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WV Code § 47-21-20 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 21. Charitable Raffles|§47-21-20. Violation of Provisions; Crime; Civil Penalties; Additional Grounds for Suspension or Revocation

(a) Any person who knowingly violates any provisions of this article, other than the provisions of 47-21-18 or 47-21-19 of this code, or subsection (b) of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000; and, upon a second or subsequent conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $100,000 or confined in jail not more than one year, or both fined and confined.(b) On and after July 1, 2010, any person licensed under this article, or any person who operates a raffle without a license under 47-21-3 of this code, who is in possession of any electronic or mechanical raffle ticket system of whatever design or function, other than those machines and apparatus allowed under 47-21-2(n) of this code, that is used or designed to be used as part of a licensed raffle is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years, and fined not less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000, for each electronic or mechanical raffle ticket system of whatever design or function, other than those machines and apparatus allowed under 47-21-2(n) of this code, in the persons actual or constructive possession in this state. For a person other than an individual, upon conviction, the fine may not be less than $100,000 nor more than $500,000 for each video electronic or mechanical raffle ticket system of whatever design or function in the persons actual or constructive possession in this state.(c) A licensee may also have his or her license suspended or revoked for failure to comply with this article and may be required to forfeit the machines or devices to the Tax Commissioner for destruction.(d) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person, licensed or unlicensed under this article, who violates any provisions of this article, or who fails to perform any of the duties or obligations created and imposed upon them by the provisions of this article, other than the provisions of 47-21-18 or 47-21-19 of this code, or subsection (b) of this section, is subject to a civil penalty as may be determined by the Tax Commissioner in an amount not to exceed $10,000.
WV Code § 47-21-22 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 21. Charitable Raffles|§47-21-22. Filing of Reports

Each licensee holding an annual, limited or state fair license shall file with the commissioner a financial report summarizing its raffle operations within thirty days after the expiration date of the license. The time period covered by an annual report is the full license year or, at the election of a licensee receiving state or federal funding, the most recently ended state or federal fiscal year.The reports required by this section shall contain the name, address and social security number of any individual who received during the course of a raffle occasion prizes the aggregate value of which exceeded $100, and other information required by the commissioner: Provided, That any licensee failing to file the report when due is liable for a penalty of $25 for each month or fraction of a month during which the failure continues, the penalty not to exceed $100: Provided, however, That annual financial reports must contain either a compilation or review of such financial report by a certified or licensed public accountant, or may be audited by a certified or licensed public accountant, if a licensee's gross receipts exceed $50,000.
WV Code § 47-21-23 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 21. Charitable Raffles|§47-21-23. Filing of Copy of License; Application Open to Public Inspection

Whenever a license is granted pursuant to this article, the commissioner shall cause a copy of the license to be filed and recorded with the clerk of the county commission of the county in which the raffle occasions are to be held. A copy of the application shall be made available for public inspection in the office of the commissioner.
WV Code § 47-21-25 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 21. Charitable Raffles|§47-21-25. Prohibited Acts by Convicted Persons

Any person convicted of any felony, or a misdemeanor for a gambling offense, or of a violation of any provision of article twenty of this chapter, is prohibited from directly or indirectly obtaining a raffle license, conducting a raffle game, operating a concession, or leasing or providing to a licensee any premises where raffle occasions may be held, within ten years from said conviction.
WV Code § 47-21-26 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 21. Charitable Raffles|§47-21-26. Restrictions on Use of Raffle Equipment

A licensee may use only raffle equipment which it owns, which it borrows without compensation, or which it leases for a reasonable and customary amount.
WV Code § 47-21-27 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 21. Charitable Raffles|§47-21-27. Proceeds of State Fair

The Legislature declares that the net proceeds of any raffle game which accrue to the West Virginia state fair are considered used for charitable or public service purposes as defined in section two of this article. Any proceeds allowed by the state fair board to be paid to or retained by persons who conduct raffle occasions at the state fair are deemed to be expenses incurred by the state fair board.
WV Code § 47-21-28 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 21. Charitable Raffles|§47-21-28. State Fair Raffle License; Rules and Regulations

The West Virginia state fair board may apply annually to the Tax Commissioner for a state fair raffle license to provide for the conduct of raffle occasions at the state fair. The license shall permit the state fair board to have one or more persons conduct raffle occasions at the state fair who have conducted raffle occasions on a regular basis for a least one year prior to the date of the state fair board's application. A license fee of $500 shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner for the state fair raffle license. The provisions of sections eleven, twelve, fourteen, fifteen and twenty-six of this article do not apply to a state fair raffle license. No state fair raffle license may be issued unless the application includes a copy of any lease or agreement entered into between the state fair board and the persons who are to conduct raffle occasions at the state fair. The state fair board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of this article, to govern the holding of raffle occasions at the state fair.
WV Code § 47-21-29 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 21. Charitable Raffles|§47-21-29. Severability

