this section have occurred. The governmental entity shall terminate any business relationship with any financial institution in a commercially reasonable manner within one year of the governmental entity’s determination that a violation of the requirements of this section have occurred.
W. Va. Code § 33-60-7 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 60 / Section 7
§33-60-7. Confidentiality of information.
Status: in_force

(a) All documents, materials, or other information in the possession or control of the commissioner that are created, produced, obtained, or disclosed in relation to this article and that relate to the financial condition of any person shall be confidential by law and privileged, are not subject to the provisions of chapter 29B of this code, are not subject to subpoena, and are not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action.

(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner may disclose in an extended no-action letter any information relating to the insurance innovation necessary to clearly establish the safe harbor of the extended no-action letter.
W. Va. Code § 35A-1-1 — WV Code / Chapter 35A / Article 1 / Section 1
§35A-1-1. Registration in office of Secretary of State.
Status: in_force

Any association, lodge, order, fraternal society, beneficial association, or fraternal and beneficial society or association, historical, military or veterans' organization, labor union, foundation, federation, or any other society, organization or association, degree, branch, subordinate lodge, or auxiliary thereof, whether incorporated or unincorporated, the principles and activities of which are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States or this state, may register, in the office of the Secretary of State, a facsimile, duplicate, or description of its name, badge, motto, button, decoration, charm, emblem, rosette or other insignia, and may, by reregistration, alter or cancel the same.
W. Va. Code § 18B-12-7 — WV Code / Chapter 18B / Article 12 / Section 7
§18B-12-7. No waiver of sovereign immunity.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed or construed to waive or abrogate in any way the sovereign immunity of the state or to deprive a governing board of a state institution of higher education, a state institution of higher education or any officer or employee thereof of sovereign immunity.
W. Va. Code § 48-16-702 — WV Code / Chapter 48 / Article 16 / Section 702
§48-16-702. Applicability.
Status: in_force

This article applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this article is inconsistent with parts I through VI [§§48-16-101 et seq. through §§48-16-601 et seq.], this part controls.
W. Va. Code § 16-29A-19 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 29A / Section 19
§16-29A-19. Exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers granted to the authority by this article will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health, safety, convenience and welfare and is a public purpose. As the operation and maintenance of hospital facilities will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any property acquired or used by the authority or upon the income therefrom. All bonds and notes of the authority, and all interest and income thereon, shall be exempt from all taxation by this state and any county, municipality, political subdivision or agency thereof, except inheritance taxes.
W. Va. Code § 33-26A-17 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 26A / Section 17
§33-26A-17. Immunity.
Status: in_force

There shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against any member insurer or its agents or employees, the association or its agents or employees, members of the board of directors, or the commissioner or his or her representatives, for any action or omission by them in the performance of their powers and duties under this article. Such immunity shall extend to the participation in any organization of one or more other state associations of similar purposes and to any such organization and its agents or employees.
W. Va. Code § 38-3-9 — WV Code / Chapter 38 / Article 3 / Section 9
§38-3-9. Enforcement of judgment lien by suit.
Status: in_force

The lien of a judgment may be enforced in a court of equity after an execution or fieri facias thereon has been duly returned to the office of the court or to the justice from which it issued showing by the return thereon that no property could be found from which such execution could be made: Provided, That such lien may be enforced in equity without such return when an execution or fieri facias has not issued within two years from the date of the judgment. If it appear to such court that the rents and profits of the real estate subject to the lien will not satisfy the judgment in five years, the court may decree such real estate, or any part thereof, to be sold and the proceeds applied to the discharge of the judgment.
W. Va. Code § 13-2G-8 — WV Code / Chapter 13 / Article 2G / Section 8
§13-2G-8. Swap agreements.
Status: in_force

The state may from time to time enter into one or more swap agreements that it determines to be necessary or desirable in connection with, or incidental to, or in lieu of the issuance of its refunding bonds. Swap agreements entered into by the state shall contain such provisions, including payment, term, security, default and remedy provisions, and shall be with such parties, as the state shall determine to be necessary or desirable after due consideration to the creditworthiness of such parties.
W. Va. Code § 5-16-12B — WV Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 12B
§5-16-12b. Privileges and immunity.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who makes a report or furnishes information, written or oral, concerning suspected, anticipated or fraudulent activity to secure benefits payable under this article, or to secure greater benefits than those to which the person or provider is entitled, is entitled to those privileges and immunities existing under common or statutory law, as well as the immunity established in this section.

