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Article 1. Division of Culture and History
§29-1-1. Division of Culture and History Continued as the Department of Arts, Culture, and History; Sections and Commissions; Purposes; Definitions; Effective Date - (a) The Division of Culture and History and the office...
§29-1-1a. Transfer of Powers and Duties; Existing Contracts and Obligations - Except as otherwise provided in this article, the powers and...
§29-1-2. General Powers of Curator - The curator shall assign and allocate space in all facilities...
§29-1-3. Commission on the Arts - (a) The Commission on the Arts is continued and shall...
§29-1-4. Arts Section; Director - The purposes and duties of the arts section are to...
§29-1-5. Archives and History Commission - (a) The archives and history commission which is hereby created...
§29-1-6. Archives and History Section; Director - (a) The purposes and duties of the archives and history...
§29-1-7. Museums Section; Director - (a) The purposes and duties of the museums section are...
§29-1-8. Historic Preservation Section; Director - (a) The purposes and duties of the historic preservation section...
§29-1-8a. Protection of Human Skeletal Remains, Grave Artifacts and Grave Markers; Permits for Excavation and Removal; Penalties - (a) Legislative findings and purpose. -- The Legislature finds that...
§29-1-8b. Protection of Historic and Prehistoric Sites; Penalties - Historic and prehistoric landmarks, sites and districts, identified by the...
§29-1-8c. State Library Section - (a) There is hereby created a West Virginia State Library...
§29-1-8d. National Coal Heritage Area Commission - (a)(1) The National Coal Heritage Area originally was a partnership...
§29-1-9. Administrative Section; Director - The purposes and duties of the administrative section are to...
§29-1-10. Division Employees Classified by Civil Service; Exceptions - Effective July 1, 1977, any person employed in any of...
§29-1-11. Power to Accept and Receive Funds; Power to Apply for Grants; Disbursal of Funds; Restrictions on Expenditure; Disposition of Funds Heretofore Received or Appropriated - (a) The division may, in the name of the State...
§29-1-12. Publication of Materials; Agreements - The Division of Culture and History shall have the power,...
§29-1-13. Land; Control and Disposal; Rules and Regulations - All land owned or leased by the Division of Culture...
§29-1-14. Washington-Carver Camp; Prohibition of Disposition or Removal of Minerals Without Authorization by the Legislature - Washington-Carver Camp in Fayette County, heretofore transferred to the public...
Article 1A. Commission on Uniform State Laws
§29-1A-1. Appointment and Qualification; How Vacancies Filled - Within thirty days after the effective date of this article,...
§29-1A-2. Term of Office; Expenses - Each of said commissioners shall hold office for a term...
§29-1A-2a. Life Members - In addition to the commissioners appointed and serving pursuant to...
§29-1A-3. Meetings and Officers - The commissioners shall meet at the state Capitol at least...
§29-1A-4. Duties of Commission to Secure Uniformity in State Laws; Report to Legislature - It shall be the duty of each of said commissioners...
Article 1B. Commission on Interstate Cooperation
§29-1B-1. Senate Committee on Interstate Cooperation - There is hereby established a standing committee of the Senate...
§29-1B-2. House Committee on Interstate Cooperation - There is hereby established a similar standing committee of the...
§29-1B-3. West Virginia Commission on Interstate Cooperation - There is hereby established the West Virginia commission on interstate...
§29-1B-4. Terms of Senate and House Committees - The said standing committee of the Senate and the said...
§29-1B-5. Function of Commission - It shall be the function of this commission: (1) To...
§29-1B-6. Commission May Establish Delegations and Committees - The commission shall establish such delegations and committees as it...
§29-1B-7. Names of Committees and Commission - The committees and the commission established by this article shall...
§29-1B-8. Filing Interstate Compacts - (a) Within ninety days of entering into an interstate compact,...
Article 1C. Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
§29-1C-1. To 29-1c-5 - Repealed. Acts, 1994 Reg. Sess., Ch. 61.
Article 1D. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
§29-1D-1. To 29-1d-6 - Repealed. Acts, 1994 Reg. Sess., Ch. 61.
Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact
§29-1E-1. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:...
§29-1E-2. Enactment of Compact - The southern states energy compact is hereby enacted into law...
§29-1E-3. Membership of Board - The Governor shall appoint one of this state's three board...