If, for any reason, any section, sentence, clause, phrase or provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other sections, sentences, clauses, phrases or provisions or their application to any other person or circumstance, and to this end each and every section, sentence, clause, phrase or provision of this article is hereby declared to be severable.
WV Code § 47-22-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-1. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:(a) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy or espionage through electronic or other means.(b) "Misappropriation" means:(1) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or(2) Disclosure or use of another person's trade secret without the other's express or implied consent by a person who:(A) Used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or(B) At the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that his knowledge of the trade secret was:(i) Derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it; or(ii) Acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or(iii) Derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or(C) Before a material change of his position, knew or had reason to know that the information was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake.(c) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency or any other legal or commercial entity.(d) "Trade secret" means information, including, but not limited to, a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process, that:(1) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and(2) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
WV Code § 47-22-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-2. Injunctive Relief

(a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.(b) In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time for which the use could have been prohibited. Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of a misappropriation that renders a prohibitive injunction inequitable.(c) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.
WV Code § 47-22-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-3. Damages

(a) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages may include both the actual loss caused by the misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by the misappropriation. In lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by imposition of liability for a reasonable royalty for a misappropriator's unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret.(b) If willful and malicious misappropriation occurs, the court may award exemplary damages in an amount not exceeding twice any award made under subsection (a).
WV Code § 47-22-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-4. Attorney's Fees

If (a) a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, or (b) a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or (c) willful and malicious misappropriation occurs, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
WV Code § 47-22-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-5. Preservation of Secrecy

In an action brought pursuant to this article, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in camera hearings, sealing the records of the action and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.
WV Code § 47-22-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-6. Statute of Limitations

An action for misappropriation must be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.
WV Code § 47-22-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-7. Effect on Other Law

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), of this section, this article displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.(b) This article does not affect:(1) Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;(2) Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or(3) Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.
WV Code § 47-22-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-8. Uniformity of Application and Construction

This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.
WV Code § 47-22-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-9. Short Title

This article may be cited as the "Uniform Trade Secrets Act."
WV Code § 47-22-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 22. Uniform Trade Secrets Act|§47-22-10. Time of Taking Effect

This article takes effect on July 1, 1986, and does not apply to misappropriations occurring prior to the effective date or to misappropriations which began prior to the effective date and continue past the effective date.
WV Code § 47-23-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 23. Charitable Raffle Boards and Games|§47-23-1. Short Title

This article shall be known as and may be cited as the "Charitable Raffle Boards and Games Act."
WV Code § 47-23-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 23. Charitable Raffle Boards and Games|§47-23-2. Definitions

For purposes of this article, unless specified otherwise:(a) "Commissioner" means Tax Commissioner of the State of West Virginia, or his delegate.(b) "Retail value" means the actual consideration paid to the wholesaler by the retailer for any raffle boards or games.(c) "Person" means any individual, association, society, incorporated or unincorporated organization, firm, partnership or other nongovernmental entity or institution.(d) "Retailer" means every person engaged in the business of making retail sales of raffle chances except a charitable or public service organization authorized to conduct raffles pursuant to section three, article twenty-one of this chapter.(e) "Charitable raffle board" or "charitable raffle game" means: (1) A board or other device that has many folded printed slips to be pulled from the board or otherwise distributed without a board on payment of a nominal sum in an effort to obtain a slip or chance that entitles the player to a designated prize; (2) a series of paper cards with perforated break-open tabs, a face value of which is covered or otherwise hidden from view to conceal one or more numbers, letters or symbols, which, on payment of a nominal sum, entitles the player to obtain a chance to a designated prize; or (3) such other similar game which may be defined by the State Tax Commissioner by legislative rule.(f) "Sale" means the transfer of the ownership of tangible personal property for a consideration.(g) "Verification" means a unique manufacture identifiable serial number which is required to be printed on each ticket in a charitable raffle board or charitable raffle game or such other form of identification as may be prescribed by the Tax Commissioner upon a showing of undue hardship by the taxpayer: Provided, That such other form of identification shall be prescribed by rule in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.(h) "Wholesaler" or "distributor" means any person or entity engaged in the wholesale distribution of charitable raffle boards or games or similar boards or devices, as defined by the commissioner, and licensed under the provisions of this article, to distribute said devices to charitable raffle boards or games retailers as defined in this article. It also includes anyone who is engaged in the manufacturing, packaging, preparing or repackaging of charitable raffle boards or games for distribution in this state: Provided, That no license taxes or other fees provided for in this section may be charged to any newspaper or other printing or duplicating operation not regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing, packaging, preparing or repackaging charitable raffle boards or games where the gross sales of such printing or duplicating operation from such activity does not exceed $7,500 per calendar year and who is donating such items or services to a nonprofit entity without compensation may not be considered a "wholesaler" or "distributor" under this article.
WV Code § 47-23-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 23. Charitable Raffle Boards and Games|§47-23-3. Fees

