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W. Va. Code § 31C-7-5 — WV Code / Chapter 31C / Article 7 / Section 5
§31C-7-5. Loan limit; collateral requirements; and repayment.
Status: in_force

(a) The aggregate of loans to any one member shall be limited to ten percent of the credit union's assets. This limit shall not apply to loans which are fully secured by assignments of shares or deposits in the credit union.

(b) Loans to members which in the aggregate exceed the amount shown in the schedule below shall be secured by such collateral having a value which is at least equal to any amount exceeding the limits in the following schedule, except that all loans exceeding $5,000 not subject to collateral shall be supported by a sworn financial statement:

(1) Five hundred dollars, in credit unions with assets of less than $5,000;

(2) One thousand dollars in credit unions with assets of $5,000 and less than $25,000;

(3) Two thousand dollars in credit unions with assets of $25,000 and less than $100,000;

(4) Five thousand dollars in credit unions with assets of $100,000 and less than $500,000;

(5) Seven thousand dollars in credit unions with assets of $500,000 and less than $1 million; and

(6) Ten thousand dollars in credit unions with assets of $1 million or more: Provided, That the commissioner may, upon request and at his or her discretion, approve in writing a higher unsecured loan limit amount for credit unions having assets of $1 million or more.

(c) A borrower may pay the whole or part of the borrower's loan on any day the credit union is open for business.
W. Va. Code § 62-2-1 — WV Code / Chapter 62 / Article 2 / Section 1
§62-2-1. Prosecutions to be by presentment or indictment.
Status: in_force

Prosecutions for offenses against the state, unless otherwise provided, shall be by presentment or indictment. The trial of a person on a charge of felony shall always be by indictment; and indictment may be found in the first instance, whether the accused has been examined or committed by a justice or not.
W. Va. Code § 29-3B-2 — WV Code / Chapter 29 / Article 3B / Section 2
§29-3B-2. Necessity of license; definitions.
Status: in_force

After the effective date of this article, no electrical work may be performed, offered, or engaged in for compensation or hire within the state of West Virginia by any person, firm, or corporation unless such person, firm, or corporation possesses a license and a certificate issued by the State Fire Marshal in accordance with this article: Provided , That any person who is assisting a journeyman or master electrician does not require a license to perform such supervised work, and a copy of the license is posted on any job in which electrical work is being performed for hire.

As used in this article:

(a) “Electrical contractor” means a person, firm, or corporation who engages in the business of electrical work and employs master electricians, journeyman electricians, or other related workers for the construction, alteration, or repair of any electrical wiring, equipment, or systems as defined in the scope of the national electric code.

(b) “Electrical work” means the installation of wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, other appliances, equipment, or systems for transmitting, carrying, controlling, or using electricity as defined in the scope of the national electric code.

(c) “Journeyman electrician” means a person qualified by at least one year of electrical work experience to do any work installing wires, conduits, apparatus, equipment, fixtures, and other appliances, provided that this classification is not authorized to design electrical systems.

(d) “License” means a valid and current certificate of competency issued by the state Fire Marshal.

(e) “Master electrician” means a person with at least two years of electrical work experience, including experience in all phases of electrical wiring and installation, who is competent to design electrical systems, and to instruct and supervise the electrical work of journeyman electricians, and other related workers.

(f) “Specialty electrician” means a person qualified to perform electrical work in a limited or specialized area.
W. Va. Code § 15-16-2 — WV Code / Chapter 15 / Article 16 / Section 2
§15-16-2. Prohibited policies regarding immigration enforcement.
Status: in_force

A state entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency shall not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, which prohibits or materially restricts the state entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws, including, but not limited to, prohibiting or materially restricting the state entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from prohibiting or otherwise materially restricting any state entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from assisting in the enforcement of immigration law. This includes prohibitions or restrictions on:

(a) Inquiries into the immigration status of any person;

(b) Transmitting, requesting, or receiving information relating to immigration status, lawful

or unlawful, of any person to or from any federal immigration enforcement agency;

(c) Maintaining, archiving, or otherwise storing for subsequent use information relating to

an individual's immigration status;

(d) Exchanging information relating to immigration status with another local entity, state

entity, or a federal immigration agency;

(e) Complying with an immigration detainer, including, but not limited to, refusing to cooperate

or comply with a lawfully issued detainer in the absence of a warrant or other order directing compliance with or enforcement of such a detainer;

(f) Complying with a request from a federal immigration agency to notify the agency before

the release of an inmate;

