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WV Code § 21-6-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 6. Child Labor|§21-6-4. Contents of Work Permit; Forms; Filing; Records; Revocation

(a) A work permit issued under this article shall set forth the full name and the date and place of birth of the child, with the name and address of his or her parents or parent, or guardian or custodian. It shall certify that the child has submitted for review proofs of age, school attendance except as provided in 21-6-3 of this code, prospective employment, brief description of job and parental or other consent required in 21-6-3 of this code.(b) The State Commissioner of Labor shall prepare printed forms for work permits and furnish them to the superintendents of schools in the counties of the state and make them available to all others authorized to issue work permits pursuant to 21-6-3 of this code by posting on the Division of Labors website or other method as determined pursuant to rule. A copy of each permit issued shall be forwarded to the State Commissioner of Labor within four days after its issuance. A record of all permits granted and of all applications denied shall be kept in the office of the issuing officer or other person issuing the permit.(c) The State Commissioner of Labor may at any time revoke a permit if in his or her judgment it was improperly issued, and for this purpose he or she is authorized to investigate the true age of any child employed, to hear evidence, and to require the production of relevant books and documents. If a permit is revoked, the issuing officer shall be notified of the action, and the child may not thereafter be employed or permitted to labor until a new permit has been legally obtained or until the child is to be outside the operation of this article.
WV Code § 21-6-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 6. Child Labor|§21-6-5. Age Certificate for Employers; Inquiry as to Age; Revocation of Certificate; Supervision by State Superintendent of Schools

(a) Upon request of any employer who is desirous of employing a child who represents his or her age to be 16 years or over, the officer or other person charged with the issuance of work permits shall require of the child the proof of age specified in 21-6-3 of this code, and, upon review thereof, if it be found that the child is actually 16 years of age or over, shall issue to the employer a certificate showing the age and date and place of birth of the child. The age certificate, when filed in the office of the employer, must be accepted by an officer charged with the enforcement of this article as evidence of the age of the child in whose name it was issued.(b) Any officer charged with the enforcement of this article may inquire into the true age of a child apparently under the age of 16 years who is employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation and for whom no work permit or age certificate is on file; and if the age of the child is found to be actually under 16 years, the employment of the child shall be considered a violation of the provisions of this article.(c) The State Commissioner of Labor may at any time revoke any age certificate if in his or her judgment it was improperly issued, and for this purpose he or she is authorized to investigate the true age of any child employed as in the case of work permits.(d) The issuance of work permits and of age certificates shall be under the supervision of the State Superintendent of Schools.
WV Code § 21-6-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 6. Child Labor|§21-6-7. Hours and Days of Labor by Minors

(a) No child under the age of sixteen who is employed or permitted to work in accordance with the provisions of this article shall work:(1) During school hours, except as provided in work experience and career exploration programs approved by the United States Secretary of Labor;(2) Before seven o'clock antemeridian or after seven o'clock postmeridian: Provided, That a child under the age of sixteen may work until nine o'clock postmeridian from June 1 through Labor Day;(3) More than three hours per day, on days in which public schools are in session;(4) More than eighteen hours per week, in weeks in which public schools are in session;(5) More than eight hours, on days in which public schools are not in session;(6) More than forty hours per week, in weeks in which public schools are not in session; or(7) More than five hours continuously without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a lunch period.(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to children under sixteen performing the jobs set out in section one of this article.
WV Code § 21-6-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 6. Child Labor|§21-6-8. Supervision Permits

(a) The commissioner is authorized to prescribe and issue supervision permits to meet special circumstances, and to prescribe the terms and conditions thereof.(b) The provisions of sections two, three and seven of this article do not apply to a child's employment under a supervision permit issued by the commissioner under this section. The commissioner shall issue a supervision permit only if he or she finds, after careful investigation, as follows:(1) That the child, in performance of the work contemplated, will be supervised by a responsible party;(2) That the employer for whom the child will be employed is not subject to federal regulation regarding child labor; and(3) That the issuance of the supervision permit will promote the best interests of the child.A supervision permit is valid only so long as the employment is in compliance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the commissioner and contained therein.
WV Code § 21-6-8a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 6. Child Labor|§21-6-8a. Blanket Work Permits

