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WV Code § 48-14-413 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-413. Combining Withheld Amounts

When an employer has more than one employee who is an obligor who is subject to wage withholding from income for amounts payable as support, the employer may combine all withheld payments to the Bureau for Child Support enforcement when the employer properly identifies each payment with the information listed in this part 4. A source of income is liable to an obligee, including the State of West Virginia or the Department of Health and Human Resources where appropriate, for any amount which the source of income fails to identify in accordance with this part 4 and is therefore not received by the obligee.
WV Code § 48-14-414 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-414. Sending Amounts Withheld to Division; Notice

A source of income is liable to an obligee, including the State of West Virginia or the Department of Health and Human Resources where appropriate, for any amount which the source of income fails to withhold from income due an obligor following receipt by such source of income of proper notice under section 14-407: Provided, That a source of income shall not be required to vary the normal pay and disbursement cycles in order to comply with the provisions of this section.
WV Code § 48-14-415 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-415. Misdemeanor Offense of Concealing Payment of Income to Obligor; Penalty

Any source of income who knowingly and willfully conceals the fact that the source of income is paying income to an obligor, with the intent to avoid withholding from the obligor's income of amounts payable as support, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100.
WV Code § 48-14-416 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-416. Request to Source of Income for Information Regarding Payment of Income

When the Bureau for Child Support enforcement makes a written request to a source of income to provide information as to whether the source of income has paid income to a specific obligor, within the preceding sixty-day period, the source of income shall, within fourteen days thereafter, respond to such request, itemizing all such income, if any, paid to the obligor during such sixty-day period. A source of income shall not be liable, civilly or criminally, for providing such information in good faith.
WV Code § 48-14-417 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-417. Priority of Support Collection Over Other Legal Process

Support collection under the provisions of this section shall have priority over any other legal process under the laws of this state against the same income, and shall be effective despite any exemption that might otherwise be applicable to the same income.
WV Code § 48-14-418 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-418. Misdemeanor Offense for Source of Income's Action Against an Obligor; Penalty

Any source of income who discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or takes disciplinary action against any obligor subject to income withholding required by this part 4 because of the existence of such withholding and the obligations or additional obligations which it imposes on the source of income, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
WV Code § 48-14-501 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-501. Commencement of Contempt Action

BY CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS.§48-14-501. Commencement of contempt action.In addition to or in lieu of the other remedies provided by this article for the enforcement of support orders, the Bureau for Child Support enforcement may commence a civil or criminal contempt proceeding in accordance with the provisions of section 1-304 against an obligor who is alleged to have willfully failed or refused to comply with the order of a court of competent jurisdiction requiring the payment of support. Such proceeding shall be instituted by filing a petition for an order to show cause why the obligor should not be held in contempt.
WV Code § 48-14-502 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-502. Willful Failure or Refusal to Comply With Order to Pay Support

If the court finds that the obligor willfully failed or refused to comply with an order requiring the payment of support, the court shall find the obligor in contempt and may do one or more of the following:(1) Require additional terms and conditions consistent with the court's support order.(2) After notice to both parties and a hearing, if requested by a party, on any proposed modification of the order, modify the order in the same manner and under the same requirements as an order requiring the payment of support may be modified under the provisions of Part 5-701, et seq. A modification sought by an obligor, if otherwise justified, shall not be denied solely because the obligor is found to be in contempt.(3) Order that all accrued support and interest thereon be paid under such terms and conditions as the court, in its discretion, may deem proper.(4) Order the contemnor to pay support in accordance with a plan approved by the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement or to participate in such work activities as the court deems appropriate.(5) If appropriate under the provisions of section 1-304:(A) Commit the contemnor to the regional jail; or(B) Commit the contemnor to the regional jail with the privilege of leaving the jail, during such hours as the court determines and under such supervision as the court considers necessary, for the purpose of allowing the contemnor to go to and return from his or her place of employment.
WV Code § 48-14-503 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-503. Limitation on Length of Commitment

(a) In a commitment under subdivision (5) of section 14-502 the court shall confine the contemnor for an indeterminate period not to exceed six months or until such time as the contemnor has purged himself or herself, whichever shall first occur.(b) An obligor committed under subdivision (5), section five hundred two of this article shall be released by court order if the court has reasonable cause to believe that the obligor will comply with the court's order.
WV Code § 48-14-504 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-504. Violation of Work Release Conditions

If an obligor is committed to jail under the provisions of paragraph (B), subdivision (5), of section 14-502 and violates the conditions of the court, the court may commit the person to the county or regional jail without the privilege provided under said paragraph (B) for the balance of the period of commitment imposed by the court.
WV Code § 48-14-505 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-505. Misdemeanor Offense of Escape From Custody; Penalty

If a person is committed to jail under the provisions of paragraph (B), subdivision (5), of section 14-502 and willfully fails to return to the place of confinement within the time prescribed, such person shall be considered to have escaped from custody and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year.
WV Code § 48-14-601 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-601. Definitions

