West Virginia Code
Article 3A. Sales by Retail Liquor Licensees
§60-3A-10c. Criminal Penalties for Unlawful Inducement

(a) Any person who gives another person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from bidding for a retail license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000, and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commissioner of not more than $1 million.
(b) Any person who gives a person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from operating an outlet authorized under a retail license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000, and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commissioner of not more than $1 million.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 60. State Control of Alcoholic Liquors

Article 3A. Sales by Retail Liquor Licensees

§60-3A-1. Short Title

§60-3A-2. Legislative Findings and Declaration; Legislative Purpose

§60-3A-2a. Further Legislative Findings, Declarations and Purpose

§60-3A-3. Sale of Liquor by Retail Licensees Permitted; Cessation of Retail Sale of Liquor by State

§60-3A-3a. Liquor Sampling

§60-3A-3b. Private Liquor Delivery License for a Retail Liquor Outlet or a Third Party; Requirements; Limitations; Third Party License Fee; Private Liquor Bottle Delivery Permit; Requirements, and Curbside In-Person and In-Vehicle Delivery by a Retai...

§60-3A-4. Definitions

§60-3A-5. Creation of Retail Liquor Licensing Board; Members, Terms, Meetings and Officers; General Provisions

§60-3A-6. General Powers and Duties of Board and Commissioner

§60-3A-7. Market Zones; Class a and Class B Retail Licenses

§60-3A-8. Retail License Application Requirements; Retail Licensee Qualifications

§60-3A-9. Investigation of Applicants for Retail License; Notification to Applicants Approving or Denying Application; General Provisions Relating to Licensing

§60-3A-10. Bidding Procedure

§60-3A-10a. Preference for Resident Bidders

§60-3A-10b. Bidding Procedure for Licenses Issued for the Ten-Year Period Beginning July 1, 2010; Purchase Options for Bids Beginning July 1, 2010; and Licenses Issued for Each Ten-Year Period Thereafter

§60-3A-10c. Criminal Penalties for Unlawful Inducement

§60-3A-10d. Financing Option for Retail Licensees Purchasing Class a Retail Licenses

§60-3A-11. Bonding Requirements

§60-3A-12. Annual Retail License Fee; Expiration and Renewal of Retail Licenses

§60-3A-13. Annual Reports

§60-3A-14. Sale, Assignment or Transfer of Retail License

§60-3A-15. Surrender of Retail License

§60-3A-16. Restriction on Location of Retail Outlets

§60-3A-17. Wholesale Prices Set by Commissioner; Retail Licensees to Purchase Liquor From State; Transportation and Storage; Method of Payment

§60-3A-18. Days and Hours Retail Licensees May Sell Liquor

§60-3A-19. Limitation on Amount to Be Sold

§60-3A-20. Nonapplication of Article to Retail Sales of Nonintoxicating Beer

§60-3A-21. Tax on Purchases of Liquor

§60-3A-22. Requirement for Posting Informational Sign

§60-3A-23. Records Required of Retail Licensees; Inspection of Records

§60-3A-24. Unlawful Acts by Persons

§60-3A-25. Certain Acts of Retail Licensees Prohibited; Criminal Penalties

§60-3A-25a. Mandatory Verification of Age of Persons Purchasing Alcohol

§60-3A-26. Civil Penalties

§60-3A-27. Suspension or Revocation of Retail License

§60-3A-27a. Revocation of License or Reduction of Authority to Operate Retail Outlet for Failure to Operate Retail Outlet

§60-3A-28. Notice of and Hearing on Revocation; Right of Appeal; Appeal Procedures

§60-3A-29. Disposition of Inventory Upon Revocation or Surrender of Retail License

§60-3A-31. Rules of Construction; Severability