The county court of any county is hereby authorized and empowered to require by order entered of record that no person shall locate, place or maintain for residency purposes a mobile home or house trailer, excluding motor homes, travel trailers and camper vehicles, in such county for more than thirty days until the owner of such mobile home or house trailer shall have first obtained a permit to do so from the assessor of such county. Such permit shall be for information purposes and an application for any such permit shall be made upon such forms as may be prescribed by the assessor. A fee not exceeding $2, to be fixed by the county court by order entered of record, may be charged by the assessor for the issuance of any such permit. All fees so collected shall become a part of the county treasury.
Any person violating any such county court order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than ten nor more than $100. Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with courts of record with criminal jurisdiction of any offense under this section.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 1. County Commissions Generally
§7-1-1. County Commissions Corporations; How Constituted; Election of President
§7-1-1b. Legislative Findings; Qualifications for County Commissioners
§7-1-3. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties
§7-1-3bb. Levy For, Establishment and Operation of Sheltered Workshops; Financial Aid
§7-1-3d. Levy For, Establishment, and Operation of Fire Prevention Units; Financial Aid
§7-1-3e. Acquisition of Land For, and Operation Of, Public Refuse Dumps and Sanitary Landfills
§7-1-3ee. Providing for Payment of Service Fees at Banking Institutions
§7-1-3f. Establishment and Operation of Garbage and Refuse Collection and Disposal Services
§7-1-3g. Acquisition, Operation, and Maintenance of Sewerage Systems and Sewage Plants
§7-1-3gg. Lease Agreements for Equipment or Materials With Option to Cancel or Renew
§7-1-3i. County Commission May Cooperate With Other Governmental Units
§7-1-3k. Authority to Lease, Rent or Permit the Use of County Property
§7-1-3kk. Authority to Provide for the Elimination of Hazards to Public Health and Safety; Penalty
§7-1-3m. Authority to Employ, Fix Compensation for and Discharge Personnel
§7-1-3mm. Transfer of Development Rights in Growth Counties
§7-1-3n. Authority of Certain Counties as to Building and Housing Codes; State Building Code
§7-1-3oo. Authority to Enter Into Energy-Savings Contracts
§7-1-3p. Authority to Require Permits for Mobile Homes or House Trailers; Penalty
§7-1-3pp. Additional Powers and Duties of Commission; Areas of Special or Unique Interest
§7-1-3rr. Accessible County Records; Required Information
§7-1-3s. Authority to Govern Traffic and Parking; Rules and Regulations; Penalties
§7-1-3tt. Restriction on the Regulation of Trades, Occupations, and Professions
§7-1-3u. Authority of Counties and Municipalities to Treat Streams to Prevent Floods
§7-1-3x. County Information Referral Service
§7-1-3y. Authority to Grant Funds to Nutrition Programs
§7-1-3z. Authority of Counties to Govern Business of Massage
§7-1-5. Duties of County Commissioners; Payment for Services Other Than Services in Court
§7-1-5a. Excusal of Commissioner From Voting Where Conflict of Interest Involved
§7-1-6. Power to Punish for Contempts
§7-1-8. Continuance of Matters at End of Session
§7-1-9. Creation of Special Funds
§7-1-10. Special Account for Federal and State Grants-in-Aid Authorized
§7-1-11. Purchasing in Open Market or Competitive Bids; Debarment
§7-1-12. Authority for Establishing County Curfews; Jurisdiction for Violations
§7-1-13. Regulation of Amateur Radio Antennas
§7-1-15. Challenge of Candidate for County Commission; Residency