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WV Code § 47-11B-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11B. Closing-Out Sales, Fire Sales and Defunct Business Sales|§47-11B-9. Bond Required

No license shall be issued unless the applicant files with the commissioner a bond with corporate surety payable to the State of West Virginia conditioned upon the faithful observance of all the provisions of this article, the payment to any municipality or the state of all taxes due and owing or which may become due and the indemnifying of any purchaser at such sale who suffers any loss by reason of misrepresentation made in connection with such sale: Provided, That the aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the bond shall in no event exceed the amount of said bond. The amount of said bond shall be determined as follows: Five percent of the first $100,000 of the retail value of all the goods, wares and merchandise to be offered at such sale, two percent of the next $400,000 and one percent of the balance. Said bond shall be approved as to form and sufficiency by the prosecuting attorney or his assistant of the county in which such sale is to be conducted.
WV Code § 47-11B-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11B. Closing-Out Sales, Fire Sales and Defunct Business Sales|§47-11B-10. Branch Stores and Warehouses

If the applicant owns, conducts or operates more than one store or warehouse in connection with such store or warehouse specified in the application, the license issued will apply only to the one store or warehouse for which it was issued and no other store or warehouse may advertise or represent in any way that it is cooperating with or participating in any way in the licensed sale, nor shall the licensed store or warehouse or any person advertise or represent that any other person, store or warehouse is cooperating with or participating in the licensed sale. The licensed sale conducted by any store or warehouse of a chain or group of stores or warehouses shall be conducted solely at the location of the store or warehouse for which the license was obtained and no goods, wares or merchandise shall be brought from any other store or warehouse and placed on sale at the store or warehouse licensed to conduct a sale hereunder.
WV Code § 47-11B-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11B. Closing-Out Sales, Fire Sales and Defunct Business Sales|§47-11B-11. Substitution, Addition and Commingling of Goods Voids License; Change of Time or Place of Sale; Certain Purchases Prohibited

(a) Any substitution for or addition to goods described in an inventory filed pursuant to this article or any change in the time or place for a sale conducted pursuant to this article shall be unlawful and shall void any license issued to conduct a sale pursuant to this article and such license shall be revoked.(b) In the case of a sale licensed under this article conducted by any person licensed under this article in addition to conducting a business or selling other goods, wares or merchandise not included in the inventory accompanying the application, the goods to be sold at such sale shall be clearly and distinctly segregated, marked or identified and advertised, if at all, so that both on display and in advertising such goods may be readily distinguished from other stocks and their identity readily ascertained. Any commingling of such goods with other stocks of such person in such a manner as to cause the goods to lose their separate identity either on display or in advertising shall be unlawful.
WV Code § 47-11B-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11B. Closing-Out Sales, Fire Sales and Defunct Business Sales|§47-11B-12. Copy of Application, Inventory and License to Be Posted; License to Be Referred to in Advertisements

A copy of the application for a license to conduct a sale under this article, including a copy of the inventory filed therewith, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the sales room or place where the inventoried goods are to be sold so that the public may be informed of the facts relating to the goods before purchasing same. Any advertisement or announcement published in connection with the sale shall conspicuously show on its face the number of the license, the date of its expiration, and if applicable, the location where the business is to be resumed.
WV Code § 47-11B-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11B. Closing-Out Sales, Fire Sales and Defunct Business Sales|§47-11B-13. Opening of a Similar Business Within One Year of Sale Prohibited

Opening of a business similar to the one for which the sale licensed pursuant to this article was conducted except the licensed "sale of goods damaged by fire, smoke or water" by the person, partner of a partnership, officer of an association, or principal stockholder of a corporation who or which conducted the sale upon the same premises within one year of the termination of the sale shall constitute a violation of this article. Every day in which business is conducted within the prohibited period of one year shall constitute a separate violation of this article.
WV Code § 47-11B-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11B. Closing-Out Sales, Fire Sales and Defunct Business Sales|§47-11B-14. Records

