Any person adversely affected by a decision of the Racing Commission rendered after a hearing held in accordance with the provisions of section sixteen of this article shall be entitled to judicial review thereof. All of the pertinent provisions of section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code shall apply to and govern such judicial review with like effect as if the provisions of said section four were set forth in this section, except that execution of a decision of suspension or revocation of a license shall be stayed or suspended pending a final judicial determination, and except that execution of a decision of suspension or revocation of a permit shall not be stayed or suspended pending a final judicial determination.
The judgment of the circuit court shall be final unless reversed, vacated or modified on appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals in accordance with the provisions of section one, article six, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
Legal counsel and services for the Racing Commission in all appeal proceedings in any circuit court and the Supreme Court of Appeals shall be provided by the Attorney General or his assistants and in any circuit court by the prosecuting attorney of the county as well, all without additional compensation. The Racing Commission, with the written approval of the Attorney General, may employ special counsel to represent the Racing Commission at any such appeal proceedings.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 23. Horse and Dog Racing
§19-23-6. Powers and Authority of Racing Commission
§19-23-7a. Applicants for Licenses and Permits to Provide Fingerprints
§19-23-8c. Local Option Election Procedure; Form of Ballot or Ballot Labels; Effect of Such Election
§19-23-10. Daily License Tax; Pari-Mutuel Pools Tax; How Taxes Paid; Alternate Tax; Credits
§19-23-12. License to Be in Lieu of All Other License, etc., Taxes; Exception
§19-23-12a. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Interstate and Intrastate Horse and Dog Racing
§19-23-12b. Televised Racing Days; Merging of Pari-Mutuel Wagering Pools
§19-23-12c. Interstate Simulcasts by Licensed Racetracks
§19-23-12e. Licensing of Advance Deposit Account Wagering
§19-23-13a. West Virginia Bonus Race Fund
§19-23-13c. Expenditure of Racetrack Video Lottery Distribution
§19-23-14. Disposition of Permit Fees, Registration Fees and Civil Penalties
§19-23-15. Investigation by Racing Commission; Suspension or Revocation of License or Permit
§19-23-18. Horse and Dog Racetrack Construction Permits; Application Therefor
§19-23-20. Petition for Local Option Election
§19-23-21. Local Option Election Procedure; Form of Ballots or Ballot Labels
§19-23-23. Further Elections Restricted
§19-23-25. Application to Enjoin Violations
§19-23-26. Offenses and Penalties
§19-23-28. Effect of Article on Existing Rules and Regulations, Licenses and Permits