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W. Va. Code § 12-1B-11 — WV Code / Chapter 12 / Article 1B / Section 11
§12-1B-11. Deposit of public funds in designated state depositories; authority to make public deposits.
Status: in_force

(a) Public deposits made pursuant to this article shall be deposited in a designated state depository.

(b) All public depositors shall make public deposits under their control in designated state depositories, securing such public deposits pursuant to this article: Provided , That a public depositor shall provide a designated state depository with at least two business days of advance notice prior to making any large increase in its public deposits that could otherwise result in the depository having an insufficient amount of eligible collateral necessary to secure the public deposits in accordance with the provisions of this article. If the advanced notice is not provided, the designated state depository shall notify the State Treasurer accordingly.

(c) A county, municipality, spending unit, or other political subdivision of the state may not require any pledge of collateral from a designated state depository for their deposits in excess of the requirements of this article.
W. Va. Code § 9A-4-3 — WV Code / Chapter 9A / Article 4 / Section 3
§9A-4-3. Program eligibility.
Status: in_force

For a veteran to receive a priority in services designation for a federal or state funded training program, the veteran shall first meet the eligibility criteria and qualifications of the specific program.
W. Va. Code § 7-11B-5 — WV Code / Chapter 7 / Article 11B / Section 5
§7-11B-5. Powers supplemental.
Status: in_force

The powers conferred by this article are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred upon county commissions and municipalities by the Legislature relating to the issuance of industrial and commercial development bonds and refunding bonds.
W. Va. Code § 11-5-10 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 10
§11-5-10. Entry of omitted personalty taxes.
Status: in_force

If the assessor discovers that any taxes on personal property, other than bank deposits and money, were omitted in any former years, he shall proceed as provided in section five of article three of this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 61-7B-10 — WV Code / Chapter 61 / Article 7B / Section 10
§61-7B-10. Law-enforcement immunity.
Status: in_force

(a) No head of a law-enforcement agency or law-enforcement officer under his or her command may be required, at the direction of an agency of the federal government, to act in a law-enforcement capacity to enforce a federal statute, executive order, agency order, rule or regulation determined by the Attorney General to infringe upon rights granted by the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

(b) No head of a law-enforcement agency or law-enforcement officer may be held liable civilly or criminally, nor shall his or her employment be terminated, nor shall he or she be decertified as a law-enforcement officer, for refusing to enforce a federal statute, executive order, agency order, rule, or regulation determined by the Attorney General of West Virginia to infringe upon the right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States while the constitutionality of the statute, executive order, agency order, rule, or regulation is being challenged judicially pursuant to §61-7B-8 of this code, nor thereafter if the challenge is successful.

(c) Any head of a law-enforcement agency or law-enforcement officer under his or her command who is charged criminally or civilly, or who has had his or her employment terminated, or who has had his or her certification as a law enforcement officer suspended or revoked, for failing or refusing to enforce a federal statute executive order, agency order, rule, or regulation referenced in subsection (a) of this section is entitled to reimbursement of reasonable attorney’s fees related to his or her defense.
W. Va. Code § 18A-4-10A — WV Code / Chapter 18A / Article 4 / Section 10A
§18A-4-10a. Bonus for unused days of personal leave.
Status: in_force

County boards of education are authorized to pay to their employees or to defined groups thereof, for the purpose of reducing absenteeism, a bonus at the end of an employment term for each unused day of personal leave accumulated by the employee during that employment term.
W. Va. Code § 60-3-21 — WV Code / Chapter 60 / Article 3 / Section 21
§60-3-21. Limitation on amount to be sold.
Status: in_force

Not more than ten gallons of alcoholic liquor shall be sold to a person at one time without the approval of the commissioner or his representative; but a sale in excess of ten gallons may be made to a religious organization purchasing wine for sacramental purposes, and sales in case lots may be made in the discretion of the commissioner: Provided, That this section shall not apply to private clubs as defined in article seven of this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 17C-5-10 — WV Code / Chapter 17C / Article 5 / Section 10
§17C-5-10. Fee for withdrawing blood sample and making urine test; payment of fees.
Status: in_force

