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W. Va. Code § 33-25D-12 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 25D / Section 12
§33-25D-12. Annual and quarterly reports.
Status: in_force

(a) Every prepaid limited health service organization shall comply with and is subject to the provisions of section fourteen, article four of this chapter relating to filing of financial statements with the commissioner and the national association of Insurance Commissioners. The annual financial statement required by that section shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) A statutory financial statement of the organization, including its balance sheet and receipts and disbursements for the preceding year certified by an independent certified public accountant, reflecting at least:

(A) All prepayment and other payments received for limited health services rendered;

(B) Expenditures to all providers, by classes or groups of providers, and insurance companies or nonprofit health service plan corporations engaged to fulfill obligations arising out of the limited health service contract;

(C) Expenditures for capital improvements, or additions thereto, including, but not limited to, construction, renovation or purchase of facilities and capital equipment; and

(D) The organization's fidelity bond;

(2) The number of new enrollees enrolled during the year, the number of enrollees as of the end of the year and the number of enrollees terminated during the year on a form prescribed by the commissioner;

(3) A summary of information compiled pursuant to subdivision (3), subsection (a), section five of this article in such form as the commissioner requires;

(4) A report of the names and residence addresses of all persons set forth in subdivision (3), subsection (d), section three of this article who were associated with the prepaid limited health service organization during the preceding year, and the amount of wages, expense reimbursements, or other payments to those individuals for services to the prepaid limited health service organization, including a full disclosure of all financial arrangements during the preceding year required to be disclosed pursuant to subdivision (3), subsection (d), section three of this article; and

(5) Other information relating to the performance of the prepaid limited health service organization as is reasonably necessary to enable the commissioner to carry out his or her duties under this article.
W. Va. Code § 20-2-5I — WV Code / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 5I
§20-2-5i. Waste of game animals, game birds, or game fish; penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person to cause through carelessness, neglect, or otherwise to let any edible portion of any big game or game fish to go to waste needlessly.

(b) For purposes of this section, "edible portion" means, with respect to:

(1) Big game. — One or more of the following: (A) the meat of the front quarters to the knee; (B) the meat of the hind-quarters to the hock; or (C) the meat along the backbone between the front quarters and hind quarters: Provided, That an edible portion of a wild turkey is the meat of the breast only.

(2) Game fish. — The fillet meat from the gill plate to the tail fin.

(3) Edible portion does not include bones, sinew, viscera, meat from the head or neck, meat that has been damaged or rendered inedible by method of taking, or meat that is reasonably lost as a result of boning or close trimming of bones.

(c) It is unlawful for any person to take any big game and detach or remove from the carcass the head, hide, antlers, tusks, paws, claws, gallbladder, teeth, beards, or spurs only and leave the carcass to waste.

(d) Any person who through no carelessness, neglect, or otherwise, is unable to locate the carcass of any lawfully taken big game prior to the spoilage or decay of any or all edible portions may detach or remove from the carcass the head, hide, antlers, tusks, paws, claws, gall bladder, teeth, beards, or spurs: Provided, That the big game is registered and shall be counted toward the daily, seasonal, bag, and possession limit of the person in possession of, or responsible for taking the big game.

(e) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the following penalties, with respect to:

(1) Big game violations. —

(A) A fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,500, or confinement in jail not less than 10 days nor more than 100 days, or both fined and confined;

(B) Suspension of hunting and fishing license for a period of five years; and

(C) All applicable forfeiture and replacement provisions in §20-2-5a of this code.

(2) Game fish violations. —

(A) A fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or confinement in jail not less than 10 days nor more than 100 days, or both fined and confined;

(B) Suspension of hunting and fishing license for a period of two years; and

(C) All applicable forfeiture and replacement provisions in §20-2-5a of this code.
W. Va. Code § 7-14B-5 — WV Code / Chapter 7 / Article 14B / Section 5
§7-14B-5. Office and supplies for commission; appropriations required.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the county commission of every such county to cause suitable and convenient rooms and accommodations to be assigned and provided, furnished, heated and lighted for carrying on the work and examinations of the civil service commission. The civil service commission may order from the proper authorities the necessary stationery, postage stamps, official seal and other articles to be supplied, and the necessary printing to be done, for its official use. It shall be the duty of the county commission and other county officials of every such county to aid the civil service commission in all proper ways in carrying out the provisions of this article, and to allow the reasonable use of public buildings, and to heat and light the same, for holding examinations and investigations and in all proper ways to facilitate the same.