(a) Blanket work permits are authorized when twenty-five or more minors are to be employed for a period of ninety days or less by an employer.The employer, or person authorized by him or her in writing, shall forward to the commissioner of labor the following information:(1) A letter from the employer stating that he or she is familiar with the child labor law of West Virginia and will abide by the law.(2) A list containing the names, birthdates, ages, and job classifications of each minor.(b) The minors to be covered by the blanket work permit may not be employed until the employer receives the permit from the commissioner of labor.The commissioner of labor shall acknowledge the receipt of the information with a letter which shall be retained on file by the employer for the duration of the minors' employment. The commissioner of labor, after making proper inquiry, may issue a blanket work permit for an employer for a period not to exceed ninety days.
WV Code § 21-6-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 6. Child Labor|§21-6-9. Enforcement of Article

It is the duty of the state commissioner of labor, and of his or her authorized representatives within the Division of Labor, to enforce the provisions of this article. To aid in enforcement, the commissioner and his or her representatives are authorized to enter and inspect any place or establishment covered by this article, and to have access to all files and records of employers the inspection of which is pertinent to the objects and purposes of this article. School officials, including truancy officers, shall lend to the commissioner all possible assistance toward effectuating such objects and purposes.
WV Code § 21-6-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 6. Child Labor|§21-6-10. Offenses; Penalties

(a) Any person who violates a provision of this article, or any parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, who permits the child to work in violation of the provisions of this article, or any school official or other person who illegally issues a work permit, or any person who furnishes false evidence in reference to the age, birthplace, job description, consent, or educational qualifications of a child under this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for the first offense be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200.(b) For the second or subsequent offense, a person convicted of violating a provision of this article shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or confined in the county or regional jail for not more than six months, or both fined and confined.
WV Code § 21-6-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 6. Child Labor|§21-6-11. Rules

The commissioner of the Division of Labor may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to effectuate the provisions of this article. The rules may include provisions prohibiting the employment of children in occupations determined to be dangerous or injurious.
WV Code § 21-7-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-1. Purpose of Article

The provisions of this article are designated to protect the health and welfare of the people of the state, and are in necessary exercise of the state's police power.
WV Code § 21-7-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-2. Definitions

For the purposes of this article:"Employer" means any person who, directly or indirectly, or through an employee, agent, independent contractor or any other person, delivers to another person any materials or articles to be manufactured in a home, not for the personal use of himself or a member of his family; but shall not include the several departments, agencies and institutions of the State of West Virginia, nor any of its political subdivisions."Home" means any room, house, apartment, or other premises, whichever is the most extensive, used in whole or in part as a place of dwelling."Industrial homework" means any manufacture, in the home, of materials or articles for an employer."Commissioner" means the state commissioner of labor.
WV Code § 21-7-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-3. Prohibited Industrial Homework

The manufacture, or delivery for manufacture, of any of the following by industrial homework shall be unlawful and no permit or certificate issued under this article shall be deemed to authorize such manufacture or delivery:(1) Tobacco;(2) Drugs and poisons;(3) Bandages and other sanitary goods;(4) Explosives, fireworks, and articles of like character;(5) Any other articles, the manufacture of which, in industrial homework, is in violation of this article or of any other labor law or of any health law of the state.
WV Code § 21-7-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-4. Investigations by Commissioner

To carry out the purposes of this article, the commissioner shall have the power to make investigations into all phases of industrial homework in this state, including the investigation of any industry which employs industrial homeworkers.No person shall interfere with or obstruct the commissioner or his authorized representatives in the carrying out of any investigation under this section.
WV Code § 21-7-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-5. Enforcement by Commissioner

