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WV Code § 30-1D-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 1D. Provisions Affecting Certain Boards of Licensure|§30-1D-1. Criminal Background Checks Required of New Applicants

(a) This article shall be known as “Lynette’s Law.”(b) The requirements in subsection (c) of this section for criminal background checks apply to those persons applying to be licensed in West Virginia for the first time by the boards governing licensing under the following sections: Section ten, article three of this chapter; section four, article three-e of this chapter; section eight, article four of this chapter; section nine, article five of this chapter; section six, article seven of this chapter; section three, article seven-a of this chapter; section eight, article eight of this chapter; section eight, article ten of this chapter; section four, article fourteen of this chapter; and section seven, article twenty-one of this chapter.(c) A person applying for licensing to a board listed in subsection (b) of this section must submit to a state and national criminal history record check, as set forth in this subsection: Provided, That an applicant for a license who is an attorney at law may submit a letter of good standing from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in lieu of submitting to a state and national criminal history record check.(1) This requirement is found not to be against public policy.(2) The criminal history record check shall be based on fingerprints submitted to the West Virginia State Police or its assigned agent for forwarding to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(3) The applicant shall meet all requirements necessary to accomplish the state and national criminal history record check, including:(A) Submitting fingerprints for the purposes set forth in this subsection; and(B) Authorizing the board, the West Virginia State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use all records submitted and produced for the purpose of screening the applicant for a license.(4) The results of the state and national criminal history record check may not be released to or by a private entity except:(A) To the individual who is the subject of the criminal history record check;(B) With the written authorization of the individual who is the subject of the criminal history record check; or(C) Pursuant to a court order.(5) The criminal history record check and related records are not public records for the purposes of chapter twenty-nine-b of this code.(6) The applicant shall pay the actual costs of the fingerprinting and criminal history record check.(d) Before implementing the provisions of this subsection, the board shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The rules shall set forth the requirements and procedures for the criminal history check and must be consistent with standards established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact as authorized by 42 U. S. C. A. §14611, et seq.
WV Code § 30-1E-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 1E. Career Training Education and Apprenticeships|§30-1E-1. Declaration of Purpose

The provisions of this article are intended to facilitate certification and/or licensure for workers who acquire training via career technical education provided by West Virginia public schools or an employer-sponsored apprenticeship and employer-sponsored training programs.
WV Code § 30-1E-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 1E. Career Training Education and Apprenticeships|§30-1E-2. Definitions

As used in this article and the legislative rules promulgated pursuant to this article: "Apprentice" means someone who is enrolled in an apprenticeship program."Apprenticeship program" means a program offered by an employer to provide supervised on-the-job training to employees approved by the United States Department of Labor."Employer-sponsored training program" means a program approved in accordance with a rule promulgated by the respective board of examination or registration in accordance with their authority granted to by this chapter."License" means a valid and current certification or license issued by a regulatory board or commission in this chapter. "Career technical education" means programs of study, clusters, and pathways approved by the West Virginia Board of Education pursuant to state board policy.
WV Code § 30-1E-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 1E. Career Training Education and Apprenticeships|§30-1E-3. Recognition of Training and Apprenticeship Programs

Beginning July 1, 2019, applicants for certification or licensure pursuant to this chapter shall be permitted to apply training hours earned via career technical education provided by West Virginia public schools or an apprenticeship program or employer-sponsored training program towards the requirements for certification and/or licensure in the same occupation in accordance with the standards and procedures authorized in accordance with this article.
WV Code § 30-1E-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 1E. Career Training Education and Apprenticeships|§30-1E-4. Rule-Making Authority

The licensing boards and commissions in this chapter shall, after consultation with the State Superintendent of Schools, propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this article. The rules shall provide at least the following:(1) Standards and procedures for recognizing training hours acquired through career technical education provided by West Virginia public schools and applying those hours to requirements for testing and/or certification and/or licensure.(2) Standards and procedures for recognizing training hours acquired through apprenticeship programs and employer-sponsored training programs and applying those hours to requirements for testing and/or certification and/or licensure.
WV Code § 30-2-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-1. Certificate of Good Moral Character; Examination of Applicants for License; Licenses