The county commission of each such county is hereby required to appropriate sufficient funds for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article.
W. Va. Code § 33-44-1 — WV Code / Chapter 33 / Article 44 / Section 1
§33-44-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the "Unauthorized Insurers Act".
W. Va. Code § 18-2K-3 — WV Code / Chapter 18 / Article 2K / Section 3
§18-2K-3. Establishment and implementation of diabetes care plans by county boards to support and assist students with diabetes.
Status: in_force

Each county board of education shall establish and adopt a diabetes care plan which shall be implemented in schools in which students diagnosed with diabetes are enrolled. The plan shall be adopted not later than six months after the state Board of Education adopts guidelines for the plans pursuant to section two of this article. The plan shall meet all of the guidelines for diabetes care plans adopted by the state Board of Education pursuant to section two of this article. In particular, the boards shall require the implementation of the procedures set forth in those guidelines for the development and implementation of individual diabetes care plans. County boards also shall make available necessary information and staff development to teachers and school personnel in order to appropriately support and assist students with diabetes in accordance with their individual diabetes care plans.
W. Va. Code § 57-1-11 — WV Code / Chapter 57 / Article 1 / Section 11
§57-1-11. Withdrawal of original paper filed in cause; retention of copy.
Status: in_force

The court in the clerk's office whereof there is an original paper filed in a cause (although decided) may, for good cause, order it to be delivered to any person, retaining in its stead a certified copy thereof, and make any order to prevent the improper use of the original.
W. Va. Code § 55-19-8 — WV Code / Chapter 55 / Article 19 / Section 8
§55-19-8. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this act, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.
W. Va. Code § 13-3-6 — WV Code / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 6
§13-3-6. Powers and duties of commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall serve as fiscal agent for all issuers of general obligation bonds issued by the counties, municipalities, and school districts of the State of West Virginia when the commission is specifically named as the fiscal agent by statute.

(b) The commission shall serve as fiscal agent for all issuers of revenue bonds issued by the counties, municipalities, and school districts of this state when the commission is specifically named as the fiscal agent by statute.

(c) The commission shall serve as fiscal agent for the issuers of revenue bonds issued by the State of West Virginia through its departments, commissions, boards, or agencies, when the commission is specifically named as the fiscal agent by statute.

(d) The commission may serve as fiscal agent for the issuer of other public purpose revenue bond issues when so provided by bond ordinance.

(e) The commission may agree to serve as paying agent for all issuers when so provided by bond ordinance.

(f) The commission may conduct business by telephonic conference when necessary.

(g) The commission is hereby granted, has and may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this article.
W. Va. Code § 31-18-21 — WV Code / Chapter 31 / Article 18 / Section 21
§31-18-21. Prohibition on funds inuring to the benefit of or being distributable to directors, officers or private persons; transactions between the Housing Development Fund and directors or officers having certain interests in such transactions.
Status: in_force

(a) No part of the funds of the Housing Development Fund, or of the operating loan fund, or of the land development fund, shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its directors or officers or other private persons except that the Housing Development Fund shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation, other than to the directors, including the chairman, vice chairman and treasurer of the board of directors and the secretary of the board of directors, for services rendered and to make loans and exercise its other powers as previously specified in furtherance of its corporate purpose: Provided, That no such loans shall be made, and no property shall be purchased or leased from, or sold, leased or otherwise disposed of, to any director or officer of the Housing Development Fund.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision contained in paragraph (a) of this section, no loans shall be made by the Housing Development Fund to, and no property shall be purchased or leased from, or sold, leased or otherwise disposed of to, any corporation or other entity in which any officer or director is a stockholder or is otherwise financially interested, unless:

(1) The interest of such director or officer in such transaction is specifically and fully disclosed to the board of directors of the Housing Development Fund at the time it authorizes, approves or ratifies such transaction and the fact and nature of such interest are stated in the minutes of each meeting of the board of directors at which such transaction is considered;

(2) Such transaction is fair and reasonable to the Housing Development Fund; and

(3) In the case of a director, such director abstains from voting or written consent as to the authorization, approval or ratification of such transaction by the board of directors of the Housing Development Fund.
W. Va. Code § 16B-6-6 — WV Code / Chapter 16B / Article 6 / Section 6
§16B-6-6. Enforcement; criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Any service provider who fails to register with the director shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 or more than $2,500, or imprisoned in jail not less than 10 days, or more than 30 days after notice by certified mail by the director to such service provider of the requirements of this article.

