West Virginia Code
Article 1. General Administrative Provisions
§23-1-8. Authority of Insurance Commissioner and Employees as to Oaths and Evidence

The Insurance Commissioner and other employees appointed by the Insurance Commissioner may, for the purpose contemplated by this chapter, administer oaths, certify official acts, take depositions, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of pertinent books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and testimony.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 23. Workers' Compensation

Article 1. General Administrative Provisions

§23-1-1. Regulation of the Workers Compensation System by the Insurance Commissioner; Findings

§23-1-1b. Powers and Duties of Insurance Commissioner

§23-1-1c. Payment Withholding; Interception; Penalty

§23-1-1d. Rules of Former Division of Workers Compensation

§23-1-1e. Transfer of Assets and Contracts; Ability to Acquire, Own, Lease and Otherwise Manage Property

§23-1-1f. Authority of Insurance Commission to Exempt Employees From Classified Service; Exemption From Purchasing Rules

§23-1-1g. Legislative Intent to Create a Quasi-Public Entity

§23-1-1h. Powers and Duties of Office of Judges Transferred to Board of Review; Definition of Certain Terms Effective July 1, 2022

§23-1-2. Oversight of the Workers Compensation Commission

§23-1-3. Payment of Salaries and Expenses Generally; Manner; Limitation

§23-1-4. Records; Confidentiality; Exceptions

§23-1-4a. Bond for Executive Director and Associate Director

§23-1-5. Office of Insurance Commissioner; Hearings

§23-1-6. Employment of Associate Director and Other Assistants; Compensation and Travel Expenses

§23-1-7. Associate Director to Act During Executive Director S Absence or Inability to Act and in Case of Vacancy; Bond of Associate Director

§23-1-8. Authority of Insurance Commissioner and Employees as to Oaths and Evidence

§23-1-9. Compelling Compliance With Order or Subpoena

§23-1-10. Fee of Officer Serving Subpoena; Fees and Mileage of Witnesses

§23-1-11. Depositions; Investigations

§23-1-12. Copies of Proceedings as Evidence

§23-1-13. Rules of Procedure and Evidence; Persons Authorized to Appear in Proceedings; Withholding of Psychiatric and Psychological Reports and Providing Summaries Thereof

§23-1-14. Forms

§23-1-15. Procedure Before Insurance Commissioner

§23-1-17. Annual Report by the Insurance Commissioner and Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board

§23-1-18. Insurance Commissioner Employees Not Subject to Subpoena for Workers Compensation Hearings

§23-1-19. Civil Remedies

§23-1-20. Employment Preference for Employees in Workers Compensation Litigation Unit

§23-1-21. Authorization to Require the Electronic Invoices and Transfers