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W. Va. Code § 30-5-16 — WV Code / Chapter 30 / Article 5 / Section 16
§30-5-16. Renewal requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) All persons regulated by this article shall annually or biannually, renew his or her board authorization by completing a form prescribed by the board and submitting any other information required by the board.

(b) The board shall charge a fee for each renewal of an board authorization and shall charge a late fee for any renewal not paid by the due date.

(c) The board shall require as a condition of renewal that each licensee or registrant complete continuing education.

(d) The board may deny an application for renewal for any reason which would justify the denial of an original application.

(e) After June 30, 2014, a previously registered pharmacy technician may renew his or her current registration without having successfully completed the requirements of subdivision six, subsection (a), of section eleven. The previously registered pharmacist may continue to renew his or her registration under this provision.
W. Va. Code § 11-12C-13 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 12C / Section 13
§11-12C-13. Repeal of article.
Status: repealed

Each provision of this article is repealed for all taxable periods beginning on and after July 1, 2008: Provided, That tax and fee liabilities arising for license tax years ending before July 1, 2008, are determined, paid, administered, assessed and collected as if the tax imposed by this article had not been repealed, and the rights and duties of the taxpayer and the State of West Virginia are fully and completely preserved.
W. Va. Code § 57-5-4J — WV Code / Chapter 57 / Article 5 / Section 4J
§57-5-4j. Hospital records; evidence of reasonableness of medical expenses.
Status: in_force

Proof that medical, hospital and doctor bills were paid or incurred because of any illness, disease or injury shall be prima facie evidence that such bills so paid or incurred were necessary and reasonable.
W. Va. Code § 30-5-27 — WV Code / Chapter 30 / Article 5 / Section 27
§30-5-27. Partial filling of prescriptions.
Status: in_force

(a) The partial filling of a prescription is permissible for any prescription if the pharmacist is unable to supply, or the patient requests less than the full quantity called for in a written, electronic, or oral prescription, provided the pharmacist makes a notation of the quantity supplied on either the written prescription or in the electronic record.

(b) The partial filling of a prescription for a controlled substance listed in Schedule II is permissible if the pharmacist is unable to supply or the patient requests less than the full quantity called for in the prescription. The remaining portion of the prescription may be filled within seventy-two hours of the first partial filling: Provided, That if the remaining portion is not or cannot be filled within the seventy-two hour period, the pharmacist shall notify the prescribing individual practitioner. Further quantity may not be supplied beyond seventy-two hours without a new prescription.
W. Va. Code § 51-4-2 — WV Code / Chapter 51 / Article 4 / Section 2
§51-4-2. Inspection of records and papers; copies.
Status: in_force

The records and papers of every court shall be open to the inspection of any person, and the clerk shall, when required, furnish copies thereof, except in cases where it is otherwise specially provided.
W. Va. Code § 46A-7-103 — WV Code / Chapter 46A / Article 7 / Section 103
§46A-7-103. Division of administrative powers; investigation and administration.
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to regulated consumer lenders and other supervised financial organizations, the powers of examination and investigation and administrative enforcement shall be exercised by the official or agency to whose supervision the organization is subject. All other powers of the Attorney General under this chapter may be exercised by him with respect to any financial organization whether or not a supervised financial organization. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this subsection and notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the Attorney General may pursue any investigation, prosecute any suit and take any other proper action relating to the enforcement of any consumer protection provision in this chapter.

(2) If the Attorney General receives a complaint or other information concerning noncompliance with this chapter by any supervised financial organization, he shall inform the official or agency having supervisory authority over the organization concerned. The Attorney General may request information about financial organizations from the officials or agencies supervising them.

(3) The Attorney General and any official or agency of this state having supervisory authority over a financial organization are authorized and directed to consult and assist one another in maintaining compliance with this chapter. They may jointly pursue investigations, prosecute actions and take other official actions, as they deem appropriate, if either of them otherwise is empowered to take the action.
W. Va. Code § 46-2A-526 — WV Code / Chapter 46 / Article 2A / Section 526
§46-2A-526. Lessor's stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.
Status: in_force

(1) A lessor may stop delivery of goods in the possession of a carrier or other bailee if the lessor discovers the lessee to be insolvent and may stop delivery of carload, truckload, planeload or larger shipments of express or freight if the lessee repudiates or fails to make a payment due before delivery, whether for rent, security or otherwise under the lease contract, or for any other reason the lessor has a right to withhold or take possession of the goods.

