West Virginia Code
Article 8G. The West Virginia Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Program
§31A-8G-8. Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; Participant Removal

(a) A regulatory sandbox participant shall retain records, documents, and data produced in the ordinary course of business regarding an innovative product or service tested in the regulatory sandbox program, and shall maintain comprehensive records for not less than five years after the conclusion of the regulatory sandbox testing period.
(b) If an innovative product or service fails before the conclusion of a regulatory sandbox testing period, the regulatory sandbox participant shall notify the Division of Financial Institutions and report on actions taken by the regulatory sandbox participant to ensure consumers have not been harmed as a result of the failure.
(c) The Division of Financial Institutions will collaborate with a regulatory sandbox participant to establish periodic and reasonable reporting requirements for the regulatory sandbox participant.
(d) The Division of Financial Institutions may request records, documents, and data from a regulatory sandbox participant, and, upon the divisions request, a regulatory sandbox participant shall make such records, documents, and data available for inspection by the division.
(e) If the Division of Financial Institutions determines that a regulatory sandbox participant has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any practice or transaction that is in violation of this chapter or that constitutes a violation of a state or federal criminal law, the Division of Financial Institutions may remove a regulatory sandbox participant from the regulatory sandbox program and may refer suspected violations of law relating to this act to appropriate state or federal agencies for investigation, prosecution, civil penalties, and other appropriate enforcement actions.
(f) On or before December 1 of each year, the Division of Financial Institutions shall provide an annual written report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance that provides information regarding each regulatory sandbox participant and that provides recommendations regarding the effectiveness of the regulatory sandbox program. This report shall be made publicly available on the divisions website.

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