A reasonable fee shall be allowed to the person withdrawing a blood sample or administering a urine test at the request and direction of a law-enforcement officer in accordance with the provisions of this article. If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn or whose urine was tested was arrested and charged with a violation of section two of this article, the county having venue of such charge shall pay said fee, and if said person is subsequently convicted of such charge, such fee shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the criminal proceeding and shall be paid, notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, into the General Fund of said county. If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn or whose urine was tested was arrested and charged with a violation of a similar ordinance of any municipality, said municipality shall pay said fee, and if said person is subsequently convicted of such charge, such fee shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the criminal proceeding and shall be paid, notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, into the General Fund of said municipality.
W. Va. Code § 16-30-20 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 30 / Section 20
§16-30-20. Living wills previously executed.
Status: in_force

A living will executed prior to the effective date of this article and which expressly provides for the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging intervention or for the termination of life-sustaining procedures in substantial compliance with the provisions of section four of this article is hereby recognized as a valid living will, as though it were executed in compliance with the provisions of this article.
W. Va. Code § 36-4-17 — WV Code / Chapter 36 / Article 4 / Section 17
§36-4-17. Construction of covenants.
Status: in_force

The legal scope and effect of the covenants mentioned in this article, and the person or persons by and against whom such covenants may be enforced, shall be determined according to the rules of law applicable to such cases, and the plain intent and meaning of the parties.
W. Va. Code § 15-2D-8 — WV Code / Chapter 15 / Article 2D / Section 8
§15-2D-8. Awarding service weapon upon retirement of Division of Protective Services member.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the retirement of a member of the Division of Protective Services, including the Director of the Division of Protective Services and Deputy Director of the Division of Protective Services, the Division of Protective Services shall award to the retiring member his or her service weapon, without charge, upon determining:

(1) That the member is retiring honorably with a minimum of 10 years of service; or

(2) The member is retiring with less than 10 years of service based upon a determination that the employee is totally physically disabled as a result of his or her service with the Division of Protective Services.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Division of Protective Services shall not award a service weapon to any member whom the Division of Protective Services:(1) Knows is prohibited from possessing a firearm by state or federal law, (2) has reason to believe such retiring member to be mentally incapacitated, or (3) has reason to believe the retiring member constitutes a danger to any person or the community.

(c) If a service weapon is taken out of service due to routine wear, the Division of Protective Services may offer the service weapon for sale, at fair market value, to any active or retired Division of Protective Services member. The Director of the Division of Protective Services, or his or her designee, may use the proceeds from any sales to offset the cost of new service weapons. The disposal of service weapons pursuant to this section does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration.
W. Va. Code § 62-9-20 — WV Code / Chapter 62 / Article 9 / Section 20
§62-9-20. Indictment for adultery.
Status: in_force

An indictment for adultery and fornication shall be sufficient if it be in form, tenor or effect as follows (after following the form in section one):

That A ..............., on the ......... day of ........., nineteen ........., in the said county of ........., and within one year before the finding of this indictment, did commit adultery and fornication with one B ........, against the peace and dignity of the state.
W. Va. Code § 11A-1-18 — WV Code / Chapter 11A / Article 1 / Section 18
§11A-1-18. Exception.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections two, three, six, eight and fourteen of this article, the provisions of this article as of January 1, 1961, shall govern the accrual and collection of taxes levied upon assessed values as of January 1, 1961, or prior years.
W. Va. Code § 32B-4-1 — WV Code / Chapter 32B / Article 4 / Section 1
§32B-4-1. Severability of provisions.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, then the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end, the provisions of this chapter are severable.
W. Va. Code § 21A-2-23 — WV Code / Chapter 21A / Article 2 / Section 23
§21A-2-23. Veteran's training program.
Status: in_force

(1) The Bureau of Employment Programs, by its commissioner, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish a training program for qualified veteran medical personnel and former military medical corpsmen under the "medex" training program for the training of medical assistants or any similar program.

(2) The commissioner, on behalf of the bureau, may do any and all acts necessary to establish and operate such training program within the State of West Virginia.