Any person desiring to obtain a license to practice law in the courts of this state shall appear before the circuit court of the county in which he has resided for the last preceding year and prove to the satisfaction of the court, or to the satisfaction of a committee of three attorneys practicing before the court, appointed by the court, that he is a person of good moral character, that he is eighteen years of age, and that he has resided in such county for one year next preceding the date of his appearance; and upon the presentation of such proof, the court shall enter an order on its record accordingly. The Supreme Court of Appeals shall prescribe and publish rules and regulations for the examination of all applicants for admission to practice law, which shall include the period of study and degree of preparation required of applicants previous to being admitted, as well as the method of examinations, whether by the court or otherwise. And the Supreme Court of Appeals may, upon the production of a duly certified copy of the order of the circuit court, hereinbefore mentioned, and upon being satisfied that the applicant has shown, upon an examination conducted in accordance with such rules and regulations, that he is qualified to practice law in the courts of this state, and upon being further satisfied that such rules and regulations have been complied with in all respects, grant such applicant a license to practice law in the courts of this state, and such license shall show upon its face that all the provisions of this section and of the said rules have been complied with: Provided, That any person who shall produce a duly certified copy of such order of the circuit court, and also a diploma of graduation from the college of law of West Virginia University reflecting a date of graduation prior to July 1, 1983, shall, upon presentation thereof in any of the courts of this state, be entitled to practice in any and all courts of this state, and the order so admitting him shall state the facts pertaining to the same.
WV Code § 30-2-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-2. Attorneys From Other Jurisdictions

Any person duly authorized to practice as an attorney at law in any jurisdiction other than this state may be admitted to practice as such in the courts of this state, as a visiting attorney, or as a resident attorney, upon first complying with the rules and regulations applicable thereto prescribed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, without being required to take the bar examinations of this state, if the other jurisdiction in which such person is already authorized to practice allows attorneys of this state to be admitted to the bar or to practice law in such jurisdiction without making it one of the necessary requirements that attorneys of this state take the bar examinations of such jurisdiction. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia shall prescribe specific rules and regulations dealing with the admission of such person from another jurisdiction to practice law in this state either as a visiting attorney or as a resident attorney; and no person from another jurisdiction shall be permitted to practice in the courts of this state in either classification until he has complied with the rules and regulations pertaining to such classification established by the Supreme Court of Appeals. Nothing herein contained shall affect the right or status of attorneys admitted to practice in this state prior to the enactment of this section.
WV Code § 30-2-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-3. Oath

Every attorney at law shall take the following oath before each court in which he proposes to practice, that is to say: If he be a resident of this state, an oath that he will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, honestly demean himself in the practice of the law, and to the best of his ability execute his office of attorney at law; if he be not a resident of this state, an oath that he will support the Constitution of the United States, honestly demean himself in the practice of the law, and to the best of his ability execute his office of attorney at law.
WV Code § 30-2-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-4. Practice Without License or Oath; Penalty; Qualification After Institution of Suits

(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or appear as an attorney-at-law for another in a court in this state or to make it a business to solicit employment for any attorney, or to hold himself or herself out to the public or any member thereof as being entitled to practice law, or in any other manner to assume, use or advertise the title of lawyer, attorney and counselor-at-law, attorney and counselor or equivalent terms in any language, in such manner as to convey the impression that he or she is a legal practitioner of law, or in any manner to advertise that he or she, either alone or together with other persons, has, owns, conducts or maintains a law office, without first having been duly and regularly licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this state, and without having subscribed and taken the oath required by the provisions of section three of this article.(b) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or confined in jail not more than ninety days, or both fined and confined, and on any subsequent offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $10,000, or confined in jail not more than one year, or both fined and confined: Provided, That nothing herein prohibits a lawyer from advertising services or hiring a person to assist in advertising services as permitted by the Rules of Professional Conduct.
WV Code § 30-2-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-6. Annulment or Suspension of License for Conviction of Felony or Crime Involving Moral Turpitude

Any court before which any attorney has been qualified, on proof being made to it that he has been convicted of any felony, or any other crime involving moral turpitude, shall annul his license to practice therein or suspend the same for such time as the court may prescribe.
WV Code § 30-2-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-7. Suspension or Annulment of License for Malpractice; Appeal

If the Supreme Court of Appeals or any court of record of this state, except the county court, observe any malpractice therein by any attorney, or if complaint, verified by affidavit, be made to any such court of malpractice by any attorney therein, such court shall order the attorney to be summoned to show cause why his license shall not be suspended or annulled. A summons shall thereupon be issued by the clerk of such court containing a copy of the charges and requiring the attorney to appear and answer the same on a day to be named therein, which summons may be served in the same manner as a summons commencing an action may be served, and the service shall be made at least five days before the return day thereof. Upon the return of the summons executed, if the attorney appear and deny the charge of malpractice, the court shall, without a jury, try the same. If the attorney be found guilty by the court, or if he fail to appear and deny the charge, the court may either suspend or annul the license of such attorney as in its judgment shall seem right.Whenever a judgment or decree shall be standing or rendered in any of said courts against an attorney for money collected by him as such, it shall be the duty of such court to suspend the license of such attorney until such judgment or decree shall be satisfied.An appeal shall lie from any court of record of limited jurisdiction established under the provisions of section 19 of article VIII of the Constitution of this state, to the circuit court of the county, and from any circuit court to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the state, from any order suspending or annulling the license of any attorney proceeded against under the provisions of this section.
WV Code § 30-2-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-8. Security for Good Behavior; Contempt