§29-1E-4. Employees of Board - The employees of the board shall be under such merit...
§29-1E-5. Duties of Members of Board - (a) The members of the board appointed and serving in...
§29-1E-6. Supplementary Agreements - Any supplementary agreement entered into under article six of the...
§29-1E-7. Cooperation of State Agencies, Boards, Departments, etc. - The departments, boards, agencies, commissions, officers and employees of the...
§29-1E-8. Appropriations - The Legislature may appropriate such funds as it deems necessary...
§29-1E-9. Severability Clause - If for any reason any section or provision of this...
§29-1E-10. Effective Date of Amendments to Compact; Prior Compact to Continue in Force - The amendatory provisions to section two of this article enacted...
Article 1F. Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention District Compact
§29-1F-1. Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention District Compact Approved - The following Wheeling Creek Watershed protection and flood prevention district...
§29-1F-2. Appointment of Members of Commission; Vacancies - In pursuance of article IV of the above compact, there...
§29-1F-3. Contributions by Political Subdivisions - The county court of Marshall county, West Virginia, and the...
§29-1F-4. Ohio County Board of Commissioners Authorized to Transfer Certain Special Levy Receipts to the Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Commission - The board of commissioners of the county of Ohio is...
§29-1F-5. When Commission Authorized to Dispose of Real and Personal Property - Subdivision (i), article VI, of the Wheeling Creek Watershed protection...
Article 1G. Interstate Compact on Air Pollution
§29-1G-1. To 29-1g-5 - Repealed. Acts, 1979 Reg. Sess., Ch. 3.
Article 1H. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
§29-1H-1. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Approved - The following Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, which has...
§29-1H-2. Appointment of Members of Commission - In pursuance of Article 2 of the Compact, the Governor...
§29-1H-3. Powers of Commission, Duties of State Officers, Departments, etc. - There is hereby granted to the Commission and members of...
§29-1H-4. Powers Granted Herein Supplemental to Other Powers Vested in Commission - Any powers herein granted to the Commission shall be regarded...
§29-1H-5. Cooperation of State Agencies, Boards, Departments, Subdivisions, etc. - The departments, boards, agencies, commissions, officers and employees of the...
§29-1H-6. Rules and Regulations - The director of health is authorized to promulgate and adopt...
§29-1H-7. Enforcement - (a) Following the establishment of a regional facility pursuant to...
§29-1H-8. Penalties - (a) Any person who after the establishment of a regional...
§29-1H-9. Conflicting Laws - In the event the provisions of the Appalachian States Low-...
§29-1H-10. Fiscal Implementation - The term "budgetary processes" in Article 2(C)(2) of the Compact...
§29-1H-11. When Article Effective - This article shall take effect and become operative and the...
Article 1I. Voluntary Veterans Memorial Check-Off Program
§29-1I-1. Legislative Intent - The intent of this legislation is to authorize and provide...
§29-1I-2. Voluntary Check-Off Designation - The Tax Commissioner shall cause each West Virginia personal income...
§29-1I-3. Contributions Credited to Special Fund - The tax department shall determine by July 1, of each...
§29-1I-4. Use of Funds - The funds shall be used for the purpose of designing,...
§29-1I-5. Effective Date - This article shall apply to all personal income tax returns...
Article 1J. Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact
§29-1J-1. Jennings Randolph Lake Project Compact Authorized - The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a...
§29-1J-2. Date on Which Article Becomes Effective - This article shall take effect and become operative and the...
Article 2. Geodetic and Geological Survey
§29-2-1. Entry on Lands for Surveying Under Federal Acts - It shall be lawful for any person or persons employed...
§29-2-2. Condemnation of Land for Such Purposes - In case the person or persons employed under the act...
§29-2-3. Unlawful Interference With Signal, Monument or Building; Penalty - If any person or persons shall wilfully injure, deface or...
§29-2-4. State Geological and Economic Survey Director; Qualifications for Appointment; Administrative Powers and Duties - The Governor shall appoint as director of the survey a...
§29-2-5. Objects of Survey - The survey shall have for its objects: (a) An examination...
§29-2-6. Reports to Legislature - The director shall cause to be prepared a report to...
§29-2-7. Distribution of Reports - The regular and special reports of the survey, with proper...
§29-2-8. Distribution of Surplus Materials - All materials collected, after having served the purpose of the...