(b) Any person who interferes with or impedes in any way the lawful enforcement of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 or more than $2,500, or imprisoned in the jail not less than 10 days, or more than 30.

(c) If after investigating a complaint, the director determines that the home is housing more than three residents, the director, in consultation with the Inspector General, shall assess a civil penalty of $50 per day per the number of residents exceeding three. Each day the violation continues, after the date of citation shall constitute a separate violation. The date of citation is the date the facility receives the written statement of deficiencies.

(d) The Inspector General may in his or her discretion bring an action to enforce compliance with the provisions of this article.

(e) The Circuit Court of Kanawha County or the circuit court of the county in which the conduct occurred shall have jurisdiction in all civil enforcement actions brought under this article and may order equitable relief without bond.
W. Va. Code § 31-21-20 — WV Code / Chapter 31 / Article 21 / Section 20
§31-21-20. No obligation of the state.
Status: in_force

Obligations of the corporation are not debts or obligations of the DEP or the state.
W. Va. Code § 46A-6I-5 — WV Code / Chapter 46A / Article 6I / Section 5
§46A-6I-5. Relationship with federal and state law.
Status: in_force

The requirements of this article are intended to supplement, not to modify, limit, or supersede, the requirements of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Public Law No. 106-229, 15 U.S.C. 7001 or article one of this chapter.
W. Va. Code § 8A-3-8 — WV Code / Chapter 8A / Article 3 / Section 8
§8A-3-8. Adoption of comprehensive plan by governing body.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the latter of ninety days or three scheduled meetings after the submission of the recommended comprehensive plan to the governing body, the governing body must act by either adopting, rejecting or amending the comprehensive plan.

(b) If the comprehensive plan is adopted by the governing body, then the governing body may adopt the comprehensive plan as an ordinance or designate what other effect the comprehensive plan may have.

(c) If the comprehensive plan is adopted by the governing body and an ordinance is published, the comprehensive plan may be incorporated by reference in the ordinance and the full text of the comprehensive plan does not have to be published.
W. Va. Code § 16A-7-1 — WV Code / Chapter 16A / Article 7 / Section 1
§16A-7-1. Electronic tracking.
Status: in_force

(a) Requirement. — A medical cannabis organization must implement an electronic inventory tracking system which shall be directly accessible to the bureau through its electronic database that electronically tracks all medical cannabis on a daily basis. The system shall include tracking of all of the following:

(1) For a grower or processor, a seed-to-sale tracking system that tracks the medical cannabis from seed to plant until the medical cannabis is sold to a dispensary.

(2) For a dispensary, medical cannabis from purchase from the grower/processor to sale to a patient or caregiver and that includes information that verifies the validity of an identification card presented by the patient or caregiver.

(3) For a medical cannabis organization, a daily log of each day’s beginning inventory, acquisitions, amounts purchased and sold, disbursements, disposals and ending inventory. The tracking system shall include prices paid and amounts collected from patients and caregivers.

(4) For a medical cannabis organization, a system for recall of defective medical cannabis.

(5) For a medical cannabis organization, a system to track the plant waste resulting from the growth of medical cannabis or other disposal, including the name and address of any disposal service.

(b) Additional requirements. — In addition to the information under subsection (a) of this section, each medical cannabis organization shall track the following:

(1) Security and surveillance.

(2) Recordkeeping and record retention.

(3) The acquisition, possession, growing and processing of medical cannabis.

(4) Delivery and transportation, including amounts and method of delivery.

(5) Dispensing, including amounts, pricing and amounts collected from patients and caregivers.

(c) Access. — (1) Information maintained in electronic tracking systems under subsection (a) of this section shall be confidential and not subject to public disclosure under chapter twenty-nine-b of this code.

(2) Pursuant to conditions and procedures established by the bureau, law enforcement shall be provided access to the tracking system.

(d) Reports. — Within one year of the issuance of the first permit to a medical cannabis organization, and every three months thereafter in a form and manner prescribed by the bureau, the following information shall be provided to the bureau, which shall compile the information and post it on the bureau’s publicly accessible Internet website:

(1) The amount of medical cannabis sold by a grower and a processor during each three-month period.

(2) The price of amounts of medical cannabis sold by growers and processors as determined by the bureau.

(3) The amount of medical cannabis purchased by each dispensary in this state.

(4) The cost of amounts of medical cannabis to each dispensary in amounts as determined by the bureau.