(b) In the absence of fraud, malice or bad faith, no person or agent, employee or designee of that person shall be subject to civil liability of any nature arising out of that person's provision of information related to suspected, anticipated or fraudulent activity in the securing of benefits payable or securing greater benefits than those to which the person or provider is entitled.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, abrogate or modify existing statutes or case law applicable to the duties or liabilities of persons acting in a manner that is itself fraudulent, with malice or in bad faith.
W. Va. Code § 6B-3-5 — WV Code / Chapter 6B / Article 3 / Section 5
§6B-3-5. Grass roots lobbying campaigns.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who has made expenditures, not required to be reported under other sections of this chapter, exceeding $5,000 in the aggregate within any three-month period or exceeding $1,000 in the aggregate within any one-month period in presenting a program addressed to the public, a substantial portion of which is intended, designed, or calculated primarily to influence legislation, shall be required to register and report, as provided in subsection (2) of this section, as a sponsor of a grass roots lobbying campaign.

(2) Within 30 days after becoming a sponsor of a grass roots lobbying campaign, the sponsor shall register by filing with the Ethics Commission a registration statement, in such detail as the commission shall prescribe, showing:

(a) The sponsor’s name, address and business or occupation, and, if the sponsor is not an individual, the names, addresses, and titles of the controlling persons responsible for managing the sponsor’s affairs;

(b) The names, addresses and business or occupation of all persons organizing and managing the campaign, or hired to assist the campaign, including any public relations or advertising firms participating in the campaign, and the terms of compensation for all such persons;

(c) The names and addresses of each person contributing $1,000 or more made for the purpose of furthering the campaign and the aggregate amount contributed;

(d) The purpose of the campaign, including the specific legislation, rules, rates, standards or proposals that are the subject matter of the campaign;

(e) The totals of all expenditures made or incurred to date on behalf of the campaign, which totals shall be segregated according to financial category, including, but not limited to, the following: Advertising, segregated by media, and, in the case of large expenditures (as provided by legislative rule of the commission), by outlet; contributions; entertainment, including meals and beverages; office expenses, including rent and the salaries and wages paid for staff and secretarial assistance, or the proportionate amount thereof paid or incurred for lobbying campaign activities; consultants; and printing and mailing expenses.

(3) Every sponsor who has registered under this section shall file reports with the commission, which reports shall be filed for the same time periods required for the filing of lobbyists’ reports under the provisions of §6B-3-4 of this code.

(4) When the campaign has been terminated, the sponsor shall file a notice of termination with the final monthly report, which notice shall state the totals of all contributions and expenditures made on behalf of the campaign, in the same manner as provided for in the registration statement.
W. Va. Code § 30-40-14 — WV Code / Chapter 30 / Article 40 / Section 14
§30-40-14. Prelicense education.
Status: in_force

(a) Applicants for a broker’s license shall provide evidence satisfactory to the commission that he or she has completed at least 180 clock-hours, equivalent to 12 college semester credit hours, in a course or courses approved by the commission: Provided , That an applicant for a broker’s license who holds a salesperson’s license in this state shall be required to provide evidence that he or she has completed an additional 90 clock-hours, equivalent to six college semester hours, in a course or courses approved by the commission.

(b) Applicants for a salesperson’s license shall provide evidence satisfactory to the commission that he or she has completed 90 clock-hours, equivalent to six college semester credit hours, in a course or courses approved by the commission.

(c) Any course required by subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall have been completed during the three-year period preceding the date of application in order to be accepted by the commission.
W. Va. Code § 16B-1-1 — WV Code / Chapter 16B / Article 1 / Section 1
§16B-1-1. Legislative Findings.
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the public policy of this state that:

(1) The Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Health Facilities need separate and independent oversight by an autonomous agency to protect the vulnerable citizens served by these agencies.

(2) The Office of Inspector General shall be free of all influence, control, and direction by the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Health Facilities over which it: exercises oversight and accountability, promotes transparency, and monitors legal compliance.

(3) The Office of Inspector General shall be continued to provide oversight, transparency, and accountability to the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Health Facilities. The powers of the Office of Inspector General shall be interpreted broadly to effectuate this legislative purpose.
W. Va. Code § 38-2-15 — WV Code / Chapter 38 / Article 2 / Section 15
§38-2-15. Publication and posting of notice to nonresident owner or owner not found.
Status: in_force

In the event that any owner, upon whose real estate or improvement thereof it is desired to take a lien under this article, should be a nonresident of this state, or in the event that any officer of this state authorized by law to execute legal process should make return "not found" upon any notice of a mechanic's lien which may be presented to him for service, then it shall be sufficient service of any such notice of mechanic's lien upon such nonresident owner, or upon such owner as to whom any such return, of "not found" shall be made by any such officer, to publish a copy of such notice as a Class II 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 county wherein the real estate lies. A copy of such notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place upon the property sought to be charged thereby, which publishing and posting shall be sufficient, if commenced within the period provided by this article for the filing of such notice. The costs of such publication may be added to the account for which the lien is claimed, and, if included in the amount mentioned in the recorded notice, the lien shall cover such costs.
W. Va. Code § 14-2B-3 — WV Code / Chapter 14 / Article 2B / Section 3
§14-2B-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this article:

(a) "Crime" means any offense designated by the provisions of this code as a felony or misdemeanor.