§29-2-9. Right of Engineers and Surveyors to Enter on Property - The engineers, surveyors and other persons employed by and acting...
Article 2A. State Aeronautics Commission
§29-2A-1. Definitions - [Repealed].
§29-2A-2. Short Title; Continuation of Commission; Membership and Compensation; Quorum - [Repealed].
§29-2A-3. Powers and Duties of Commission - [Repealed].
§29-2A-4. Organization of Commission; Meetings; Reports; Offices - [Repealed].
§29-2A-5. Director of Aeronautics; Appointment, Qualifications, Compensation, Powers and Duties; Staff - [Repealed].
§29-2A-6. State Financial Assistance for County, Municipal, and Regional Airports - [Repealed].
§29-2A-7. Federal Aid - [Repealed].
§29-2A-8. Establishment and Operation of State Airports - [Repealed].
§29-2A-10. Public Purpose of Activities - [Repealed].
§29-2A-11. Operation of Aircraft While Under Influence of Alcohol, Controlled Substances or Drugs; Criminal Penalties - [Repealed].
§29-2A-11a. Implied Consent to Test; Administration at Direction of Law-Enforcement Officer; Designation of Type of Test; Definition of Law-Enforcement Officer - [Repealed].
§29-2A-11b. Preliminary Analysis of Breath to Determine Alcoholic Content of Blood - [Repealed].
§29-2A-11c. How Blood Test Administered; Additional Test at Option of Person Tested; Use of Test Results; Certain Immunity From Liability Incident to Administering Test - [Repealed].
§29-2A-11d. Interpretation and Use of Chemical Test - [Repealed].
§29-2A-11e. Right to Demand Test - [Repealed].
§29-2A-11f. Fee for Withdrawing Blood Sample and Making Urine Test; Payment of Fees - [Repealed].
§29-2A-12. Operation of Aircraft at Low Altitude or in Careless and Reckless Manner; Penalty - [Repealed].
§29-2A-13. Unauthorized Taking or Operation of Aircraft; Penalty - [Repealed].
§29-2A-14. Federal License Required for Operation of Aircraft - [Repealed].
§29-2A-20. Enforcement of Aeronautics Laws - [Repealed].
Article 3. Fire Prevention and Control Act
§29-3-1. Short Title - [Repealed]
§29-3-2. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy - [Repealed.]
§29-3-3. State Fire Commission Created; Composition; Qualifications; Appointment; Terms of Office; Removal; Vacancies; Compensation and Expenses - [Repealed.]
§29-3-4. Chairman; Vice Chairman; Meetings; Quorum - [Repealed.]
§29-3-5. Promulgation of Rules and State Fire Code - [Repealed.]
§29-3-5a. Hazardous Substance Emergency Response Training Programs - [Repealed.]
§29-3-5b. Promulgation of Rules and Statewide Building Code - [Repealed.]
§29-3-5c. Liquified Petroleum Gas Systems - [Repealed.]
§29-3-5d. Volunteer Firefighters Training - [Repealed.]
§29-3-5e. Courtesy Certification of Firefighters in Surrounding States to Serve as Volunteer Firefighter - [Repealed.]
§29-3-5f. Fire Service Equipment and Training Fund; Creation of Fire Service Equipment and Training Grant - [Repealed.]
§29-3-5g. Class B Fire-Fighting Foam - (a) The State Fire Commission shall, on or before July...
§29-3-6. Public Hearings and Notice - [Repealed.]
§29-3-7. Commission S Powers in Conduct of Public Hearing - [Repealed.]
§29-3-8. Comprehensive Report by State Fire Marshal - [Repealed.]
§29-3-9. Powers, Duties and Authority of State Fire Commission and State Fire Marshal - [Repealed.]
§29-3-10. State Fire Marshal S Office Transferred to State Fire Commission; Powers and Duties of State Insurance Commissioner With Respect to Fire Marshal Terminated; Operation of Commission Prior to Adoption of Code - [Repealed.]
§29-3-11. Appointment of State Fire Marshal; Term of Office; Removal; Salary; Qualifications; Responsibilities; Employees; Equipment - [Repealed.]
§29-3-12. Powers and Duties of State Fire Marshal - [Repealed.]
§29-3-12a. Responsibilities of Insurance Companies in Fire Loss Investigation - [Repealed.]