(2) In pursuing its remedies under subsection (1), the lessor may stop delivery until:

(a) Receipt of the goods by the lessee;

(b) Acknowledgment to the lessee by any bailee of the goods, except a carrier, that the bailee holds the goods for the lessee; or

(c) Such an acknowledgment to the lessee by a carrier via reshipment or as a warehouse.

(3)(a) To stop delivery, a lessor shall so notify as to enable the bailee by reasonable diligence to prevent delivery of the goods.

(b) After notification, the bailee shall hold and deliver the goods according to the directions of the lessor, but the lessor is liable to the bailee for any ensuing charges or damages.

(c) A carrier who has issued a nonnegotiable bill of lading is not obliged to obey a notification to stop received from a person other than the consignor.
W. Va. Code § 41-1-10 — WV Code / Chapter 41 / Article 1 / Section 10
§41-1-10. On what wills chapter operates; when re-executed wills deemed to be made.
Status: in_force

The validity and effect of wills executed prior to the time this code becomes effective shall be determined by the laws of this state in force at the time of their execution. Every will re-executed, or republished, or revived by any codicil, shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be deemed to have been made at the time at which the same shall be so re-executed, republished, or revived.
W. Va. Code § 17-10-10 — WV Code / Chapter 17 / Article 10 / Section 10
§17-10-10. Same -- Prohibited contracts.
Status: in_force

A county court shall not enter into any contract prohibited by the provisions of section twenty-two, article four of this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 20-2-5J — WV Code / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 5J
§20-2-5j. Leashed dogs and unmanned aerial vehicles for tracking or locating mortally wounded deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a person who is legally hunting and reasonably believes he or she has mortally wounded a deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear may use a leashed dog or a unmanned aerial vehicles as defined in West Virginia Code §61-16-1(3) (hereafter “UAV”) or both, to track and locate the mortally wounded deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear. The hunter is also permitted to use a dog handler of a leashed dog and/or a licensed UAV operator to track and locate the mortally wounded deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear. The hunter or the dog handler shall always maintain physical control of the leashed dog. Only one leashed dog per handler may be used and, if the hunter is using a dog handler, the hunter may not handle additional dogs for the handler.

(b) The act of tracking a mortally wounded deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear with a dog, or locating with a UAV, is hunting and the hunter, handler, or licensed UAV operator are subject to all applicable laws and rules. It is unlawful for a hunter, licensed UAV operator, or dog handler to track or locate deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear with leashed dogs or a UAV under the provisions of this section unless he or she is in possession of a valid hunting license issued pursuant to this article or is a person excepted from licensing requirements pursuant to this article, and all other lawful authorizations as prescribed in this article. The hunter shall accompany the dog handler and only the hunter may kill a mortally wounded deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear. However, any hunter who is physically unable to accompany the handler in the tracking and locating of the mortally wounded deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear may designate the handler to kill the deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear when located by the handler. The deer, elk, turkey, wild boar, or bear shall count toward the bag limit of the hunter who fired the initial shot.

(c) Any dog handler or any UAV operator providing tracking services for profit must be licensed as an outfitter or guide pursuant to §20-2-23 of this code. Any UAV operator not operating on property they own or lease must be licensed according to FAA Part 107. The Director shall provide a list of licensed outfitters and guides who provide dog tracking or UAV tracking services pursuant to this section to the public prior to September 1st of each year.
W. Va. Code § 18-8A-2 — WV Code / Chapter 18 / Article 8A / Section 2
§18-8A-2. Residence of child.
Status: in_force

A child considered to be homeless pursuant to the provisions of section one of this article who presently seeks shelter or is located in a school district shall be considered to reside in that school district and may attend public school in that district.
W. Va. Code § 5-1D-4 — WV Code / Chapter 5 / Article 1D / Section 4
§5-1D-4. Powers and duties of the office to all state spending units.
Status: in_force

With respect to all state spending units, the office of fiscal risk analysis and management:

(1) Shall develop an organized approach to fiscal risk analysis and management;

(2) Shall provide, with the assistance of certain executive branch agencies, technical assistance to the administrators of the various state spending units in the design and implementation of fiscal risk analysis and management procedures and systems;