(b) "Crime profits" means:

(1) Any property obtained through or income generated from the commission of a crime of which the defendant was convicted;

(2) Any property obtained by or income generated from the sale, conversion or exchange of proceeds of a crime, including any gain realized by such sale, conversion or exchange; or

(3) Any property which the defendant obtained or income generated as a result of having committed the crime, including any assets obtained through the use of unique knowledge obtained during the commission of, or in preparation for the commission of, the crime, as well as any property obtained by or income generated from the sale, conversion or exchange of such property and any gain realized by such sale, conversion or exchange.

(c) "Crime victim" means the victim of the offense or the personal representative of a crime victim.

(d) "Defendant" means a person charged with a crime or convicted of a crime after trial, by entry of a plea of guilty or by entry of a plea of nolo contendere in any court in this state. The term "defendant" shall also include any person found by a court of record to be not criminally responsible for the commission of a crime by reason of mental illness, mental retardation or addiction.

(e) "Court" means the circuit court of the county wherein the defendant is charged with or was prosecuted for the commission of the crime.

(f) "Personal representative" means an attorney-in-fact or legal guardian of a living person or the executor, administrator, successor personal representative, special administrator and persons who perform substantially the same function under the law governing their status of the estate of a deceased person.

(g) "Prosecutor" means the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the defendant is charged with or was prosecuted for the commission of the crime.

(h) "Contract" means any agreement, whether reduced to writing or not, in which any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity contracts for, pays or agrees to pay, any crime profits to a defendant or to a defendant's personal representative.
W. Va. Code § 16-6-15 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 15
§16-6-15. Beds and floor coverings.
Status: in_force

Every hotel shall provide each bed, bunk, cot, or other sleeping place for the use of guests with pillow slips and under and top sheets, the under sheet to be of sufficient size to completely cover the mattress and springs, and the top sheet to be of like width and at least ninety-nine inches long and not to be less than ninety inches in length after having been laundered. Such sheets and pillow slips shall be made of white cotton or linen, and all such sheets and pillow slips, after being used by one guest, shall be washed and ironed before being used by another guest, a clean set being furnished each succeeding guest. All bedding, including mattresses, quilts, blankets, pillows, and all carpets and floor covering used in any hotel in this state, shall be thoroughly aired, disinfected and kept clean.
W. Va. Code § 31-15-13 — WV Code / Chapter 31 / Article 15 / Section 13
§31-15-13. Refunding bonds or notes.
Status: in_force

Any bonds or notes issued by the authority or any other public body or authority of the state pursuant to the provisions of this article or any other provision of this code and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by the authority by the issuance of its refunding bonds or notes in such amount as it may deem necessary to refund the principal of the bonds or notes so to be refunded, together with any unpaid interest thereon; to provide additional funds for the purposes of the authority; and to pay any premiums and commissions necessary to be paid in connection therewith. Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds or notes to be refunded shall have then matured or shall thereafter mature, either by sale of the refunding bonds or notes and the application of the proceeds thereof for the redemption of the bonds or notes to be refunded thereby or by exchange of the refunding bonds or notes for the bonds or notes to be refunded thereby. Such refunding bonds or notes shall be issued in conformance with the provisions of sections nine and ten of this article.
W. Va. Code § 33-16A-6 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 16A / Section 6
§33-16A-6. Inquiries by insurer.
Status: in_force

A converted policy may include a provision whereby the insurer may request information in advance of any premium due date of such policy of any person covered thereunder as to whether (i) he is covered for similar benefits by another hospital, surgical, medical or major medical expense insurance policy or hospital or medical service subscriber contract or medical practice or other prepayment plan or by any other plan or program, (ii) he is covered for similar benefits under any arrangement of coverage for individuals in a group, whether on an insured or uninsured basis, or (iii) similar benefits are provided for or available to such person, pursuant to or in accordance with the requirements of any state or federal law. The converted policy may provide that the insurer may refuse to renew the policy or the coverage of any person insured thereunder for the following reasons only:

(a) Either the benefits provided under the sources referred to in (i) and (ii) above for such person or benefits provided or available under the sources referred to in (iii) above for such person, together with the benefits provided by the converted policy, would result in overinsurance according to the insurer's standards on file with the commissioner or the converted policyholder fails to provide the requested information;

(b) Fraud or material misrepresentation in applying for any benefits under the converted policy;

(c) Eligibility of the insured person for coverage under Medicare (Title XVIII of the United States Social Security Act as supplemented by the Social Security Amendments of 1965 or as later amended or superseded) or under any other state or federal law providing for benefits similar to those provided by the converted policy;

(d) Other reasons approved by the commissioner.
W. Va. Code § 36A-1-3 — WV Code / Chapter 36A / Article 1 / Section 3
§36A-1-3. Application of chapter.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable only to real property, the sole owner or all the owners of which submit the same to the provisions hereof by a duly recorded declaration.