West Virginia Code
Article 8. Hearings; Administrative Procedures; Judicial Review; Unlawful Acts; Penalties
§31A-8-15. General Penalties

(a) Upon conviction for any misdemeanor offense under the provisions of this chapter, an offending financial institution shall be fined not more than $5,000 nor less than $50 and may, in the discretion of the court in consideration of the nature of the offense, be required to forfeit its corporate charter and franchise. Upon conviction of any individual, whether officer, director, agent, employee or any other person connected or not connected with a financial institution, of any misdemeanor offense under the provisions of this chapter, the offending individual shall be fined not more than $5,000 nor less than $50 and may, in the discretion of the court, be confined in the county jail for not more than twelve months.
(b) Any person or financial institution which violates the provisions of this chapter, the rules adopted thereunder, or a lawful order of the commissioner or board, shall, unless previously fined under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, be subject to civil penalties in an amount not more than $5,000 nor less than $50 in civil actions brought by the commissioner or the board.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking

Article 8. Hearings; Administrative Procedures; Judicial Review; Unlawful Acts; Penalties

§31A-8-1. Hearings Before Commissioner or Hearing Examiner; Procedure, etc.

§31A-8-2. Judicial Review; Appeals to Supreme Court of Appeals

§31A-8-3. Certain Practices by Affiliates, Officers, etc., of Corporate Financial Institutions Forbidden; Penalties

§31A-8-4. Change in Control of Banking Institution; Loans on Bank Stocks; Required Procedures; Prohibitions; Penalties

§31A-8-5. Dealing in Own Stock; Stock Purchases; Limitations; Exceptions

§31A-8-6. Receiving Deposits or Issuing Choses in Action During Insolvency

§31A-8-7. Certifying Checks Falsely

§31A-8-8. False Statements Concerning Banking Institutions

§31A-8-8a. Unauthorized Disclosure of Information From a Financial Institution Examination Report

§31A-8-9. Misapplication of Funds; Fraud by Officers or Employees; False Entries in Books; False Statements; Penalties

§31A-8-10. Unlawful Activity by Bank Personnel

§31A-8-11. Failure to Make, Publish or Distribute Reports; Penalty

§31A-8-12. Procedure for Authorization of Branch Banks; Temporary Offices at Colleges and Universities; Limitations and Restrictions; Examinations and Hearings; Standards of Review; Penalties for Violation of Section

§31A-8-12a. Banking From Mobile Units; Limitation of Messenger Services

§31A-8-12b. Installation and Operation of Customer Bank Communication Terminals Permitted

§31A-8-12c. Loan Origination Offices Permitted

§31A-8-12d. Expedited Procedure for Authorization of De Novo Branch Banks

§31A-8-13. Banking Institution Not to Be Surety; Hypothecation and Other Dealings With Securities and Assets Limited

§31A-8-15. General Penalties

§31A-8-16. Misdemeanors and Felonies

§31A-8-17. Legal Representation of Commissioner and Board

§31A-8-18. References to Code Provisions