Exceptions from the mandatory purchase provisions of section five of this article may be granted when a correctional industries article or product does not meet the reasonable requirements of the requesting state office, department, institution or agency, or when the requisition cannot be fulfilled because of insufficient supply or other reason. No state office, department, institution or agency may evade the requirements of section five of this article, or of this section, making insubstantial variations from the characteristics of correctional industries products or articles.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 25. Division of Corrections
Article 7. Correctional Industries Act of 2009
§25-7-3. Establishment of Industries at Correctional Facilities; Purposes and Extent
§25-7-4. Correctional Industries Service Contracts
§25-7-5. Purchase of Inmate-Made Goods by State Agencies
§25-7-6. Exceptions to Mandatory Purchase Requirement
§25-7-7. Catalogues and a Website of Articles and Products Made and Produced
§25-7-8. Commissioner to Determine Prices
§25-7-9. Annual Statements by the Commissioner
§25-7-10. Indebtedness for Capital Outlay Projects
§25-7-11. Correctional Industries Account
§25-7-12. Sale of Inmate-Made Goods on Open Market Prohibited; Penalty; Exceptions