(a) Suitable books and records concerning said sale shall be kept by the licensee for the duration of the licensed sale and one year thereafter and shall be open for inspection by the commissioner or his duly authorized representative.(b) Upon the termination of a sale licensed hereunder the applicant shall within thirty days of such termination file a statement with the commissioner stating:(1) The total retail value of the goods, wares or merchandise not disposed of during the sale, and(2) The ultimate disposition thereof and if transferred to another, the name and address of the transferee.
WV Code § 47-11B-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11B. Closing-Out Sales, Fire Sales and Defunct Business Sales|§47-11B-15. Penalties for Violations

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. Each day any sale is conducted in violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute and be a separate violation of the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 47-11B-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11B. Closing-Out Sales, Fire Sales and Defunct Business Sales|§47-11B-16. Severability

If any part or parts of this article shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the Constitutionality or validity of the remaining part or parts of this article. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining part or parts of this article if it had known that such part or parts would be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
WV Code § 47-11B-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11B. Closing-Out Sales, Fire Sales and Defunct Business Sales|§47-11B-17. Effective Date

This article shall become effective on July 1, 1967.
WV Code § 47-11C-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11C. West Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act|§47-11C-1. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act."
WV Code § 47-11C-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11C. West Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act|§47-11C-2. Definitions

As used in this article:(1) "Adult" means any person who is not a minor;(2) "Dealer" means any person, other than an agent or employee of a producer, who is engaged in the retail sale of petroleum products under a franchise agreement as defined by this section;(3) "Designated family member" means the adult spouse or the adult child or stepchild of the dealer or any other adult person related to the dealer by either the half or whole blood or the adult spouse of any other adult person, who has experience in the service station business and who, in the case of the dealer's death or retirement, is designated in the franchise agreement for a service station as the successor to the dealer's interest under the agreement and who shall become the dealer upon the completion of the succession;(4) "Franchise" or "franchise agreement" means a written agreement between a producer and a dealer under which the dealer is granted the right to use a trademark, trade name, service mark or other identifying symbol or name owned by the producer, or a written agreement between a producer and a dealer by which the dealer is granted the right to occupy premises owned, leased or controlled by the producer, for the purpose of engaging in the retail sale of petroleum products of the producer;(5) "Good cause" means failure of the dealer to make good faith effort to comply with any material requirement of a franchise agreement;(6) "Producer" means every person who produces, refines, manufactures, processes or otherwise alters any motor fuel and other petroleum products for sale or use in this state; and(7) "Service station" means any filling station, store, garage or other place of business in this state for the retail sale of motor fuel and other petroleum products.
WV Code § 47-11C-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11C. West Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act|§47-11C-4. Disclosures to Prospective Dealers

A producer shall disclose in writing to any prospective dealer the following information, before any franchise is concluded:(1) The gallonage volume history, if any, of the location under negotiation for and during the three-year period immediately past or for the entire period which the location has been supplied by the producer, whichever is shorter;(2) The name and last-known home address of the previous dealer or dealers for the last three years, or for and during the entire period for which the location has been supplied by the producer, whichever is shorter, and the reason or reasons for the termination of each dealer franchise;(3) Any legally binding commitments for the sale, demolition or other disposition of the location;(4) The training programs, if any, and the specified goods and services the producer will provide for and to the dealer;(5) Full disclosure of any and all obligations which will be required of the dealer, including, but not limited to, any obligation to exclusively deal in any of the products of the producer, its subsidiaries, any other company or any advertising and promotional items that the dealer must accept;(6) Full disclosure of all restrictions on the sale, transfer, renewal and termination of the agreement.
WV Code § 47-11C-5a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11C. West Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act|§47-11C-5a. Motor Fuel Franchise Agreements

(a) Effective July 1, 1983, every franchise agreement entered into between a producer and dealer shall contain provisions which comply with this section.(b) A dealer shall have the right, effective upon his death or retirement, to have his interests under a franchise agreement assigned to a designated family member who has been approved by the producer in accordance with the producer's reasonable standards for personal and financial condition unless the producer shows that the designated family member no longer meets the reasonable standards set at the time of the previous approval. All franchise agreements shall contain a provision identifying the designated family member who is entitled to succeed to the interests of the dealer under the agreement upon his death or retirement. The foregoing shall not prohibit a producer from requiring as a condition to honoring the succession that the designated family member accept a trial franchise within thirty days of the dealer's death or retirement and that the designated family member attend a training program offered by the producer. As used herein, the term "trial franchise" shall have the same meaning as the same is defined in the federal petroleum marketing practices act (15 U.S.C., paragraph 2801, et seq.).(c) A dealer and producer may mutually agree to change the designated family member entitled to succeed to the dealer's interests under a franchise agreement. The designated family member shall provide, upon the request of the producer, personal and financial data that is reasonably necessary to determine whether the succession shall be honored. The producer shall not be obligated to accept a designated family member under this subsection who does not meet the producer's reasonable standards, but any refusal to accept the designated family member as a successor dealer shall be given by the producer in writing to the dealer and shall fairly state the reason therefor.
WV Code § 47-11C-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11C. West Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act|§47-11C-6. Damages; Remedies

