Criminal actions to enforce the provisions of this chapter, or rules or regulations issued thereunder, shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General, or at his request by the prosecuting attorney of any county in which the defendant resides, or by an attorney of the department.
The commissioner may cause complaints to be made and proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted against any person violating any provisions of this chapter, and in all such cases no security for costs shall be required of the commissioner.
Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit or other criminal courts of all misdemeanors arising under this chapter.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 21A. Unemployment Compensation
Article 10. General Provisions
§21A-10-1. Agreements to Waive Rights or Pay Employer's Contribution Invalid
§21A-10-2. Assignment of Benefits Invalid; Exemption From Process; Exception
§21A-10-4. Records and Reports; Preservation; Copies; Admissibility; Destruction
§21A-10-5. Right to Representation by Counsel or Agent; Fees
§21A-10-6. Self-Incrimination; Perjury
§21A-10-7. False Representations; Penalties
§21A-10-8. Recovery of Benefits Paid on Misrepresentation; Limitations
§21A-10-9. Penalty for Deducting Employer's Contribution or Requiring Waiver of Right
§21A-10-12. Representation of State in Civil Actions
§21A-10-13. Prosecution and Jurisdiction of Criminal Actions
§21A-10-14. Liability of State for Benefits Limited to Unemployment Compensation Fund
§21A-10-16. Inconsistent Acts Repealed
§21A-10-17. Right to Amend or Repeal Chapter; Application of Certain Provisions
§21A-10-18. Change of Federal Payroll Tax
§21A-10-19. Disclosure of Information to Child Support Agencies
§21A-10-20. Disclosure of Information to Food Stamp Agencies
§21A-10-21. Recovery of Benefits Paid Through Error; Limitation
§21A-10-22. Disclosure of Information to Department of Housing and Urban Development