OF CHILD SUPPORT IN INTERSTATE CASES.§48-14-601. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "High-volume automated administrative enforcement" in interstate cases means at the request of another state, the identification by a state, through automated data matches with financial institutions and other entities where assets may be found, of assets owned by persons who owe child support in other states, and the seizure of such assets by the state, through levy or other appropriate processes.(2) "Assisting state" means a state which matches the requesting state's delinquent obligors against the databases of financial institutions and other entities within its own state boundaries where assets may be found, and, if appropriate, seizes assets on behalf of the requesting state.(3) "Requesting state" means a state transmitting a request for administrative enforcement to another state.(4) "State" means a state of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term "state" shall also include Indian tribes and a foreign jurisdiction that has enacted a law or established procedures for issuance and enforcement of support which are substantially similar to the procedures under this chapter or under the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act, the revised uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act, or the uniform interstate family support act.
WV Code § 48-14-602 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-602. Use of Automated Administrative Enforcement

The Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall use automated administrative enforcement to the same extent as used for intrastate cases in response to a request made by another state to enforce support orders, and shall promptly report the results of such enforcement procedures to the requesting state.
WV Code § 48-14-603 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-603. Enforcing Support Orders Through Automated Administrative Enforcement

(a) The Bureau for Child Support enforcement may, by electronic or other means, transmit to, or receive from, another state a request for assistance in enforcing support orders through automated administrative enforcement. Such request shall include:(1) Information as will enable the assisting state to compare the information about the cases to the information in the databases of the state;(2) All supporting documentation necessary under the laws of this state to support an attachment of the asset or assets, should such assets be located; and(3) Said transmittal shall constitute a certification by the requesting state:(A) Of the amount of past-due support owed; and(B) That the requesting state has complied with all procedural due process requirements applicable to each case.(b) A requesting state may transmit to an assisting state either:(1) A request to locate and seize assets; or(2) A request to seize an asset already identified by the requesting state.
WV Code § 48-14-701 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-701. Posting of Bonds or Giving Security to Guarantee Payment of Overdue Support

An obligor with a pattern of overdue support may be required by order of the court to post bond, give security or some other guarantee to secure payment of overdue support. The guarantee may include an order requiring that stocks, bonds or other assets of the obligor be held in escrow by the court until the obligor pays the support.
WV Code § 48-14-801 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-801. When Monthly Payments May Be Increased to Satisfy Overdue Support

(a) For the purpose of securing overdue support, the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement has the authority to increase the monthly support payments of an obligor by as much as $100 per month to satisfy the arrearage when:(1) An obligor has failed to make payments as required by a support order and arrears are equal to an amount of support payable for six months if the order requires support to be paid in monthly installments; or(2) An obligor has failed to make payments as required by a support order and arrears are equal to an amount of support payable for twenty-seven weeks if the order requires support to be paid in weekly or biweekly installments.(b) For the purpose of securing overdue support, the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement has the authority to increase the monthly support payments of an obligor by as much as $200 per month to satisfy the arrearage when:(1) An obligor's gross income equals or exceeds $65,000; and(2) An obligor has failed to make payments as required by a support order and arrears are equal to an amount of support payable for twelve months if the order requires support to be paid in monthly installments; or(3) An obligor has failed to make payments as required by a support order and arrears are equal to an amount of support payable for fifty-four weeks if the order requires support to be paid in weekly or biweekly installments.(c) An increase in monthly support under this section will be in addition to any amounts withheld from income pursuant to this article.(d) This increase in monthly support may be enforced through the withholding process.
WV Code § 48-14-802 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-802. Notice of Increase in Monthly Payments to Satisfy Overdue Support

§48-14-802. Notice of increase in monthly payments to satisfy overdue support.Notice of the increase shall be sent to the obligor at the time such increase is implemented. If the obligor disagrees with the increase in payments, he or she may file, within thirty days of the date of the notice, a motion with the court for a determination of whether there should be an increase in monthly payments and the amount of that increase, if any.
WV Code § 48-14-803 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-803. Application to Support Orders of Courts of Competent Jurisdiction

The provisions of sections 14-801 and 14-802 apply to support orders issued by a court of competent jurisdiction of this or any other state.
WV Code § 48-14-901 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-901. Procedure When Person Contests Action Proposed to Be Taken Against Him

BUREAU FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.§48-14-901. Procedure when person contests action proposed to be taken against him (a) In any case arising under the provisions of this article wherein a notice is served upon a person requiring him or her to notify the Bureau for Child Support enforcement if the person is contesting action proposed to be taken against him (1) If the person so notified does not submit written reasons for contesting the action within the time set to contest the proposed action, and does not request a meeting with the Bureau for Child Support enforcement, then the Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall proceed with the proposed action; or(2) If the person so notified does submit written reasons for contesting the action within the time set to contest the proposed action, and requests a meeting with the Bureau for Child Support enforcement, then the Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall schedule a meeting at the earliest practicable time with the person and attempt to resolve the matter informally.(b) If the matter cannot be resolved informally, the Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall make a determination as to whether the proposed action is proper and should actually occur.(c) The determination of the Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall be made within forty-five days from the date of the notice which first apprised the person of the proposed action. Upon making the determination, the Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall inform the parties as to whether or not the proposed action will occur, and, if it is to occur, of the date on which it is to begin, and in the case of withholding from income, shall furnish the obligor with the information contained in any notice given to an employer under the provisions of section 14-407 with respect to such withholding.
WV Code § 48-14-1001 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 14. Remedies for the Enforcement of Support Obligations|§48-14-1001. Misrepresentation of Delinquent Support Payments; Penalty