(3) Shall evaluate, with the assistance of certain executive branch agencies, the economic justification and suitability of acceptable fiscal risk levels, the management thereof, and related services and review and make recommendations on the need for acquisition of fiscal risk analysis, management consulting and actuarial services by the state spending units;

(4) Shall develop a mechanism for identifying those instances in which the sound application of fiscal risk analysis and management principles can assist agencies in reducing their exposure to or frequency of loss;

(5) Shall create new tools to assist agencies of government in fulfilling their duties, convene conferences and develop incentive packages to encourage the use of sound fiscal risk management principles;

(6) Shall engage in any other activities reasonably related to the findings and purposes set forth in section one of this article, as directed by the Governor; and

(7) Shall charge a fee to be assessed by the chief risk officer to the state spending units for evaluations performed and technical assistance provided under the provisions of this article.
W. Va. Code § 11-2-1 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 1
§11-2-1. Assessment districts and assessors.
Status: in_force

Each county in this state shall constitute one assessment district and shall elect one assessor, whose term of office shall be four years. The assessors now in office shall serve until the expiration of the term for which they were elected, and their successors shall be elected at the general election of one thousand nine hundred thirty-six and every four years thereafter. No person shall be eligible to the office of assessor who is not a resident of the county at the time of his election. The assessor's office, properly equipped at the county seat, shall be kept open throughout the year.
W. Va. Code § 48-22-104 — WV Code / Chapter 48 / Article 22 / Section 104
§48-22-104. Agency defined.
Status: in_force

"Agency" means a public or private entity, including the Department of Human Services, that is authorized by law to place children for adoption.
W. Va. Code § 11-13-5 — WV Code / Chapter 11 / Article 13 / Section 5
§11-13-5. Return and remittance by taxpayer.
Status: in_force

On or before the expiration of one month after the end of the tax year, each taxpayer shall make a return for the entire tax year showing the gross proceeds of sales or gross income of business, trade or calling, and compute the amount of tax chargeable against him in accordance with the provisions of this article and deduct the amount of monthly or quarterly payments (as hereinbefore provided), if any, and transmit with his report a remittance in the form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner covering the residue of the tax chargeable against him to the office of the Tax Commissioner; such return shall be signed by the taxpayer if made by an individual, or by the president, vice president, secretary or treasurer of a corporation if made on behalf of a corporation. If made on behalf of a partnership, joint adventure, association, trust, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, any individual delegated by such firm, copartnership, joint adventure, association, trust or any other group or combination acting as a unit shall sign the return on behalf of the taxpayer. The Tax Commissioner, for good cause shown, may extend the time for making the annual return on the application of any taxpayer and grant such reasonable additional time within which to make the same as may, by him be deemed advisable.
W. Va. Code § 46-7-401 — WV Code / Chapter 46 / Article 7 / Section 401
§46-7-401. Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or conduct of issuer.
Status: in_force

Part 4. Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: General Obligations.

The obligations imposed by this article on an issuer apply to a document of title even if:

(1) The document does not comply with the requirements of this article or of any other statute, rule, or regulation regarding its issuance, form, or content;

(2) The issuer violated laws regulating the conduct of its business;

(3) The goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee when the document was issued; or

(4) The person issuing the document is not a warehouse but the document purports to be a warehouse receipt.
W. Va. Code § 18-5-35 — WV Code / Chapter 18 / Article 5 / Section 35
§18-5-35. Group insurance.
Status: in_force

Whenever a majority of the full-time instructional and administrative employees of a county board of education, or a majority of the full-time nonteaching employees of said board shall indicate in writing to the board of Education that it has subscribed to an automobile, a life, health and accident, hospitalization or surgery insurance, or death benefit plan on a group basis, and such majority has selected a licensed insurance agent or a company duly licensed to do business in this state to write or provide for any one or more of such group insurance, or death benefit coverages, the board may make proper periodical premium deductions from the regular salary of any such employee as specified in a written assignment furnished it by each such employee subscribing thereto, and pay the aggregate of such salary deductions over to the insurance company or companies or voluntary association so selected.