(3) The commissioner is hereby empowered and authorized to receive funds to finance such program from agencies of the United States government, including the department of labor, the veterans administration and the department of health, education and welfare, and from other appropriate fund sources.

(4) In order to assist in the administration of this program, the commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee consisting of not more than nine members which members shall be qualified medical professionals and shall consist of representatives of state medical departments and the state medical association. This committee shall be advisory to the commissioner and shall determine general guidelines for the development and promotion of the program.

(5) The trainee under this program shall work under the supervision of a licensed physician for a period of one year and shall receive an appropriate training allowance.
W. Va. Code § 31A-6-4 — WV Code / Chapter 31A / Article 6 / Section 4
§31A-6-4. Limitations on liability in transfers and changes of registration.
Status: in_force

No liability for any loss caused by the acts of the nominee of a trust institution may attach to any transfer agent, registrar, corporation, officer or agent of a corporation, or other person, who, in compliance with the directions of any trust institution acting under the provisions of this article, transfers or changes the registration of any property. The certification of the trust institution that it has complied with the provisions of this article is prima facie evidence of its compliance so far as any transfer agent, registrar, corporation, officer or agent of a corporation, or other person, is concerned.
W. Va. Code § 48-23-506 — WV Code / Chapter 48 / Article 23 / Section 506
§48-23-506. Scope of information obtained by the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.
Status: in_force

A mutual consent voluntary adoption registry shall obtain only information necessary for identifying a birth parent or adult adoptee and in no event shall obtain information of any kind pertaining to the adoptive parents, any siblings to the adult adoptee who are children of the adoptive parents, the income of anyone and reasons for adoptive placement.
W. Va. Code § 62-2-25 — WV Code / Chapter 62 / Article 2 / Section 25
§62-2-25. Compromise or suppression of indictment or presentment.
Status: in_force

If any prosecuting attorney shall compromise or suppress any indictment or presentment without the consent of the court entered of record, he shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance in office, and may be removed therefrom in the mode prescribed by law.
W. Va. Code § 44-4-20 — WV Code / Chapter 44 / Article 4 / Section 20
§44-4-20. Disbursement of balance after settlement; suit to compel disbursement; final report of fiduciary following disbursement.
Status: in_force

When a county commission has confirmed, either in whole or in a qualified manner, a report of the accounts of any personal representative guardian, curator, committee as aforesaid, the county commission may order payment of what appears due on the accounts to such persons as would be entitled to recover the same by a suit in equity. If the order is not complied with, any person interested may bring a suit in chancery in the circuit court of the county wherein such order was made, to compel compliance therewith. In such suit the commission’s order shall be taken as prima facie correct, and there shall be a decree according to the order except so far as it may appear upon proper pleadings and proof to be erroneous. If any fiduciary makes any payment in accordance with the order of the county commission more than three months after the order was made, and before suit has been commenced under this section, the payment shall not be disturbed nor shall the fiduciary be in anywise liable with respect thereto. And when the personal representative, guardian, curator or committee or other fiduciary has fully paid out all the funds in his hands he shall within ninety days thereafter, or at the first term of the commission thereafter, make a final, full and detailed report to the commission of such payments, and file therewith the vouchers for such disbursements; and when the commission, upon examination of such report and vouchers, ascertains the same to be correct, it shall approve and confirm such report and order the same to be recorded. The clerk of the commission shall record every such report which may be so confirmed, and at the foot of it the order of confirmation. It shall be the duty of the fiduciary commissioner who made the report in this section first mentioned, to require that the fiduciary renders, in proper form, the final report herein required, and, in case of the failure of the fiduciary to render a final report, he shall be proceeded against in the same manner, and be subject to the same penalties, as a fiduciary who fails to return an inventory or to lay his accounts before a fiduciary commissioner for settlement.
W. Va. Code § 27-1A-7 — WV Code / Chapter 27 / Article 1A / Section 7
§27-1A-7. Division of community services; powers and duties of supervisor.
Status: in_force

There shall be a division of community services in the Department of Human Services. This division shall administer all funds made available to the State of West Virginia and any political subdivision thereof under the National Mental Health Act, and all other funds made available for use by this division. The director shall establish standards and criteria for reimbursing sponsoring groups for a portion of the cost of local mental health services which they may provide.