(1) Any producer or dealer, aggrieved by a violation of this article may bring an action for legal or equitable relief, including reasonable attorney fees, in the circuit court of the county in which the franchised premises are located.(2) No action may be brought under the provisions of this article for a cause of action which arises more than two years prior to the date on which such action is brought.
WV Code § 47-11C-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11C. West Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act|§47-11C-7. Application

This article shall not apply to a franchise granted prior to the effective date of this article provided that a renewal or extension of such a franchise shall not be excluded from the application of this article.
WV Code § 47-11C-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11C. West Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act|§47-11C-8. Effective Date

This article shall take effect on July 1, 1976.
WV Code § 47-11D-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11D. The Motion Picture Fair Competition Act|§47-11D-1. Purpose

The purpose of this article is to establish fair and open procedures for bidding and negotiating for the exhibition of motion pictures within this state in order to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and unreasonable restraints of trade in the business of motion picture distribution within the state; to promote fair and effective competition in that business; and to benefit the movie-going public by holding down admission prices to motion picture theatres, expanding the choice of motion pictures available to the public, and preventing exposure of the public to objectionable or unsuitable motion pictures by ensuring that exhibitors have the opportunity to view a picture before committing themselves to exhibiting it.
WV Code § 47-11D-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11D. The Motion Picture Fair Competition Act|§47-11D-2. Definitions

When used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise:(1) "Person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, societies, trusts or corporations.(2) "Theatre" means any establishment in which motion pictures are exhibited to the public regularly for a charge.(3) "Distributor" means any person engaged in the business of distributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental, sale or licensing.(4) "Exhibitor" means any person engaged in the business of operating one or more theatres.(5) "Exhibit" or "exhibition" means showing a motion picture to the public for a charge.(6) "Invitation to bid" means a written or oral solicitation or invitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid or negotiate for the right to exhibit a motion picture.(7) "Bid" means a written or oral offer or proposal by an exhibitor to a distributor, in response to an invitation to bid or otherwise, stating the terms under which the exhibitor will agree to exhibit a motion picture.(8) "License agreement" means any contract, agreement, understanding or condition between a distributor and an exhibitor relating to the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture by the exhibitor.(9) "Trade screening" means the showing of a motion picture by a distributor, which showing is open to any of this state's exhibitors who are interested in exhibiting the motion picture.(10) "Blind bidding" means the bidding for, negotiating for, or offering or agreeing to terms for the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture before that motion picture has been trade screened for this state's exhibitors.(11) "Run" means the continuous exhibition of a motion picture in a defined geographic area for a specified period of time. A "first run" is the first exhibition of a picture in the designated area, a "second run" is the second exhibition and "subsequent runs" are all exhibitions after the second run.
WV Code § 47-11D-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11D. The Motion Picture Fair Competition Act|§47-11D-3. Blind Bidding Prohibited; Invitation to Bid; Provisions of Article Waived as to Certain Exhibitors