For the purpose of this section when an employee shall have attained the age of eighteen years, the said employee may be eligible to participate in the defined group plans.
W. Va. Code § 19-10A-14 — WV Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10A / Section 14
§19-10A-14. Persons punishable as principals.
Status: in_force

(a) Whoever commits any act prohibited by any section of this article, or aids, abets, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.

(b) Any person who causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or her or another would be a violation of the provisions of this article is punishable as a principal.
W. Va. Code § 64-10-5 — WV Code / Chapter 64 / Article 10 / Section 5
§64-10-5. Division of Natural Resources.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §20-1-7 of this code, relating to the Division of Natural Resources (small arms hunting, 58 CSR 14), is authorized.

(b) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §20-2D-3 of this code, modified by the Division of Natural Resources to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on December 11, 2025, relating to the Division of Natural Resources (wildlife rehabilitation, 58 CSR 21), is authorized.

(c) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §20-7-23 of this code, relating to the Division of Natural Resources (special boating, 58 CSR 26), is authorized with the following amendment:

On page 7, by striking out all of subdivision 3.1.103. and inserting in lieu thereof a new subdivision 3.1.103. to read as follows:

3.1.103. Stonecoal (Lewis and Upshur counties): Motorboat operators must observe no-wake zones marked by buoys or posted signs which are approved by the Director. Motorboats of greater than 10 horsepower may only operate in a manner where no wake is created.

(d) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on March 31, 2025, authorized under the authority of §20-1-7 of this code, relating to the Division of Natural Resources (defining terms used in hunting and trapping, 58 CSR 46), is authorized.

(e) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025, authorized under the authority of §20-1-7 of this code, relating to the Division of Natural Resources (prohibitions when hunting and trapping, 58 CSR 47), is authorized.

(f) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on March 31, 2025, authorized under the authority of §20-1-7 of this code, relating to the Division of Natural Resources (deer hunting, 58 CSR 50), is authorized.

(g) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on March 31, 2025, authorized under the authority of §20-1-7 of this code, relating to the Division of Natural Resources (special migratory game bird hunting, 58 CSR 56), is authorized.
W. Va. Code § 13-2E-13 — WV Code / Chapter 13 / Article 2E / Section 13
§13-2E-13. Validity of bonds.
Status: in_force

Refunding bonds bearing the signatures of officers of the public body in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations of the public body for all purposes, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof any or all the persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to be officers of the public body, the same as if such persons had continued to be officers of the public body until after the delivery thereof. The ordinance or resolution authorizing any refunding bonds may provide that such refunding bond may contain a recital that such refunding bond is issued pursuant to this article, and any refunding bond containing such recital under authority of any such ordinance or resolution shall be conclusively deemed to be valid and to have been issued in conformity with the provisions of this article.

Where any refunding bonds have been heretofore authorized by any public body which would have been valid under and in compliance with the provisions of this article had this article been in existence at the time of the authorization of such refunding bonds, such refunding bonds if heretofore issued, and if not yet issued then such refunding bonds when they shall have been issued, and the proceedings authorizing their issuance, are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed and declared to be binding and enforceable obligations in accordance with their terms.
W. Va. Code § 47-15-2 — WV Code / Chapter 47 / Article 15 / Section 2
§47-15-2. Unlawful act.
Status: in_force

No person shall promote any pyramid promotional scheme, either personally or through an agent or agents.
W. Va. Code § 17-17-17 — WV Code / Chapter 17 / Article 17 / Section 17
§17-17-17. Construction of toll bridge; purchase of land, etc., therefor.
Status: in_force

The state road commissioner may construct, whenever he shall deem such construction expedient, but solely by means of or with the proceeds of the bridge revenue bonds hereinafter authorized, any toll bridge or bridges over and across any river or stream lying wholly or partly within the state or forming a boundary of the state, of such design or designs and at such place or places as may be approved by the state road commission. The commissioner may purchase within this state and within any adjoining state, solely from funds provided under the authority of this article, such lands, structures, rights of way, franchises, easements and other interests in lands, including lands under water and riparian rights of any person, railroad or other corporation or municipality or political subdivision, deemed necessary for the construction of any such bridge, upon terms and at such prices as may be considered by him to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between him and the owner thereof, title thereto to be taken in the name of the state.
W. Va. Code § 5B-2K-1 — WV Code / Chapter 5B / Article 2K / Section 1
§5B-2K-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the Coalfield Grant Facilitation Act of 2022.