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W. Va. Code § 18-5E-2 — WV Code / Chapter 18 / Article 5E / Section 2
§18-5E-2. Innovation in Education school defined.
Status: in_force

(a) An Innovation in Education school is a public school in this state that applies to and is designated by the state board in accordance with this article as an Innovation in Education School with a principal focus in one of the following areas:

(1) Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM);

(2) Community school partnership;

(3) Entrepreneurship;

(4) Career pathways; and

(5) The arts.

(b) Nothing in this article prohibits an Innovation in Education school from incorporating more than one of the attributes of STEM education, community school partnerships, entrepreneurship, career pathways or the arts into its program design, notwithstanding the primary designation under which it applies or is subsequently designated.

(c) An Innovation in Education school:

(1) Shall provide a program of public education that includes one or more of the grade levels prekindergarten to grade twelve, including any associated post-secondary dual credit, advanced placement and industry or workforce credential programs;

(2) Shall design its educational program to meet or exceed the student performance standards required under section five, article two-e of this chapter and is subject to all student assessment, accreditation and federal accountability requirements applicable to other public schools in this state. However, nothing shall prohibit an Innovation in Education school from establishing additional student assessment measures or implementing competency-based course completion strategies that go beyond state requirements;

(3) Shall operate according to an Innovation in Education plan developed by the school’s principal and faculty with input from its local school improvement council, the county board, the county superintendent and, if the school is a high school, the students of the school;

(4) Shall, if designated by the state board as an Innovation in Education Demonstration School, host visits and tours of its facility and programs to provide information and an opportunity to observe any successful innovations which may be replicated in other schools. The school may require the payment of a fee to off-set the cost of hosting such visits and tours; and

(5) May solicit and accept gifts, donations or grants for school purposes from public or private sources in any manner that is available to a local school district and expend or use such gifts, donations or grants in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the donor except that a gift, donation or grant may not be accepted if subject to a condition that is contrary to any provision of law or term of the school’s Innovation in Education plan. Any monies received by an Innovation in Education school from any source remaining in the school’s accounts at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in its accounts for use during subsequent fiscal years.
W. Va. Code § 16-2-4 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 2 / Section 4
§16-2-4. Authority to create, establish and maintain municipal boards of health; service area.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may create, establish and maintain a municipal board of health organized pursuant to and with the powers and duties prescribed by this article. The territorial jurisdiction of any municipal board of health is an area including the municipality and all points within a distance of one mile from the limits of the municipality.
W. Va. Code § 30-40-24 — WV Code / Chapter 30 / Article 40 / Section 24
§30-40-24. Injunctions; criminal proceedings.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the commission or other interested person believes that any person has engaged, is engaging or is about to engage in any act that constitutes a violation of this article, the commission or other interested person may make application to any court of competent jurisdiction for an order enjoining the acts or services. Upon a showing that the person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act which violates this article, an injunction, restraining order or another appropriate order may be granted by the court without bond.

(b) Whenever the commission, its executive director or its authorized representative has reason to believe that any person has knowingly violated a provision of this article, the commission or its authorized representative may bring its information to the prosecuting attorney in the county where the violation has occurred who shall cause appropriate criminal proceedings to be brought.

(c) Whenever any other interested person has reason to believe that any person has knowingly violated a provision of this article, such person may bring its information to the attention of the appropriate law-enforcement officer who may cause an investigation to be made in order for appropriate criminal proceedings to be brought.
W. Va. Code § 49-6-106 — WV Code / Chapter 49 / Article 6 / Section 106
§49-6-106. Missing child reports; law-enforcement agency requirements; unidentified bodies.
Status: in_force

(a) A law-enforcement agency, upon receiving a missing child or missing and endangered child report, shall:

(1) Start an investigation to determine the present location of the child if it determines that the child is in danger; and

(2) Enter the name of the missing child or missing and endangered child into the clearinghouse and the National Crime Information Center missing person file if the child meets the center’s criteria, with all available identifying features, including dental records, fingerprints, other physical characteristics, and a description of the clothing worn when the missing child or missing and endangered child was last seen.

(b) Information not immediately available shall be obtained as soon as possible by the law-enforcement agency and entered into the clearinghouse and the National Crime Information Center file as a supplement to the original entry.