(5) The total amount and dollar value of medical cannabis sold by each dispensary in the three-month period.
W. Va. Code § 17A-2-12A — WV Code / Chapter 17A / Article 2 / Section 12A
§17A-2-12a. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles — commissioner shall prescribe forms providing for veteran contributions.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding §17A-2-12 of this code, the commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of application which provide the following applicants the ability to make a contribution of $5, $10, or other amount to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance:

(1) Applicants for original or renewal driver’s licenses or identification cards; and

(2) Applicants for a renewal of a vehicle registration.

(b) A contribution under §17A-2-12a(a) of this code shall be added, as appropriate, to the regular fee for:

(1) An original or renewal driver’s license or identification card; and

(2) A renewal of a vehicle registration.

(c) Contributions under §17A-2-12a(a) of this code shall be used exclusively for purposes set forth in §9A-1-1 et seq. of this code.

(d) The division shall determine on a monthly basis the total amount collected under this section and report and transfer said amount to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall transfer the amount collected under this section to the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance.

(e) The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance shall reimburse the Motor Vehicle Fees Fund for the actual costs incurred by the division in the administration of this section.
W. Va. Code § 21A-5-2 — WV Code / Chapter 21A / Article 5 / Section 2
§21A-5-2. Termination of coverage.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section three of this article, an employing unit, with the exception of any employing unit for which service in employment is defined in subdivision (10), section sixteen, article one-a of this chapter, shall cease to be an employer subject to this chapter only as of the first day of any calendar year and only if it files with the commissioner not later than January thirty-first of such year, a written application for termination of coverage, as of such first day of January, and the commissioner finds that within the preceding calendar year the employing unit did not pay wages of $1,500 or more in any calendar quarter for employment subject to this chapter and during that calendar year no service was performed for it with respect to which it was liable for any tax against which credit may be taken for contributions required to be paid into the unemployment compensation fund of this state; and any employing unit for which service in employment is defined in subdivision (10), section sixteen, article one-a of this chapter, shall cease to be an employer subject to this chapter only as of the first day of any calendar year and only if it files with the commissioner not later than January thirty-first of such year, a written application for termination of coverage, as of such first day of January, and the commissioner finds that there were no twenty different days, each day being in a different calendar week within the preceding calendar year, within which such employing unit had four or more individuals in employment subject to this chapter: Provided, That the commissioner may for good cause extend the time for filing application for termination of coverage, effective as of the first day of the next succeeding quarter after the application is approved.
W. Va. Code § 31-15-33 — WV Code / Chapter 31 / Article 15 / Section 33
§31-15-33. Construction.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article are remedial and shall be liberally construed and applied so as to promote the purposes set out in section three of this article.
W. Va. Code § 18-7A-11 — WV Code / Chapter 18 / Article 7A / Section 11
§18-7A-11. Records; actuarial data; tables; specification of actuarial assumptions.
Status: in_force

The retirement board shall maintain an individual account with each member, showing the amount of the member's contributions and the interest accumulations thereon. It shall collect and keep in convenient form data as may be necessary for the preparation of the required mortality and service tables, and for the compilation of such other information as may be needed for the actuarial valuation of the funds created by this article. The retirement board shall specify and adopt all actuarial assumptions for the system at its first meeting of every calendar year or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, which assumptions shall become part of the terms of the system.
W. Va. Code § 17A-3-14F — WV Code / Chapter 17A / Article 3 / Section 14F
§17A-3-14f. Special 10-year registration plates.
Status: in_force

(a) The division may issue special 10-year registration plates as follows for any registration plate exempted from registration fees pursuant to any provision of this code or any restricted use antique motor vehicle license plate authorized by §17A-10-3a of this code: Provided , That the provisions of this subsection do not apply to any person who has had a special registration suspended for failure to maintain motor vehicle liability insurance as required by §17D-2A-3 of this code or failure to pay personal property taxes as required by §17A-3-3a of this code.

(b) An initial nonrefundable fee shall be charged for each special registration plate issued pursuant to this section, which is the total amount of fees required by §17A-3-3, §17A-10-3a, or §17A-10-15 of this code for the period requested.
W. Va. Code § 21A-2-17 — WV Code / Chapter 21A / Article 2 / Section 17
§21A-2-17. Acceptance of aid.
Status: in_force

All moneys received by this state under the said act of Congress, as amended, shall be paid into the employment service account, to be expended as provided by this chapter and by said act of Congress. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free public employment offices, the commissioner may enter into agreements with any political subdivision of the state or with any private nonprofit organization, and as part of such an agreement the commissioner may accept money, services, or quarters as a contribution to the employment service account.