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WV Code § 21-15-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 15. Zipline and Canopy Tour Responsibility Act|§21-15-7. Inspection and Permit Fees

(a) The division shall charge inspection and permit fees. The annual permit fee is $100 for each zipline or canopy tour.(1) The annual inspection fee, if an inspection is to be done by the division, is $100 for each zipline or canopy tour.(2) The annual inspection fee, if an inspection is to be done by the division, is due at the time of application for the annual permit.(3) The division shall waive the inspection fee for a zipline or canopy tour whose operator provides proof of nonprofit business status or for any zipline or canopy tour whose operator provides proof that an inspection has been completed within the last year by a certified special inspector as provided in §21-15-9 of this code.(b) The division may charge additional inspection fees equal to the annual inspection fee for additional inspections required as the result of the condemnation of a device for safety standards violations and for inspections required as a result of accidents involving serious or fatal injury. If any operator requires an inspection as the result of a violation of the permitting requirements of §21-15-9 of this code, the division shall charge the operator $75 per hour in addition to the established inspection fee, including travel time.(c) 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 known as the Amusement Rides and Amusement Attractions Safety Fund and expended for the implementation and enforcement of this article. Through June 30, 2019, amounts collected which are found from time to time to exceed funds needed for the purposes set forth in this article may be utilized by the commissioner as needed to meet the division’s funding obligations: Provided, That beginning July 1, 2019, amounts collected may not be utilized by the commissioner as needed to meet the division’s funding obligations.(d) No inspection fee may be charged public agencies.
WV Code § 21-15-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 15. Zipline and Canopy Tour Responsibility Act|§21-15-8. Inspectors

(a) The Division may hire or contract with inspectors to inspect zipline or canopy tours. The Division is responsible for oversight and review of the activities of special inspectors and may hire or contract with inspectors to review the activities of special inspectors.(b) The Division shall certify all special inspectors. The Division may suspend or revoke any certification of a special inspector upon a showing of good cause. The Division shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code providing an application process and minimum qualifications for certification of special inspectors. The Division may charge an annual certification fee not to exceed $50.00.
WV Code § 21-15-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 15. Zipline and Canopy Tour Responsibility Act|§21-15-9. Permits; Application; Annual Inspection

(a) No operator may knowingly permit the operation of a zipline or canopy tour without a permit issued by the Division.(b) Each year and at least fifteen days before the first time the zipline or canopy tour is made available in this state for public use, an operator shall apply for a permit to the Division on a form furnished by the Division and containing any information the Division may require.(c) The Division shall, upon application and within ten days of the first time the zipline or canopy tour is made available in this state for public use, inspect the zipline or canopy tour.(d) The Division shall inspect all zipline or canopy tours at least once every year.(e) The Division may conduct inspections at any reasonable time without prior notice: Provided, That in lieu of performing its own inspection, the Division shall accept inspection reports from special inspectors certified by the Division.
WV Code § 21-15-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 15. Zipline and Canopy Tour Responsibility Act|§21-15-10. Issuance of Permit; Certificate of Inspection; Availability to Public

If, after inspection, a zipline or canopy tour, is found to comply with the rules of the division, the division shall issue a permit to operate. The permit shall be in the form of a certificate of inspection and shall be kept in the records of any operator for a three-year period and shall be readily accessible to the public for inspection at any reasonable time at the zipline location. A copy of the certificate, showing the last date of inspection, shall be affixed to the zipline upon issuance, or at any other location designated by the commissioner of the division: Provided, That the division shall take final action upon all completed permit applications within thirty days of receipt if the application is uncontested, or within ninety days if the application is contested.
WV Code § 21-15-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 15. Zipline and Canopy Tour Responsibility Act|§21-15-11. Notice of Serious Physical Injury or Fatality; Investigations; Records Available to Public