(c) All West Virginia law-enforcement agencies shall enter information about all unidentified bodies of children found in their jurisdiction into the clearinghouse and the National Crime Information Center unidentified person file, including all available identifying features of the body and a description of the clothing found on the body. If an information entry into the National Crime Information Center file results in an automatic entry of the information into the clearinghouse, the law-enforcement agency is not required to make a direct entry of that information into the clearinghouse.

(d) A law-enforcement agency, upon receiving a missing and endangered child report, shall immediately:

(1) Start an investigation to determine the present location of the child if it determines that the child is missing and endangered; and

(2) Issue a Missing and Endangered Child Advisory pursuant to §15-3D-9 of this code.
W. Va. Code § 47-1-4 — WV Code / Chapter 47 / Article 1 / Section 4
§47-1-4. Systems of weights and measures; technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices.
Status: in_force

The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized, and either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the state. The definitions of basic units of weight and measure, the tables and measure, and weights and measures equivalents as published by the national institute of standards and technology are recognized and shall govern weighing and measuring equipment and transactions in the state.

The specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for commercial, law enforcement, data gathering and other weighing and measuring devices as adopted by the national conference on weights and measures and published in national institute of standards and technology handbook 44, "Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices" and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to weighing and measuring devices in the state, except insofar as modified or rejected by legislative rule.
W. Va. Code § 18B-5-5 — WV Code / Chapter 18B / Article 5 / Section 5
§18B-5-5. Prequalification disclosure by vendors; register of vendors; exceptions; suspension of vendors.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person, firm or corporation selling or offering to sell to the commission or the governing boards, upon competitive bids or otherwise, any materials, equipment, services or supplies in excess of $25,000:

(1) Shall comply with the provisions of section twelve, article three, chapter five-a of this code;

(2) Shall file with the director of the Purchasing Division of the State of West Virginia the affidavit required herein; and (3) If presently in compliance with said section may not be required to requalify thereunder to be able to transact business with the commission or the governing boards.

(b) Any person, firm or corporation failing or refusing to comply with said statute as herein required shall be ineligible to sell or offer to sell materials, supplies, equipment, services or printing to the commission or the governing boards as hereinafter set forth. Any person suspended under the provisions of section thirty-two, article three, chapter five-a of this code is not eligible to sell or offer to sell materials, supplies, equipment, services or printing to the commission or the governing boards. The commission or the governing boards may suspend, for a period not to exceed one year, the right and privilege of a person to bid on purchases of the commission or the governing boards when there is reason to believe that such person has violated any of the provisions in sections four through seven of this article or the rules of the governing boards pursuant thereto. Any person whose right to bid has been so suspended shall be notified thereof by a letter posted by registered mail containing the reason for the suspension and has the right to have the action of the commission or the governing board, as applicable, reviewed in accordance with section thirty-three, article three, chapter five-a of this code. A vendor who has been debarred pursuant to the provisions of sections thirty-three-a through thirty-three-f, article three, chapter five-a of this code, may not bid on or be awarded a contract under this section.
W. Va. Code § 13-1-10 — WV Code / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 10
§13-1-10. Election precincts.
Status: in_force

Elections for bond issues for counties, districts and school districts shall be held at the voting precincts established for holding general elections; for municipalities, at the precincts established for the election of municipal officers; and for independent school districts, at the precincts used for voting for boards of education.
W. Va. Code § 17-16D-13 — WV Code / Chapter 17 / Article 16D / Section 13
§17-16D-13. Reciprocal enforcement agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) The Parkways Authority and the Commissioner of Highways may individually or jointly enter into agreements with any other jurisdiction that provides for reciprocal enforcement of toll violations between this state and the other jurisdiction.

(b) An agreement made under this section shall provide that drivers and vehicles licensed in this state, while operating on the highways of another jurisdiction, shall receive benefits, privileges, and exemptions of a similar kind with regard to toll enforcement as are extended to drivers and vehicles licensed or registered in the other jurisdiction while operated in the state.