The supervisor of this division shall also have the following powers and duties:

(1) To establish standards for and supervise the operation of community mental health clinics for adults and children and to develop new community facilities and community service programs for the overall improvement of the regional mental health facilities.

(2) To develop a comprehensive and practical program of mental health education of the public, especially at the local level.

(3) To work with county mental hygiene commissions and circuit courts.

(4) To determine and approve schedules of reasonable cost for reimbursement by the patient or responsible relative for mental health services rendered.

(5) To perform any other duties assigned to the division by the director of the department.
W. Va. Code § 18-10-3 — WV Code / Chapter 18 / Article 10 / Section 3
§18-10-3. Federal aid for West Virginia University and West Virginia State University.
Status: in_force

The state of West Virginia hereby renews its assent to the provisions and purposes of the act of Congress of August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled "An act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public land to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts established under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," and of all subsequent acts of Congress amending or supplementing said act, and accepts the appropriations of money authorized thereby.

The state of West Virginia hereby designates West Virginia University as the beneficiary of appropriations under the eighteen hundred and sixty-two act of Congress referred to in section one of this article and West Virginia State University as the beneficiary of appropriations under the eighteen hundred and ninety act of Congress referred to in this section and shall maximize the full federal matching requirement, including, but not limited to, 7 U.S.C. § 3222d(c) through a separate line item appropriation for each of the two institutions.
W. Va. Code § 33-13-35 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 13 / Section 35
§33-13-35. Same -- Misstatement of age.
Status: in_force

There shall be a provision in each industrial life insurance policy that if it is found that the age of the individual insured, or the age of any other individual considered in determining the premium, has been misstated, any amount payable or benefit accruing under the policy shall be such as the premium would have purchased at the correct age or ages.
W. Va. Code § 29A-3A-18 — WV Code / Chapter 29A / Article 3A / Section 18
§29A-3A-18. Prior rules.
Status: repealed

Any rule lawfully promulgated prior to the effective date of the amendments made to this chapter during the regular session of the Legislature, 2023, shall remain in full force and effect until:

(1) The rule is expressly made ineffective by the provisions of this chapter; or

(2) The rule expires by reason of failure to refile it as provided in §29A-2-5 of this code, or expires pursuant to its own terms and provisions lawfully made before the effective date of this section; or

(3) The rule is repealed by the lawful act of the agency in conformity with this chapter; or

(4) The rule is invalidated by an act of the Legislature or the force and effect of another law.
W. Va. Code § 46-4A-201 — WV Code / Chapter 46 / Article 4A / Section 201
§46-4A-201. Security procedure.
Status: in_force

Part II. Issue And Acceptance Of Payment Order.

"Security procedure" means a procedure established by agreement of a customer and a receiving bank for the purpose of (1) verifying that a payment order or communication amending or canceling a payment order is that of the customer or (2) detecting error in the transmission or the content of the payment order or communication. A security procedure may require the use of algorithms or other codes, identifying words or numbers, encryption, callback procedures or similar security devices. Comparison of a signature on a payment order or communication with an authorized specimen signature of the customer is not by itself a security procedure.
W. Va. Code § 24-2G-1 — WV Code / Chapter 24 / Article 2G / Section 1
§24-2G-1. Public water utilities required to install monitor for contaminants.
Status: in_force

All public water utilities that provide water to more than one hundred thousand customers, including public service districts providing water service and municipally owned and operated utilities, subject to the requirements and limitations of this article, shall implement a regular monitoring system as specified to the same technical capabilities for detection as utilized by the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission.
W. Va. Code § 36-7-16 — WV Code / Chapter 36 / Article 7 / Section 16
§36-7-16. Exemption of third person from liability.
Status: in_force

A third person in good faith and without court order may act on the instructions of or otherwise deal with any person purporting to make a transfer or purporting to act in the capacity of a custodian and, in the absence of knowledge, is not responsible for determining:

(1) The validity of the purported custodian's designation;

(2) The propriety of, or the authority under this article for, any act of the purported custodian;

(3) The validity or propriety under this article of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodian; or

(4) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.