Whenever, after investigation, or on the basis of other information in his possession, the commissioner finds that a person has violated any provision of section three, he shall take appropriate action to bring about the enforcement of such provision.
WV Code § 21-7-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-6. Employer's Permit; Fee

No employer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to a person in this state any materials for manufacture by industrial homework unless and until such employer has obtained an employer's permit from the commissioner. Application for such permit shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner.An employer's permit shall be issued only after payment by the employer of a fee of $50, and shall be valid for a period of one year from its date of issuance unless sooner revoked or suspended pursuant to section ten. All fees collected under this section shall be paid forthwith into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
WV Code § 21-7-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-7. Employer Not to Deliver Material for Industrial Homework Unless Worker Has Certificate; Labels

No employer shall deliver or cause to be delivered, in this state, any materials for manufacture by industrial homework unless the person to be engaged in such manufacture is in possession of a valid homeworker's certificate issued in accordance with this article.No employer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to any person any materials for manufacture by industrial homework unless there has been conspicuously affixed to each article, or, if this is not practicable, to the package or other container in which such materials are delivered, a label or other mark of identification bearing the employer's name and address printed or written legibly in English.
WV Code § 21-7-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-8. Homeworker's Certificate

No person shall engage in industrial homework in this state unless and until he has obtained a homeworker's certificate from the commissioner. Application for such certificate shall be made in the form prescribed by the commissioner.A homeworker's certificate shall be issued free of charge, and shall be valid for a period of one year from its date of issuance unless sooner revoked or suspended pursuant to section ten.
WV Code § 21-7-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-9. Seizure of Unlawfully Manufactured Articles

Any article which is being, or is to be, manufactured in a home in violation of any provision of this article may be removed by the commissioner and retained by him The commissioner shall, by registered mail, notify the employer of such removal and retention. Unless the articles so removed and retained are claimed within thirty days after the notification, they may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of.
WV Code § 21-7-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-10. Revocation or Suspension of Permits and Certificates; Powers of Commissioner

The commissioner is authorized to revoke or suspend any employer's permit or homeworker's certificate for the violation of a provision of this article.The commissioner is further authorized to prescribe the form of application for employers' permits and homeworkers' certificates, and to prescribe the form of and to issue such permits and certificates; and to do all other acts required of him under the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 21-7-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 7. Industrial Homework|§21-7-11. Penalties

A person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of such violation shall be fined not less than five nor more than $50 and confined in jail not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
WV Code § 21-8-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 8. West Virginia Commission on Manpower, Technology and Training|§21-8-1. To 21-8-13

Repealed.Acts, 1982 Reg. Sess., Ch. 97.
WV Code § 21-9-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 9. Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards|§21-9-1. Short Title

This article shall be known as "The West Virginia Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act."
WV Code § 21-9-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 9. Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards|§21-9-4. General Powers and Duties; Persons Adversely Affected Entitled to Hearing

(a) The board shall have the power to:(1) Regulate its own procedure and practice;(2) Propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement the provisions of this article and the federal standards;(3) Advise the commissioner in all matters within his jurisdiction under this article;(4) Prepare and submit to HUD a state plan application seeking the designation of the board as a state administrative agency for the purpose of administering and enforcing the federal standards and take all other action necessary to enable the board to serve as a state administrative agency;(5) Study and report to the Governor and the Legislature on matters pertinent to the manufacture, distribution and sale of manufactured housing in this state and recommend changes in the law determined by the board to be necessary to promote consumer safety and protect purchasers of manufactured housing;(6) Conduct hearings and presentations of views consistent with its rules and the federal standards;(7) Approve or disapprove applications for licenses to manufacturers, dealers, distributors and contractors in accordance with section nine of this article, and revoke or suspend licenses in accordance with that section, and set the amounts of license fees and bonds or other forms of assurance in accordance with sections nine and ten of this article;(8) Delegate to and authorize the commissioner to exercise the powers and duties of the board that the board may determine, including without limitation, the authority to approve, disapprove, revoke or suspend licenses in accordance with section nine of this article.(b) Any person adversely affected by a decision of the board or the commissioner shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing before the board in accordance with section one, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
WV Code § 21-9-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 9. Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards|§21-9-5. Board Designated as State Administrative Agency for Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards; Board to Administer and Enforce Act