Nothing in the preceding section shall affect the right of any court to require from an attorney therein security for his good behavior, or to fine him for a contempt of the court.
WV Code § 30-2-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-9. Revocation, Annulment or Suspension of License Effective Throughout State

Any revocation, annulment or suspension of a license to practice law shall operate and be effective throughout the state.
WV Code § 30-2-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-10. Clerk and Sheriff or Their Deputies Not to Act as Attorneys

If any clerk, sheriff, or any deputy of either, or any person interested in the profits of any such office, shall act as attorney at law in any case in any court of which such clerk or sheriff is an officer, he shall forfeit $30.
WV Code § 30-2-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-11. Liability of Attorney to Client for Neglect of Duty

Every attorney at law shall be liable to his client for any damages sustained by the client by the neglect of his duty as such attorney.
WV Code § 30-2-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-12. Liability of Attorney or Agent for Loss of Debt or Money

If any attorney at law or agent shall, by his negligence or improper conduct, lose any debt or other money of his client, he shall be charged with the principal of what is so lost, and interest thereon, in like manner as if he had received such principal, and it may be recovered from him by suit or motion.
WV Code § 30-2-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-13. Liability of Attorney for Failure to Pay Over Moneys Collected; Penalty

If any attorney receive money for his client as such attorney and fail to pay the same on demand, or within six months after receipt thereof, without good and sufficient reason for such failure, it may be recovered from him by suit or motion; and damages in lieu of interest, not exceeding fifteen percent per annum until paid, may be awarded against him and he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, be fined not less than twenty nor more than $500.
WV Code § 30-2-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-14. Disbarment for Offense Under §30-2-13

Any attorney convicted under the next preceding section shall, in addition to the punishment therein prescribed, be disbarred from practicing as an attorney in any of the courts of this state, and the same shall be entered by the court as part of its judgment.
WV Code § 30-2-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-15. Compensation

An attorney shall be entitled for his services as such to such sums as he may contract for with the party for whom the service is rendered; and, in the absence of such contract, he may recover of such party what his services were reasonably worth.
WV Code § 30-2-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2. Attorneys-at-Law|§30-2-16. Solicitation of Employment by or for Attorney in Cases of Personal Injury or Death; Limitation of Section; Penalty

It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, either himself or by or through an agent, employee or other person acting on his behalf, to solicit in this state another person to employ, or procure or bring about the employment of, said attorney at law or any other attorney at law for the purpose of presenting, making, collecting, enforcing or prosecuting a claim, suit or action for damages for personal injury or death. It shall be unlawful for any person, as agent or employee or otherwise acting on behalf of an attorney at law, to solicit in this state another person to employ, or procure or bring about the employment of, said attorney at law or any other attorney at law for the purpose of presenting, making, collecting, enforcing or prosecuting such a claim, suit or action for damages. The solicitation by any person of another person to employ, or procure or bring about the employment of, any attorney at law for the purpose of presenting, making, collecting, enforcing or prosecuting such a claim, suit or action for damages, if followed by the employment of said attorney for such purposes, shall, in any prosecution of such person so soliciting, be prima facie evidence that such person so soliciting was an agent, employee or acting on behalf of said attorney at law.Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person from employing or furnishing any attorney at law for the purpose of presenting, making, collecting, enforcing, prosecuting or defending against a claim, suit or action to which such person is or may be a party, or on it or by reason of which such person is or may be directly or indirectly liable to pay or respond in money, or to prohibit any attorney at law so employed or furnished from presenting, making, collecting, enforcing, prosecuting or defending against said claim, suit or action. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any benevolent or charitable organization from assisting persons without means in the pursuit of any civil remedy. Nothing in this section shall impair or affect the disciplinary powers of the courts over attorneys at law and counsel appearing or practicing therein. In the construction of this section the words "attorney at law" shall be applied to and include any attorney at law, whether admitted or licensed to practice, or practicing, law in this state or in any other place or in any court thereof.Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or confined in the county jail not more than six months, or both.
WV Code § 30-2A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 2A. Medical Licensing Board|§30-2A-1. To 30-2a-5

Repealed.Acts, 1980 Reg. Sess., Ch. 83.
WV Code § 30-3-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 3. West Virginia Medical Practice Act|§30-3-1. Legislative Findings

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the practice of medicine and surgery and the practice of podiatry is a privilege and not a natural right of individuals. As a matter of public policy, it is necessary to protect the public interest through enactment of this article and to regulate the granting of such privileges and their use.
WV Code § 30-3-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 3. West Virginia Medical Practice Act|§30-3-2. Purpose

The purpose of this article is to provide for the licensure and professional discipline of physicians and podiatrists and for the licensure and professional discipline of physician assistants and to provide a professional environment that encourages the delivery of quality medical services within this state.
WV Code § 30-3-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 3. West Virginia Medical Practice Act|§30-3-3. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "West Virginia Medical Practice Act."