(g) Providing a federal immigration agency with an inmate's incarceration status or release

date;

(h) Assisting or cooperating with a federal immigration agency, including by providing

enforcement assistance;

(i) Participating in any program or agreement authorized under Section 287 of the federal

Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1357 et seq ;

(j) Permitting a federal immigration officer to enter and conduct enforcement activities at a

municipal jail, county jail, or Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Facility involving or related to the enforcement of federal immigration laws;
W. Va. Code § 49-2-501 — WV Code / Chapter 49 / Article 2 / Section 501
§49-2-501. Children to whom article applies; intent.
Status: in_force

Part V. Children with Special Needs

It is the intention of this article that services for children with special health care needs shall be extended only to those children for whom adequate care, treatment and rehabilitation are not available from other than public sources.
W. Va. Code § 18B-21-1 — WV Code / Chapter 18B / Article 21 / Section 1
§18B-21-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited and known as the Student Journalist Press Freedom Protection Act.
W. Va. Code § 8-29A-4 — WV Code / Chapter 8 / Article 29A / Section 4
§8-29A-4. Funds; accounting; reporting.
Status: in_force

All funds received by the authority from whatever source shall be deposited in such bank or banks as the authority may direct and shall be withdrawn therefrom in such manner as the authority may direct. The authority shall keep strict account of all its receipts and expenditures and shall each quarter make a quarterly report to the county commission containing an itemized account of its receipts and disbursements during the preceding quarter. Such report shall be made within sixty days after the termination of the quarter.

Within sixty days after the end of each fiscal year, the authority shall make an annual report containing an itemized statement of its receipts and disbursements for the preceding year, and such annual report shall be published as a Class II-0 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. The books, records and accounts of the authority shall be subject to audit and examination by the office of the State Tax Commissioner of West Virginia and by any other proper public official or body in the manner provided by law.
W. Va. Code § 31D-12-1201 — WV Code / Chapter 31D / Article 12 / Section 1201
§31D-12-1201. Disposition of assets not requiring shareholder approval.
Status: in_force

No approval of the shareholders of a corporation is required, unless the articles of incorporation otherwise provide:

(1) To sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of any or all of the corporation's assets in the usual and regular course of business;

(2) To mortgage, pledge, dedicate to the repayment of indebtedness with or without recourse, or otherwise encumber any or all of the corporation's assets, whether or not in the usual and regular course of business;

(3) To transfer any or all of the corporation's assets to one or more corporations or other entities all of the shares or interests of which are owned by the corporation; or

(4) To distribute assets pro rata to the holders of one or more classes or series of the corporation's shares.
W. Va. Code § 31-19-19 — WV Code / Chapter 31 / Article 19 / Section 19
§31-19-19. Meetings and records of authority to be kept public.
Status: in_force

All meetings of the authority shall be open to the public and the records of the authority shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times, except as otherwise provided in this section. All final actions of the authority shall be journalized and such journals shall also be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable times. Any records or information relating to secret processes or secret methods of manufacture or production which may be obtained by the authority or other persons acting under authority of this article are confidential and shall not be disclosed.
W. Va. Code § 60-4-3 — WV Code / Chapter 60 / Article 4 / Section 3
strong>§60-4-3. To whom licensed manufacturer may sell.A person who is licensed to manufacture alcoholic liquors in this state may sell liquors in this state only to the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner and to wholesalers and retailers licensed as provided in this chapter: Provided, That a holder of a winery or a farm winery license may sell wines and a holder of a distillery, mini-distillery, or micro-distillery license may sell alcoholic liquors manufactured by it in this state in accordance with the provisions of §60-6-2 of this code. Hours of retail sale by a winery or a farm winery or distillery, mini-distillery or micro-distillery are subject to regulation by the commissioner. A winery, distillery, farm winery, or mini-distillery may sell and ship alcoholic liquors outside of the state subject to provisions of this chapter.
Status: in_force

§60-4-3. To whom licensed manufacturer may sell.