Wholesalers or distributors of charitable raffle boards and games to retailers shall be licensed and a license fee in the amount of $500 shall be paid to the commissioner by each wholesaler or distributor for an annual license. Wholesalers and distributors shall also pay a fee of 20¢ on each dollar of retail value of each charitable raffle board or game sold to a retailer. This fee shall be in addition to any tax imposed pursuant to the provisions of article fifteen, chapter eleven of this code. The fees imposed by this article shall be deposited in accordance with the provisions of section two-a, article nine, chapter eleven of this code.
WV Code § 47-23-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 23. Charitable Raffle Boards and Games|§47-23-4. No Fee on Charitable Raffle Boards and Games by Municipalities or Other Governmental Subdivisions

No municipality or governmental subdivision shall levy any excise or other tax or fee requiring charitable raffle boards or games to be stamped, or requiring licenses for sale thereof, other than licenses which may be imposed as a result of licenses provided for in article twelve, chapter eleven of this code.
WV Code § 47-23-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 23. Charitable Raffle Boards and Games|§47-23-7. Surety Bonds Required; Release of Surety; New Bond

The commissioner may require wholesalers and distributors to file continuous surety bond in an amount to be fixed by the commissioner except that the amount shall not be less than $1,000. Upon completion of the filing of a surety bond an annual notice of renewal, only, shall be required thereafter. The surety must be authorized to engage in business within this state. The bond shall be conditioned upon faithfully complying with the provisions of this article including the filing of the returns and payment of all fees prescribed by this article.Any surety on a bond furnished hereunder shall be released and discharged from all liability accruing on such bond after the expiration of sixty days from the date the surety shall have lodged, by certified mail, with the Tax Commissioner a written request to be discharged. This shall not relieve, release or discharge the surety from liability already accrued or which shall accrue before the expiration of the sixty-day period. Whenever any surety shall seek release as herein provided, it shall be the duty of the wholesaler or distributor to supply the commissioner with another bond.
WV Code § 47-23-7a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 23. Charitable Raffle Boards and Games|§47-23-7a. Requirement of Wholesalers and Distributors to Be Licensed to Do Business in State; Resident Agent Requirement

(a) Any wholesaler or distributor supplying charitable raffle boards or games to retailers in this state shall be registered to do business in this state pursuant to the provisions of article twelve, chapter eleven of this code.(b) Nonresidents otherwise complying with the provisions of this article may be licensed as wholesalers or distributors of charitable raffle boards or games upon designating to the Tax Commissioner a resident agent upon whom notices, orders or other communications issued pursuant to this article may be served and upon whom process may be served.
WV Code § 47-23-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 47. Regulation of Trade|Article 23. Charitable Raffle Boards and Games|§47-23-10. Transportation of Charitable Raffle Boards and Games; Forfeitures and Sales of Charitable Raffle Boards, Charitable Raffle Games and Equipment; Criminal Sanctions

Every person who shall knowingly transport charitable raffle boards or games upon the public highways, waterways, airways, roads or streets of this state shall have in his actual possession invoices or delivery tickets for such charitable raffle boards or games which shall show the true name and the complete and exact address of the manufacturer, the true name and complete and exact address of the wholesaler or distributor who is the purchaser, the quantity and description of the charitable raffle boards and games transported and the true name and complete and exact address of the person who has or shall assume payment of the West Virginia state fee, or the tax, if any, of the state or foreign country at the point of ultimate destination. In the absence of such invoices, delivery tickets or bills of lading, as the case may be, the charitable raffle boards or games so transported, the vehicle or vessel in which the charitable raffle boards or games are being transported and any paraphernalia or devices used in connection with such, are declared to be contraband goods and may be seized by the commissioner, his agents or employees or by any peace officer of the state without a warrant.Any person who transports charitable raffle boards or games in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than one year, or both.Charitable raffle boards and games seized under this section shall be forthwith destroyed in the manner provided hereinafter in this section and such destruction shall not relieve the owner of the destroyed charitable raffle boards and games of any action by the commissioner for violations of this or any other sections of this article.The commissioner shall immediately, after any seizure made pursuant to this section, institute a proceeding for the confiscation thereof in the circuit court of the county in which the seizure is made. The court may proceed in a summary manner and may direct confiscation by the commissioner: Provided, That any person claiming to be the holder of a security interest in any vehicle or vessel, the disposition of which is provided for above, may present his petition so alleging and be heard, and in the event it appears to the court that the property was unlawfully used by a person other than such claimant, and if the said claimant acquired his security interest in good faith and without knowledge that the vehicle or vessel was going to be so used, the court shall waive forfeiture in favor of such claimant and order the vehicle or vessel returned to such claimant.