West Virginia Code
Article 11A. West Virginia Fair Housing Act
§5-11A-12. Subpoenas; Giving of Evidence; Witness Fees; Enforcement of Subpoenas

The commission may, in accordance with this subsection, issue subpoenas and order discovery in aid of investigations and hearings under this article. Such subpoenas and discovery may be ordered to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as would apply if the subpoenas or discovery were ordered or served in aid of a civil action in the circuit courts of this state.
Witnesses summoned by a subpoena under this article shall be entitled to the same witness and mileage fees as witnesses in proceedings in the circuit courts of this state. Fees payable to a witness summoned by a subpoena shall be paid by the commission, the complainant or the respondent in accordance with section one, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
Enforcement of subpoenas may be had in the circuit courts of this state as set out in section one, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.

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Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.

Article 11A. West Virginia Fair Housing Act

§5-11A-1. Short Title

§5-11A-2. Declaration of Policy

§5-11A-3. Definitions

§5-11A-3a. Volunteer Services or Materials to Build or Install Basic Universal Design Features; Workers, Contractors, Engineers, and Architects; Immunity From Civil Liability

§5-11A-4. Application of Article

§5-11A-5. Discrimination in Sale or Rental of Housing and Other Prohibited Practices

§5-11A-6. Discrimination in Residential Real Estate-Related Transactions

§5-11A-7. Discrimination in Provision of Brokerage Services

§5-11A-8. Religious Organization or Private Club Exemption

§5-11A-9. Administration; Authority and Responsibility; Delegation of Authority; Appointment of Administrative Law Judges; Location of Conciliation Meetings; Administrative Review; Cooperation of the Commission and Executive Departments and Agencies...

§5-11A-10. Education and Conciliation; Conferences and Consultations; Reports

§5-11A-11. Administrative Enforcement; Preliminary Matters; Complaints and Answers; Service; Conciliation; Injunctions; Reasonable Cause Determinations; Issuance of Charge

§5-11A-12. Subpoenas; Giving of Evidence; Witness Fees; Enforcement of Subpoenas

§5-11A-13. Election of Remedies; Administrative Hearings and Discovery; Exclusivity of Remedies; Final Orders; Review by Commission; Judicial Review; Remedies; Attorney Fees

§5-11A-14. Enforcement by Private Persons; Civil Actions; Appointed Attorneys; Remedies; Bona Fide Purchasers; Intervention by Attorney General

§5-11A-15. Enforcement by Attorney General; Pattern or Practice Cases; Subpoena Enforcement; Remedies; Intervention

§5-11A-16. Interference, Coercion or Intimidation; Enforcement by Civil Action

§5-11A-17. Cooperation With Local Agencies Administering Fairhousing Laws; Utilization of Services and Personnel; Reimbursement; Written Agreements; Publication Instate Register

§5-11A-18. Effect on Other Laws

§5-11A-19. Severability of Provisions

§5-11A-20. Rules to Implement Article