The board is hereby designated as the state administrative agency for the administration and enforcement of the federal standards and is charged with the adoption, administration and enforcement of manufactured home construction and safety standards. The standards to be adopted shall be identical to the federal standards. The board shall discharge such duties consistent with the rules and regulations promulgated by HUD.
WV Code § 21-9-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 9. Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards|§21-9-6. Inspection of Certain Facilities

The board, by its authorized representatives, may enter, at reasonable times, any factory, warehouse or establishment in which manufactured homes are manufactured, stored or held for sale, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the federal standards and the standards promulgated by the board have been and are being met.
WV Code § 21-9-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 9. Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards|§21-9-7. Monitoring Inspection Fee

The board shall establish a monitoring inspection fee in an amount established by HUD. Such fee shall be paid by the manufacturer for each manufactured home produced in this state to the secretary of HUD, who shall distribute the fees collected from all manufactured home manufacturers among the approved and conditionally approved states based on the number of new manufactured homes whose first location after leaving the manufacturing plant is on the premises of a distributor, dealer or purchaser in that state.
WV Code § 21-9-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 9. Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards|§21-9-8. Maintenance and Production of Records and Other Information

Each manufacturer, dealer, distributor and contractor shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports and provide such information as the board or the secretary of HUD may reasonably require in order to be able to determine whether such manufacturer, dealer, distributor or contractor has acted or is acting in compliance with this article, the rules and regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to this article or the federal standards and shall, upon request of a person duly designated by the board or the secretary of HUD, permit such person to inspect appropriate books, papers, records and documents relevant to determining whether such manufacturer, dealer, distributor or contractor has acted or is acting in compliance with this article and the federal standards.
WV Code § 21-9-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 9. Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards|§21-9-9. License Required; Fees; Form of License; Display of License; Denial, Suspension, or Revocation

(a) No manufacturer, dealer, distributor, or contractor shall engage in business in this state without first having applied for and received a license pursuant to this section. The license shall authorize the holder to engage in the business permitted by the license. All license applications shall be accompanied by the required fee and surety bond or other form of assurance or fee assessed in satisfaction of assurance as required by rule or regulation promulgated by the board.(b) All licenses shall be granted or refused within 30 days after proper and complete application. All licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year, unless sooner revoked or suspended. Applications shall be deemed valid for a period of 30 days.(c) The annual license fees shall be in the amounts prescribed by rules promulgated by the board but in no event less than the following amounts:(1) For manufacturers, $300;(2) For dealers, $100;(3) For distributors, $100; and(4) For contractors, $50: Provided, That if a contractor has met the licensing requirements of this article and the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act in 30-42-1 et seq., of this code, has paid the annual license fee under 30-42-8 of this code and has furnished bond or other assurance or fee under 21-9-10 of this code, he or she shall not be required to pay the annual license fee set forth in this section.(d) The board shall prescribe the form of license and each license shall have affixed thereon the seal of the State Division of Labor.(e) Each licensee shall conspicuously display the license in its established place of business.(f) Pursuant to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the board, the board may deny the issuance of a license or revoke or suspend any license.(g) All fees paid pursuant to this article shall be paid to the Commissioner of Labor and deposited in an appropriated special revenue account in the State Treasury to be known as the State Manufactured Housing Administration Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be for the administration and enforcement of this article. Through June 30, 2019, amounts collected which are found to exceed funds needed for the purposes set forth in this article may be utilized by the commissioner as needed to meet the divisions funding obligations: Provided, That beginning July 1, 2019, amounts collected may not be utilized by the commissioner as needed to meet the divisions funding obligations.