§29-3-12b. Fees - [Repealed.]
§29-3-13. Annual Reports - [Repealed]
§29-3-14. Maintenance of Fire Hazard; Order for Repair or Demolition; Order to Contain Notice to Comply and Right to Appeal - [Repealed.]
§29-3-15. Service of Repair or Demolition Order - [Repealed.]
§29-3-16. Work to Be Done at Expense of Owner or Occupant Upon Failure to Comply With Repair or Demolition Order; Action to Recover - [Repealed.]
§29-3-16a. Smoke Detectors in One- and Two-Family Dwellings; Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Residential Units, Schools, and Daycare Facilities; Penalty - [Repealed.]
§29-3-16b. Use of Live Trees in Public Buildings; Exceptions - [Repealed.]
§29-3-16c. Safety Standards for Bed and Breakfast Establishments; Findings - [Repealed.]
§29-3-16d. Performance of Installation of Propane Gas Systems - [Repealed.]
§29-3-17. Additional Remedies to Abate, etc., Fire Hazards - [Repealed.]
§29-3-18. Appellate Procedure Generally - [Repealed.]
§29-3-19. Establishment of Demonstration Buildings and Equipment for Educational Instruction in Fire Prevention and Protection; Payment Therefor - [Repealed.]
§29-3-21. False Alarm of Fire; Penalties - [Repealed.]
§29-3-22. Tax on Insurance Companies - [Repealed.]
§29-3-27. Penalties - [Repealed.]
§29-3-28. Transfer of Certain State Employees; Perpetuation of Rules, Regulations and Orders - [Repealed.]
§29-3-29. Construction - [Repealed.]
§29-3-30. Severability - [Repealed.]
§29-3-32. Awarding Service Weapon Upon Retirement of Fire Marshal or Service Weapon - [Repealed]
Article 3A. Authority of Local Fire Departments
§29-3A-1. Authority of Fire Officers in Charge of Fire, Service Call or Other Emergency; Definition - (a) While any fire department recognized or approved by the...
§29-3A-2. Person in Command at Fire Scene May Take and Preserve Certain Property; Restitution - The chief of any fire department or company or any...
§29-3A-3. Conducting Investigation to Determine Cause of Fire - To determine the cause of any fire, the chief of...
§29-3A-4. Person Attacking or Hindering or Obstructing Firefighter or Emergency Equipment; Penalties - (a) It is unlawful, while any fire department or company...
Article 3B. Supervision of Electricians
§29-3B-1. Declaration of Purpose - This article is enacted to protect the health, safety and...
§29-3B-2. Necessity of License; Definitions - After the effective date of this article, no electrical work...
§29-3B-3. Exemptions; Nonapplicability of License Requirements; Legislative Rules for Limited Reciprocity - (a) This article does not apply to, and no license...
§29-3B-4. Licenses; Classes of Licenses; Issuance of Licenses by Commissioner; Qualifications Required for License; Nontransferability and Nonassignability of Licenses; Expiration of License; Renewal; Reciprocity - (a) The following classes of license may be issued by...
§29-3B-4a. Veteran Qualification for Examination for License as an Electrician - Any person who has served as a member of the...
§29-3B-5. Rules; Applications and Examinations; Fees - (a) The State Fire Marshal shall propose rules for legislative...
§29-3B-6. Relicensing Without Retesting After Nonrenewal Under Certain Circumstances - An electrician previously licensed by the State Fire Marshal who...
§29-3B-7. Denial of License; Suspension and Revocation of License - (a) The State Fire Marshal may deny a license to...
§29-3B-8. Effect of Noncompliance With Article; Failure to Obtain License - Any person, firm, corporation, or employee thereof, or any representative,...
§29-3B-9. Nonapplicability of Local Ordinances; Exclusive License - After the effective date of this article no municipality, local...
§29-3B-10. Disposition of Fees, Fines and Other Receipts - All fees shall be paid to the state Fire Marshal....
Article 3C. Certification of Electrical Inspectors
§29-3C-1. Purpose - This article is intended to protect the health, safety and...
§29-3C-2. Definitions - (a) As used in this article, the terms: (1) "Certified...
§29-3C-3. Certification of Electrical Inspectors Required - After January 1, 2003, no electrical inspections may be performed,...