(c) A reciprocal agreement under this section may provide for enforcement of toll violations by refusal to renew or suspension of the registration of a motor vehicle in accordance with section eleven of this article.
W. Va. Code § 36A-7-5 — WV Code / Chapter 36A / Article 7 / Section 5
§36A-7-5. Unpaid assessments at time of voluntary sale of unit.
Status: in_force

Upon the voluntary sale or conveyance of a unit, the purchaser shall be jointly and severally liable with the seller for all unpaid assessments for common expenses which are a charge against the unit as of the date of the sale or conveyance, but such joint and several liability shall be without prejudice to the purchaser's right to recover from the seller the amount of any such unpaid assessments which the purchaser may pay, and until any such assessments are paid they shall continue to be charged against the unit which may be enforced in the manner set forth in section three of this article: Provided, however, That any person who shall have entered into a written agreement to purchase a unit shall be entitled to obtain a written statement from the treasurer setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments charged against the unit and its owners, and if such statement does not reveal the full amount of the unpaid assessments as of the date it is rendered, neither the purchaser nor the unit shall be liable for the payment of an amount in excess of the unpaid assessments shown thereon. Any such excess which cannot be promptly collected from the former unit owner may be reassessed by the council as a common expense to be collected from all of the unit owners, including the purchaser, his successors and assigns.
W. Va. Code § 46-8-506 — WV Code / Chapter 46 / Article 8 / Section 506
§46-8-506. Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder.
Status: in_force

A securities intermediary shall exercise rights with respect to a financial asset if directed to do so by an entitlement holder. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

(1) The securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

(2) In the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary either places the entitlement holder in a position to exercise the rights directly or exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.
W. Va. Code § 61-3C-2 — WV Code / Chapter 61 / Article 3C / Section 2
§61-3C-2. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that:

(a) The computer and related industries play an essential role in the commerce and welfare of this state.

(b) Computer-related crime is a growing problem in business and government.

(c) Computer-related crime has a direct effect on state commerce and can result in serious economic and, in some cases, physical harm to the public.

(d) Because of the pervasiveness of computers in today's society, opportunities are great for computer related crimes through the introduction of false records into a computer or computer system, the unauthorized use of computers and computer facilities, the alteration and destruction of computers, computer programs and computer data, and the theft of computer resources, computer software and computer data.

(e) Because computers have now become an integral part of society, the Legislature recognizes the need to protect the rights of owners and legitimate users of computers and computer systems, as well as the privacy interest of the general public, from those who abuse computers and computer systems.

(f) While various forms of computer crime or abuse might possibly be the subject of criminal charges or civil suit based on other provisions of law, it is appropriate and desirable that a supplemental and additional statute be provided which specifically proscribes various forms of computer crime and abuse and provides criminal penalties and civil remedies therefor.
W. Va. Code § 44-6C-13 — WV Code / Chapter 44 / Article 6C / Section 13
§44-6C-13. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the “West Virginia Uniform Prudent Investor Act”.
W. Va. Code § 33-6B-5 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 6B / Section 5
§33-6B-5. Hearings and administrative procedure.
Status: in_force

Hearings for the violation of any provision of this article, and the administrative procedure prior to, during, and following these hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of article two of this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 17-29-6 — WV Code / Chapter 17 / Article 29 / Section 6
§17-29-6. Identification of transportation network company vehicles and drivers.
Status: in_force

§17-29-6. Identification of transportation network company vehicles and drivers.

The transportation network company’s software application or website shall display a picture of the transportation network company driver and the license plate number of the motor vehicle utilized for providing the prearranged ride before the rider enters the transportation network company driver’s vehicle.
W. Va. Code § 60A-2-209 — WV Code / Chapter 60A / Article 2 / Section 209
§60A-2-209. Schedule IV criteria.
Status: in_force

The state Board of Pharmacy shall recommend to the Legislature that a substance be placed in Schedule IV if it finds that:

(1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;

(2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and

(3) Abuse of the substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III.
W. Va. Code § 23-5-5 — WV Code / Chapter 23 / Article 5 / Section 5
§23-5-5. Refusal of modification; notice; objection; effective until June 30, 2022.
Status: in_force

(a) If in any case it appears to the commission, the successor to the commission, other private insurance carriers, and self-insured employers, whichever is applicable, that the application filed pursuant to §23-4-1 et seq . of this code fails to disclose some fact or facts which were not previously considered by the commission in its former findings, and which would entitle the employer to any modification of the previous award, the commission, the successor to the commission, other private insurance carriers, and self-insured employers, whichever is applicable, shall, within 60 days from the receipt of the application, notify the claimant and employer that the application fails to establish a just cause for modification of the award. The notice shall be in writing stating the reasons for denial and the time allowed for objection to the decision of the commission, the successor to the commission, other private insurance carriers, and self-insured employers, whichever is applicable. The employer may, within 30 days after receipt of the notice, object in writing to the decision. Unless the objection is filed within the 30-day period, no objection shall be allowed. This time limitation is a condition of the right to objection and hence jurisdictional. Upon receipt of the objection, the Office of Judges shall afford the employer an evidentiary hearing as provided in §23-9-1 et seq . of this code.