(a) Blind bidding is hereby prohibited within the state. No bids may be returnable, no negotiations for the exhibition or licensing of a motion picture may take place, and no license agreement or any of its terms may be agreed to, for the exhibition of any motion picture within the state before that motion picture has been trade screened either within the state or, alternatively, at the local exchange serving the geographic area within the state for which bids have been invited.(b) A distributor shall include in each invitation to bid for a motion picture for exhibition within the state, if such motion picture has not already been trade screened within the state, the date, time and place of the trade screening of the motion picture either within the state or alternatively, at the local exchange serving the geographic area within this state for which bids have been requested.(c) A distributor shall provide reasonable and uniform notice to all exhibitors in each competitive market within the state of all trade screenings for that competitive market of motion pictures he is distributing.(d) The provisions of this article are waived with respect to West Virginia exhibitors whose theatres are located within twenty miles of a state line of a state where a provision for prior trade screening before bidding has not been adopted, so long as theatres exist within the other state within twenty miles of the state line between that state and West Virginia and no further than twenty miles from at least one West Virginia exhibitor's theatre in the same competitive market. Any other purported waiver of the requirements of this article shall be void and unenforceable.
WV Code § 47-11D-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11D. The Motion Picture Fair Competition Act|§47-11D-4. Bidding Procedures

If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of a motion picture within the state, then:(1) The invitation to bid shall specify (i) the number and length of runs for which the bid is being solicited, whether it is a first, second or subsequent run, and the geographic area for each run; (ii) the earliest availability date of the motion picture; (iii) the names of all exhibitors who are being solicited; (iv) the date and hour the invitation to bid expires; and (v) the location, including the address, where the bids will be opened, which shall be within the state, or at the local exchange serving the geographic area for which the bids have been requested.(2) All bids shall be submitted in writing and shall be opened at the same time and in the presence of those exhibitors, or their agents, who submitted bids and are present at such time.(3) After being opened, bids shall be subject to examination by any exhibitors, or their agents, who submitted bids. Within seven business days after a bid is accepted, the distributor shall notify in writing each exhibitor who submitted a bid of the terms of the accepted bid and the name of the winning bidder. Bids shall be kept on file at the local exchange for a period of sixty days after acceptance, and may be examined by any competitive exhibitor during that period during the regular business hours of the local exchange.(4) Once bids are solicited for a particular run, the distributor may subsequently license the picture only by bidding for that run and shall solicit rebids if he does not accept any of the submitted bids.
WV Code § 47-11E-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11E. Physicians Freedom of Practice Act|§47-11E-1. Definitions

As used in this article:“Contract” means a written agreement between a physician and an employer. “Covenant not to compete” means any contract that restricts the right of a physician to practice medicine in any geographic area of the state for any period of time following the expiration of the physician’s contract with his or her employer, or upon the termination of the physician’s contract by the physician’s employer. “Employer” means any person employing at least one individual in the state or any agent of an employer employing at least one individual in the state. “Person” means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, firm, association, corporation, labor organization, limited liability corporation or any other legal entity.“Physician” means a doctor of allopathic or osteopathic medicine who is fully licensed to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to the provisions of either article three or fourteen, chapter thirty of this code.
WV Code § 47-11E-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11E. Physicians Freedom of Practice Act|§47-11E-2. Limitation on Contractual Provisions in Physician Employment Contract

(a) A covenant not to compete contained in a contract between a physician and an employer shall be limited to not more than:(1) One year in duration; and (2) Thirty road miles from the physician’s primary place of practice with the employer.(b) A covenant not to compete shall be void and unenforceable upon the termination of the physician’s employment by the employer.
WV Code § 47-11E-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11E. Physicians Freedom of Practice Act|§47-11E-3. Enforceability of Other Provisions

Provided that the contract does not state otherwise, nothing in this article limits the enforceability of:(1) Provisions prohibiting a physician from taking any property, patient lists or records of the employer with him or her upon the termination or expiration of the contract;(2) Provisions requiring a physician to repay an employer all or a portion of: (A) A loan;(B) Relocation expenses;(C) A signing bonus;(D) Remuneration to induce the physician to relocate or establish a physician practice in a specific geographic area; or(E) Recruiting, education and training expenses;(3) A nondisclosure provision relating to confidential information and trade secrets;(4) A nonsolicitation provision with respect to patients and employees of the employer; (5) A provision for liquidated damages; or(6) Any other provision of a contract that is not in violation of law.
WV Code § 47-11E-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 11E. Physicians Freedom of Practice Act|§47-11E-4. Exemptions to Limitations

The limitations set forth in this article do not apply to any of the following unless the contract terms provide otherwise:(1) In the case where the physician has sold his or her business or practice in the form of a sale of assets, stock, membership interests or otherwise to his or her employer; or(2) To contracts between physicians who are shareholders, owners, partners, members or directors of a health care practice.