As used in this article:
(a) "Attack" means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state whether through sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or other weapons or methods.
(b) "Unavailable" means absent from the place of session (other than on official business of the Legislature), or unable, for physical, mental or legal reasons, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a legislator, whether or not such absence or inability would give rise to a vacancy under existing Constitutional or statutory provisions.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 7. Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act
§15-7-2. Declaration of Policy
§15-7-4. Designation of Emergency Interim Successors to Legislators
§15-7-5. Status, Qualifications and Term of Emergency Interim Successors
§15-7-6. Contingent Method of Designating Emergency Interim Successors
§15-7-7. Recording and Publication of Successor's Name
§15-7-8. Oath of Emergency Interim Successors
§15-7-9. Duty of Emergency Interim Successors
§15-7-10. Place of Legislative Session in Event of Attack, etc.
§15-7-11. Assumption of Powers and Duties of Legislator by Emergency Interim Successor
§15-7-12. Privileges, Immunities and Compensation of Emergency Interim Successors