§48-14-1001. Misrepresentation of delinquent support payments; penalty.If any person knowingly and willfully makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation, or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry, thus misrepresenting the amount of child support actually due and owing, and if such statement, representation, writing or document causes bureau for support enforcement attorney in reliance thereon to institute an action or proceeding or otherwise commence to enforce a support obligation under this article or under section 1-305, such person is guilty of false swearing and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided by law for such offense.
WV Code § 48-15-101 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 15. Enforcement of Support Order Through Action Against License|§48-15-101. Applicability of Definitions

§48-15-101. Applicability of definitions.For purposes of this article, the words or terms defined in this article, and any variation of those words or terms required by the context, have the meanings ascribed to them. These definitions are applicable unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.
WV Code § 48-15-102 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 15. Enforcement of Support Order Through Action Against License|§48-15-102. Action Against a License Defined

Action against a license means action taken by the Bureau for Child Support enforcement to cause the denial, nonrenewal, suspension or restriction of a license applied for or held by: (A) A support obligor owing overdue support; or (B) a person who has failed to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to paternity or child support proceedings.
WV Code § 48-15-103 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 15. Enforcement of Support Order Through Action Against License|§48-15-103. Application Defined

Application means a request to have a license issued, a request for a renewal of an existing license or a request to change the status of an existing license.
WV Code § 48-15-104 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 15. Enforcement of Support Order Through Action Against License|§48-15-104. License Defined

License means a license, permit, certificate of registration, registration, credential, stamp or other indicia that evidences a personal privilege entitling a person to do an act that he or she would otherwise not be entitled to do, or evidences a special privilege to pursue a profession, trade, occupation, business or vocation.
WV Code § 48-15-201 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 15. Enforcement of Support Order Through Action Against License|§48-15-201. Licenses Subject to Action

§48-15-201. Licenses subject to action.The following licenses are subject to an action against a license as provided for in this article:(1) A business registration certificate issued under article twelve, chapter eleven of this code authorizing a person to transact business in the State of West Virginia;(2) A permit or license issued under chapter seventeen-b of this code authorizing a person to drive a motor vehicle;(3) A commercial driver's license issued under chapter seventeen-e of this code authorizing a person to drive a class of commercial vehicle;(4) A permit, license or stamp issued under article two or two-b, chapter twenty of this code regulating a person's activities for wildlife management purposes, authorizing a person to serve as an outfitter or guide or authorizing a person to hunt or fish;(5) A license or registration issued under chapter thirty of this code authorizing a person to practice or engage in a profession or occupation;(6) A license issued under article twelve, chapter forty-seven of this code authorizing a person to transact business as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson;(7) A license or certification issued under article fourteen, chapter thirty-seven of this code authorizing a person to transact business as a real estate appraiser;(8) A license issued under article twelve, chapter thirty-three of this code authorizing a person to transact insurance business as an agent, broker or solicitor;(9) A registration made under article two, chapter thirty-two of this code authorizing a person to transact securities business as a broker-dealer, agent or investment advisor;(10) A license issued under article twenty-two, chapter twenty-nine of this code authorizing a person to transact business as a lottery sales agent;(11) A license issued under article thirty-two or thirty-four, chapter sixteen of this code authorizing persons to pursue a trade or vocation in asbestos abatement or radon mitigation;(12) A license issued under article eleven, chapter twenty-one of this code authorizing a person to act as a contractor;(13) A license issued under article two-c, chapter nineteen of this code authorizing a person to act as an auctioneer; and(14) A license, permit or certificate issued under chapter nineteen of this code authorizing a person to sell, market or distribute agricultural products or livestock.
WV Code § 48-15-202 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 15. Enforcement of Support Order Through Action Against License|§48-15-202. Persons Subject to Notice of Action Against License

The Bureau for Child Support enforcement shall send a written notice of an action against a license to a person who:(1) Owes overdue child support, if the child support arrearage equals or exceeds the amount of child support payable for six months;(2) Has failed for a period of six months to pay medical support ordered under article 12-101, et seq., of this code; or (3) Has failed, after appropriate notice, to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to paternity or child support proceedings.
WV Code § 48-15-203 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 48. Domestic Relations|Article 15. Enforcement of Support Order Through Action Against License|§48-15-203. Exhaustion of Other Statutory Enforcement Methods

In the case of overdue child support or noncompliance with a medical support order, notice of an action against a license shall be served only if other statutory enforcement methods to collect the support arrearage have been exhausted or are not available.