A person who is licensed to manufacture alcoholic liquors in this state may sell liquors in this state only to the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner and to wholesalers and retailers licensed as provided in this chapter: Provided, That a holder of a winery or a farm winery license may sell wines and a holder of a distillery, mini-distillery, or micro-distillery license may sell alcoholic liquors manufactured by it in this state in accordance with the provisions of §60-6-2 of this code. Hours of retail sale by a winery or a farm winery or distillery, mini-distillery or micro-distillery are subject to regulation by the commissioner. A winery, distillery, farm winery, or mini-distillery may sell and ship alcoholic liquors outside of the state subject to provisions of this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 22A-2A-210 — WV Code / Chapter 22A / Article 2A / Section 210
§22A-2A-210. Exhaust emissions control and conditioning system defined.
Status: in_force

"Exhaust emissions control and conditioning system" means a device or combination of devices that will collect and treat diesel exhaust emissions at the exhaust port of the engine and will reduce the volume of, or eliminate emissions of, diesel particulate matter, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen in accordance with the requirements and standards of the commission established in accordance with the provisions of section four hundred three of this article.
W. Va. Code § 60A-3-302 — WV Code / Chapter 60A / Article 3 / Section 302
§60A-3-302. Registration required; effect of registration; exemptions; waiver; inspections.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who manufactures, distributes, or dispenses any controlled substance within this state or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of any controlled substance within this state, must obtain annually a registration issued by the state Board of Pharmacy or the appropriate department, board, or agency, as the case may be, as specified in section three hundred one, in accordance with its rules.

(b) Persons registered by said state Board of Pharmacy or said appropriate department, board, or agency, as the case may be, under this act to manufacture, distribute, dispense, or conduct research with controlled substances may possess, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or conduct research with those substances to the extent authorized by their registration and in conformity with the other provisions of this article.

(c) (1) The following persons need not register and may lawfully possess, deliver, or transport into this state controlled substances under this act:

(A) An agent or employee of any registered manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser of any controlled substance if he is acting in the usual course of his business or employment;

(B) A common or contract carrier or warehouseman, or an employee thereof, whose possession, delivery, or transportation into this state of any controlled substance is in the usual course of a lawful business or employment;

(2) The following persons need not register and may lawfully possess or transport into this state controlled substances under this act: An ultimate user or a person in possession of any controlled substance pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner or in lawful possession of a Schedule V substance.

(d) The said state Board of Pharmacy or said appropriate department, board, or agency, as the case may be, may waive by rule the requirement for registration of certain manufacturers, distributors, or dispensers if it finds it consistent with the public health and safety.

(e) A separate registration is required at each principal place of business or professional practice where the applicant manufactures, distributes, or dispenses controlled substances.

(f) The said state Board of Pharmacy or said appropriate department, board, or agency, as the case may be, may inspect the establishment of a registrant or applicant for registration in accordance with the rule of said state Board of Pharmacy or said appropriate department, board, or agency, as the case may be.
W. Va. Code § 55-12A-9 — WV Code / Chapter 55 / Article 12A / Section 9
§55-12A-9. Limitation of action by unknown or missing owner or abandoning owner.
Status: in_force

After the expiration of seven years from the date of the special commissioner's lease, no action may be brought by any unknown or missing owner or abandoning owner or any heir, successor or assign thereof either to recover any past or future proceeds accrued or to be accrued from the lease herein authorized, or to recover any right, title or interest in and to the mineral interest subject to the lease.
W. Va. Code § 16-56-4 — WV Code / Chapter 16 / Article 56 / Section 4
§16-56-4. Standing prescription drug orders for tobacco cessation therapy.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health or designee shall prescribe on a statewide basis a tobacco cessation therapy by one or more standing orders permitting pharmacists to initiate the dispensing of noncontrolled prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, or other professional services to eligible individuals:

(b) A standing order must specify, at a minimum:

(1) Use of the Tobacco Cessation Therapy Protocol, that has been approved by the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health in collaboration with the Board of Pharmacy and the Board of Medicine;

(2) The eligible individuals to whom the tobacco cessation therapy may be dispensed;

(3) The timeline for renewing and updating the standing order.
W. Va. Code § 22-11A-3 — WV Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11A / Section 3
§22-11A-3. Prohibition of underground carbon dioxide sequestration without a permit; injection of carbon dioxide for the purpose of enhancing the recovery of oil or other minerals not subject to the provisions of this article, application to existing sequestration sites.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of §22-11-1 et seq . of this code apply to all permits issued pursuant to this article except, where the express provisions of this article conflict with the provisions of §22-11-1 et seq . of this code, the express provisions of this article control.

(b) Except as set forth in subsection (c) of this section, no person shall engage in underground carbon dioxide sequestration in this state unless authorized by a permit issued by the department in accordance with §22-11-1 et seq . or §22-11B-1 et seq . of this code.

(c) The injection of carbon dioxide for purposes of enhancing the recovery of oil or other minerals pursuant to a project approved by the department shall not be subject to the provisions of this article.