(b) This section is of no force and effect after June 30, 2022.
W. Va. Code § 29-22B-330 — WV Code / Chapter 29 / Article 22B / Section 330
§29-22B-330. Video lottery defined.
Status: in_force

"Video lottery" means a lottery that allows a game to be played utilizing an electronic computer and an interactive terminal device, equipped with a video screen and keys, a keyboard or other equipment allowing input by an individual player, into which the player inserts coins or currency as consideration in order for play to be available, and through which terminal device, the player may receive free games or a voucher that can be redeemed for a cash or noncash prize, or nothing, determined wholly or predominantly by chance. "Video lottery" does not include a lottery game that merely utilizes an electronic computer and a video screen to operate a lottery game and communicate the results of the game and which does not utilize an interactive electronic terminal device allowing input by one or more players.
W. Va. Code § 30-35-11 — WV Code / Chapter 30 / Article 35 / Section 11
§30-35-11. Procedures for hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the board denies an application for any original or renewal license or denies an application for a license or suspends or revokes any license, it shall make an interim order to that effect and serve a copy thereof on the applicant or licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested. Such order shall state the grounds for the action taken and shall require that any license or temporary permit suspended or revoked thereby be returned to the board by the holder within twenty days after receipt of the copy of such order.

(b) Any person adversely affected by any such order is entitled to a hearing thereon pursuant to the provisions of article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code if, within twenty days after receipt of a copy of the order, he or she files with the board a written demand for such hearing. A demand for hearing shall operate automatically to stay or suspend the execution of any order. The board may require the person demanding such hearing to give reasonable security for the cost of the hearing. If such person does not substantially prevail at the hearing, the costs therefor shall be assessed against him or her and may be collected by civil action or other proper remedy.

(c) Upon a receipt of a written demand for a hearing, the board shall set a time and place therefor not less than ten and not more than thirty days thereafter. Any scheduled hearing may be continued by the board upon its own motion or for good cause shown by the person demanding the hearing.

(d) The provisions of article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code apply to and govern the hearing and administrative procedures in connection therewith.

(e) All administrative hearings shall be conducted by a quorum of the board. For the purpose of conducting any such hearing any member of the board may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum which shall be issued and served pursuant to the provisions of section one, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.

(f) At any hearing the person who demanded the same may represent himself or herself or be represented by an attorney admitted to practice in this state.

(g) After any such hearing and consideration of all testimony, evidence and record in the case, the board shall render its decision in writing. The written decision of the board shall be accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law as specified in section three, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. A copy of such decision and accompanying findings and conclusions shall be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the person demanding such hearing, and the attorney of record.

(h) The decision of the board is final unless reversed, vacated or modified upon judicial review thereof in accordance with the provisions of section twelve of this article.
W. Va. Code § 7-3-17 — WV Code / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 17
§7-3-17. Construction.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections fourteen, fifteen and sixteen of this article shall be construed as conferring separate and additional powers as herein set forth and shall be deemed full authority for the acquisition, improvement, extension, maintenance and operation of the hospital, clinic, long-term care facility or other related facility and for the issuance and sale of the bonds by this article authorized: Provided, That all pertinent functions, powers and duties of the state department of health shall remain in effect.
W. Va. Code § 55-20-8 — WV Code / Chapter 55 / Article 20 / Section 8
§55-20-8. Construction.
Status: in_force

(a) This article shall be construed to be consistent with the Communications Decency Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C., Section 230.

(b) This article may not be construed to alter the law of this state on sovereign immunity.
W. Va. Code § 33-36-1 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 36 / Section 1
§33-36-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "Business Transacted with Producer Controlled Insurer Act."