§29-3C-4. Certification Program; Duties of the State Fire Marshal; Rulemaking - (a) The State Fire Marshal shall propose rules for legislative...
§29-3C-5. Denial of License; Suspension and Revocation of License - The State Fire Marshal shall deny certification to any applicant,...
§29-3C-6. Suspension or Revocation of Certification - The State Fire Marshal may, upon complaint, upon a request...
§29-3C-7. Prohibited Acts - A certified electrical inspector may not: (1) Approve nor disapprove...
§29-3C-8. Required Reporting of Violations - Any certified electrical inspector having knowledge of violations of this...
§29-3C-9. Noncompliance With Article; Failure to Obtain Certification; Penalty - (a) Any person performing electrical inspections without being certified pursuant...
§29-3C-10. Disposition of Fees and Other Receipts - All fees or moneys received as a result of actions...
Article 3D. Supervision of Fire Protection Work
§29-3D-1. Declaration of Purpose - The provisions of this article are intended to protect the...
§29-3D-2. Definitions - As used in this article and the legislative rules promulgated...
§29-3D-3. License Required; Exemptions - (a) On and after January 1, 2009, a person performing...
§29-3D-4. Rule-Making Authority - The State Fire Marshal shall propose rules for legislative approval,...
§29-3D-4a. Veteran Qualification for License as a Journeyman Sprinkler Fitter or a Sprinkler Fitter in Training - Any person who has served as a member of the...
§29-3D-5. Enforcement - (a) The State Fire Marshal and his or her deputy...
§29-3D-6. Denial, Suspension and Revocation of License - (a) The State Fire Marshal may deny a license to...
§29-3D-7. Penalties - (a) On and after January 1, 2009, a person performing...
§29-3D-8. Inapplicability of Local Ordinances - (a) On and after January 1, 2009, a political subdivision...
§29-3D-9. Disposition of Fees - All fees paid pursuant to the provisions of this article,...
Article 3E. Fireworks Safety
§29-3E-1. Unlawful Acts - It is unlawful for a person to manufacture, wholesale, distribute,...
§29-3E-2. Definitions - As used in this article: (1) "Agricultural and wildlife fireworks"...
§29-3E-3. Production or Transportation of Fireworks - A person may produce or transport a firework that is...
§29-3E-4. Sparkling Devices and Novelties Registration Required - (a) A person may not sell sparkling devices or novelties...
§29-3E-5. Consumer Fireworks Certificate Required - (a) A retailer may not sell consumer fireworks unless the...
§29-3E-6. Required Permit for Public Fireworks Display - (a) Any municipality, county, fair association, amusement park or other...
§29-3E-7. Fireworks Safety Fee; Administration; Tax Crimes; Collections; Remittances; Deposits; Distributions; Rules - (a) In addition to the sales tax, a fireworks safety...
§29-3E-8. State Fire Marshal S Rule-Making Authority - The State Fire Marshal may promulgate emergency rules and shall...
§29-3E-9. Exemptions - This article does not prohibit any of the following: (1)...
§29-3E-10. Local Municipalities’ Regulation of Consumer Fireworks - This article does not affect the authority of the governing...
§29-3E-11. Violations of This Article; Penalties - (a) A person may not intentionally ignite, discharge or use...
§29-3E-12. Miscellaneous Offenses; Penalties - Any person who violates a provision of this article for...
§29-3E-13. Seizures by the State Fire Marshal; Enforcement of Law - (a) The State Fire Marshal shall seize, take, remove and...
§29-3E-14. Reporting Requirements; Duration of Reporting Requirements - Annually, on or before January 15, 2017, 2018 and 2019:...
Article 4A. Department of Public Welfare
§29-4A-1. To 29-4a-8 - Repealed. Acts, 1936, 1st Ex. Sess. Ch. 1.
Article 5A. State Athletic Commission
§29-5A-1. Creation of Commission; Members; Officers; Seal and Rules - (a) The State Boxing Commission, heretofore created, is hereby continued...
§29-5A-1a. Commission Office; Administrative Support Provided by Lottery Commission - The office of the commission shall be located on the...
§29-5A-2. Powers and Duties of Secretary; Penalty for False Swearing, etc.; Biennial Reports of Commission - It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep...
§29-5A-3. Commission to Have Sole Control of Boxing, etc., Matches; Licenses; