(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
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-8-5. 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-8-10. Unlawful Activity by Bank Personnel
§31A-8-11. Failure to Make, Publish or Distribute Reports; Penalty
§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-8-16. Misdemeanors and Felonies