(d) The provisions of this article apply to all permits issued and to all applications for permits submitted prior to the effective date of §22-11B-1 et seq . of this code. If the permit holder for an underground carbon dioxide sequestration facility that was granted a permit prior to the effective date of §22-11B-1 et seq . of this code seeks a modification of that permit after that article became effective, then the permit holder shall have the option to proceed either pursuant to the provisions of this article or the provisions of §22-11B-1 et seq . of this code.

(e) Any entity owning or operating an underground carbon dioxide sequestration facility which has commenced construction on or before the effective date of this article is hereby authorized to continue operating until such time as the secretary has established operational and procedural requirements applicable to such existing facilities and the entity owning or operating such facility has had a reasonable opportunity to comply with those requirements.
W. Va. Code § 18C-5-4 — WV Code / Chapter 18C / Article 5 / Section 4
§18C-5-4. Powers and duties of Vice Chancellor for Administration.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this article and within the limits of appropriations made by the Legislature, the vice chancellor may:

(1) Prepare and supervise the issuance of public information concerning the grant program;

(2) Prescribe the form and regulate the submission of applications for grants;

(3) Select qualified recipients of grants;

(4) Award grants;

(5) Accept grants, gifts, bequests and devises of real and personal property for the purposes of the grant program;

(6) Administer federal and state financial loan programs;

(7) Cooperate with approved institutions of higher education in the state and their governing boards in the administration of the grant program;

(8) Make the final decision pertaining to residency of an applicant for grant or renewal of grant;

(9) Employ, fix the duties of and compensate such employees as may be necessary to assist the vice chancellor in the performance of his or her duties; and

(10) Administer the higher education adult part-time student grant program established in section seven of this article.
W. Va. Code § 7-12A-6 — WV Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12A / Section 6
§7-12A-6. Assessment and collection of fees; notice.
Status: in_force

(a) A maintenance association which furnishes essential services, including, but not limited to, construction and maintenance of shared streets, drainage facilities, sidewalks, water and sewer systems, signs and other improvements necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the general public, may have authority to impose reasonable fees and charges on persons owning lots abutting the frontage of both sides of roads listed in the maintenance association document.

(b) Any new fee or fee increase assessed under this section shall not be collectable unless notice of the proposed fee or increase is sent by certified mail to each person owning property listed in the maintenance association document. If thirty percent of the members, by signed petition, protest the assessment to the association within fifteen days of the mailing, the fee shall not become effective until it is ratified by sixty percent of the members.

(c) All fees assessed under this section are declared to be debts owing to the maintenance association for which the debtor shall be personally liable. The maintenance association, or an individual designated to act for it, may enforce this liability by appropriate civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. After being reduced to judgment and filed with the clerk of the county commission, such liability shall be a lien on property owned by the maintenance association member and designated in the maintenance association document.
W. Va. Code § 11-3-15B — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 15B
§11-3-15b. Notice of increase in assessed value of business personal property.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 15 of the tax year, the assessor shall mail a notice of assessed value to any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, company or other form of organization engaging in business activity in the county showing the aggregated assessed value of taxpayer's tangible personal property situated in the county on the assessment date, if known, that is not appraised by the Tax Commissioner: Provided, That notice is only required if:

(1) The aggregated assessed value of taxpayer's tangible personal property used in business activity is more than ten percent greater than the aggregated assessed value of the property in the prior tax year; and

(2) The aggregated assessed value of property has increased by more than $100,000 since the prior tax year.

However, this notification requirement does not apply to industrial or natural resources personal property that is appraised by the Tax Commissioner under article six-k of this chapter which is assessed at sixty percent of its true and actual value.

(b) The assessor shall include in the assessment notice:

(1) The assessed value of the property for the preceding assessment year;

(2) The proposed assessed value of the property for the current assessment year;

(3) The classification of the property pursuant to section one, Article X of the Constitution of this state;

(4) The mailing date of the notice; and

(5) The last date on which the taxpayer may file a petition for review with the assessor from the valuation or classification assigned to the property.

(c) The notice required by this section shall be: (1) In writing, in the form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner, and mailed to the taxpayer's last known mailing address; or (2) by electronic notification.

(d) No later than the sixteenth day of the tax year, the assessor shall certify to the county commission and to the Tax Commissioner the date on which all notices under this section were mailed.

(e) After the mailing date of the notice any person who owns, claims, possesses or controls property that is valued by the assessor may inquire of and be advised by the assessor as to the valuation of the property determined by the assessor.

(f) The owner or person in possession of the tangible personal property may petition the assessor for review as provided in section fifteen-d of this article.