An operator of a zipline or canopy tour shall notify the division not later than twenty-four hours after any fatality or accident occurring as a result of the operation of the zipline or canopy tour that results in a serious physical injury to any person requiring medical treatment or results in a loss of consciousness to any person. Notice to the division may be oral, written or by electronic means, but this notice requirement in no way limits the an operators responsibility to notify emergency or law enforcement personnel of the incident as soon as is reasonably practicable. The division shall investigate each fatality or accident and any safety-related complaint involving a zipline or canopy tour in this state about which the division receives notice. Every operator of a zipline or canopy tour shall keep a record of each accident or fatality and the record shall be kept with the certificate of inspection required by this article and shall be readily accessible to the public for inspection at any reasonable time at the place where the zipline or canopy tour is located.
WV Code § 21-15-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 15. Zipline and Canopy Tour Responsibility Act|§21-15-12. Service of Process

Any person, firm or corporation operating a zipline may be served with civil process in the same manner as if the owner or operator was a domestic or foreign corporation.
WV Code § 21-15-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 15. Zipline and Canopy Tour Responsibility Act|§21-15-13. Temporary Cessation of the Operation of a Zipline or Canopy Tour Determined to Be Unsafe

The division may order, in writing, a temporary cessation of operation of a zipline if it has been determined after inspection to be hazardous or unsafe. Operation may not resume until the conditions are corrected to the satisfaction of the division.
WV Code § 21-15-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 15. Zipline and Canopy Tour Responsibility Act|§21-15-14. Regulation of Ziplines by Cities and Counties

Nothing contained in this article prevents cities and counties from regulating a zipline or canopy tour with regard to any aspect not relating to installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation and inspection of a zipline or canopy tour.
WV Code § 21-16-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-1. Declaration of Purpose

The provisions of this article are intended to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public as well as public and private property by assuring the competence of those who perform work on a heating, ventilating and cooling system through licensure by the Commissioner of Labor.
WV Code § 21-16-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-3. License Required; Exemptions

(a) On and after January 1, 2016, a person performing or offering to perform work on a heating, ventilating, and cooling system in this state shall have a license issued by the Commissioner of Labor, in accordance with the provisions of this article and the legislative rules promulgated pursuant hereto: Provided, That the commissioner shall issue HVAC residential technician licenses to qualified applicants without examination who present satisfactory evidence no later than December 31, 2019, of having at least 2,000 hours of experience and/or training working on heating, ventilating, and cooling systems: Provided, however, That if a license issued under the authority of this subsection subsequently lapses, the applicant is subject to all licensure requirements, including the examination.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, the commissioner shall credit verified military service, training, or education toward the licensing requirements, including examination requirements pursuant to 21-16-11 of this code, for a license issued under this article. The commissioner shall expedite the issuance of a provisional license or a license by endorsement or reciprocity under this article to an applicant who has verified military experience or holds a current license issued by another jurisdiction that has license requirements that are substantially equivalent to the license requirements of this state. (c) A person licensed under this article shall carry a copy of the license on any job in which heating, ventilating, and cooling work is being performed.(d) This article does not apply to:(1) A person who personally performs work on a heating, ventilating, and cooling system in a single family dwelling owned by that person or by a member of that persons immediate family;(2) A person who performs work on a heating, ventilating, and cooling system at a manufacturing plant or other industrial establishment as an employee of the person, firm, or corporation operating the plant or establishment;(3) A person who performs only electrical or plumbing work on a heating, ventilating, and cooling system, which includes, but is not limited to, thermostats, bathroom fans, and tankless water heater ventilation, so long as the work is within the scope of practice which the person is otherwise licensed or authorized to perform; or(4) A person who performs routine maintenance on any heating, ventilating, and cooling system.
WV Code § 21-16-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-4. Scope of Practice

(a) An HVAC technician in training is authorized to assist in providing heating, ventilating, and cooling work only under the direction and control of a HVAC technician.(b) An HVAC technician is authorized to provide heating, ventilating, and cooling work without supervision.(c) Persons licensed under this article are subject to the applicable provisions of the Contractor Licensing Act in 30-42-1 et seq., of this code in the performance of work authorized by this article.
WV Code § 21-16-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-5. Rule-Making Authority

(a) The Commissioner of Labor shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of 21-16-5 et seq. of this code, for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this article, which shall provide:(1) Standards and procedures for issuing and renewing licenses, applications, examinations, and qualifications: Provided, That an HVAC technician may not be required to provide documentation of more than 2,000 hours of total work, training, and experience as a requirement for licensure;(2) Provisions for the granting of HVAC technician licenses, without examination, to applicants who present satisfactory evidence no later than July 1, 2016, of having at least 2,000 hours of experience and/or training working on heating, ventilating, and cooling systems and at least 6,000 hours of experience and/or training in heating, ventilating, and cooling, or related work, to include other sheet metal industry tasks: Provided, That if a license issued under the authority of this subsection subsequently lapses, the applicant is subject to all licensure requirements, including the examination;(3) Reciprocity provisions;(4) Procedures for investigating complaints and revoking or suspending licenses, including appeal procedures;(5) Fees for issuance and renewal of licenses and other costs necessary to administer the provisions of this article;(6) Enforcement procedures; and(7) Any other rules necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.(b) The commissioner may promulgate emergency rules pursuant to the provisions of 29A-3-15 of this code for the purpose of describing:(1) Provisions for the granting of HVAC residential technician licenses without examination to qualified applicants who present satisfactory evidence no later than December 31, 2019, of having at least 2,000 hours of experience and/or training working on heating, ventilating, and cooling systems: Provided, That if a license issued under the authority of this subsection subsequently lapses, the applicant is subject to all licensure requirements, including the examination;(2) Provisions for developing an examination required to obtain an HVAC residential technician license commensurate with the scope of practice for HVAC residential technicians as described in 21-16-2(d) of this code: Provided, That the rules proposed by the commissioner shall provide that the HVAC residential license examination will be developed in consultation with HVAC industry representatives; and(3) Provisions for allowing HVAC residential technicians to perform work on nonresidential heating, ventilating, and cooling systems subject to rules promulgated by the commissioner.
WV Code § 21-16-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-6. Enforcement; Interagency Agreements Authorized

(a) The Commissioner of Labor and his or her Deputy Commissioner or any compliance officer of the Division of Labor as authorized by the Commissioner of Labor may enforce the provisions of this article and may, at reasonable hours, enter any building or premises where heating, ventilating and cooling work is performed and issue cease and desist orders for noncompliance.(b) The Commissioner of Labor may enter into an interagency agreement with the State Fire Marshal for the mutual purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article and the provisions of article three-e, chapter twenty-nine of this code.
WV Code § 21-16-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-7. Denial, Suspension, and Revocation of License

(a) The Commissioner of Labor may deny a license to any applicant who fails to comply with the provisions of this article or the rules established by the Commissioner of Labor, or who lacks the necessary qualifications: Provided, That the commissioner shall apply 21-1-6 of this code to determine if the prior criminal conviction bears a rational nexus to the license being sought. (b) The Commissioner of Labor may, upon complaint or upon his or her own inquiry, and after notice to the licensee, suspend or revoke a licensees license if:(1) The license was granted upon an application or documents supporting the application which materially misstated the terms of the applicants qualifications or experience;(2) The licensee subscribed or vouched for a material misstatement in his or her application for licensure;(3) The licensee incompetently or unsafely performs heating, ventilating, and cooling work; or(4) The licensee violated any statute of this state, any legislative rule, or any ordinance of any municipality or county of this state which protects the consumer or public against unfair, unsafe, unlawful, or improper business practices.
WV Code § 21-16-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-8. Penalties

(a) On and after January 1, 2016, a person performing or offering to perform, or an employer authorizing a person not exempt by the provisions of section three of this article, to perform, heating, ventilating, and cooling work without a license issued by the Commissioner of Labor, is subject to a cease and desist order.(b) A person continuing to perform, or an employer continuing to authorize a person not exempt by the provisions of 21-16-3 of this code, to perform, heating, ventilating, and cooling work after the issuance of a cease and desist order is subject to the following penalties:(1) For the first offense, a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000;(2) For the second offense, a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000;(3) For the third and subsequent offenses, a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000.(c) Each day after official notice is given, a person continues to perform, or an employer continues to authorize a person to perform, and which is not exempt by the provisions of section three of this article, heating, ventilating, and cooling work, is a separate offense and punishable accordingly.(d)(1) The Commissioner of Labor may institute proceedings in the circuit court of Kanawha County or of the county where the alleged violation of the provisions of this article occurred or are occurring to enjoin any violation of any provision of this article. (2) A circuit court may by injunction compel compliance with this article, with the lawful orders of the Commissioner of Labor, and with any final decision of the Commissioner of Labor.(3) The Commissioner of Labor shall be represented in all such proceedings by the Attorney General or his or her assistants.(e) Any person adversely affected by an action of the Commissioner of Labor may appeal the action pursuant to chapter 29A of this code.
WV Code § 21-16-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-9. Inapplicability of Local Ordinances

On and after January 1, 2016, a political subdivision of this state may not require, as a condition precedent to the performance of work on heating, ventilating and cooling in the political subdivision, a person who holds a valid and current license issued under this article, to have any other license or other evidence of competence beyond those required by the Commissioner of Labor to perform work on heating, ventilating and cooling systems.
WV Code § 21-16-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-10. Disposition of Fees

All fees paid pursuant to this article shall be paid to the Commissioner of Labor and deposited in an appropriated special revenue account hereby created in the State Treasury to be known as the HVAC Fund and expended for the implementation and enforcement of this article. Through June 30, 2019, amounts collected which are found from time to time to exceed funds needed for the purposes set forth in this article may be utilized by the commissioner as needed to meet the division’s funding obligations: Provided, That beginning July 1, 2019, amounts collected may not be utilized by the commissioner as needed to meet the division’s funding obligations.
WV Code § 21-16-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21. Labor|Article 16. Regulation of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling Work|§21-16-11. Veteran Qualifications for License as Hvac Technician

(a) Any person who has served as a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or armed forces reserve, may apply for licensure, if:(1) He or she has successfully completed a course of instruction required to qualify him or her for rating as an HVAC technicians mate or other equivalent rating in his or her particular branch of the armed forces;(2) He or she meets the requirements of this article;(3) He or she has been honorably discharged from service and submits, to the Commissioner of Labor, a photostatic copy of the honorable discharge;(4) He or she submits a completed application to the Commissioner of Labor; and(5) He or she pays the prescribed licensing fees.(b) A veteran who has allowed more than 30 years to pass from the date of his or her successful completion of a course of instruction and the date of application for licensure in this state may be required to attend additional training courses.
WV Code § 21A-1-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21A. Unemployment Compensation|Article 1. Unemployment Compensation|§21A-1-1. Purpose of Chapter

The purpose of this chapter is to provide reasonable and effective means for the promotion of social and economic security by reducing as far as practicable the hazards of unemployment. In the furtherance of this objective, the Legislature establishes a compulsory system of unemployment reserves in order to:(1) Provide a measure of security to the families of unemployed persons.(2) Guard against the menace to health, morals and welfare arising from unemployment.(3) Maintain as great purchasing power as possible, with a view to sustaining the economic system during periods of economic depression.(4) Stimulate stability of employment as a requisite of social and economic security.(5) Allay and prevent the debilitating consequences of poor relief assistance.To give effect to these purposes the Legislature establishes the following system in the belief that the purposes are reasonably within the sphere of governmental control and that the agencies created for their accomplishment are the fairest and most effective devices now available.It is the specific intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this article shall be construed as to comply with the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 (Public Law 94-566) and for that reason the provisions of this chapter are to be effective January 1, 1978.
WV Code § 21A-1-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 21A. Unemployment Compensation|Article 1. Unemployment Compensation|§21A-1-2. Short Title

This chapter may be cited as the "Unemployment Compensation Law."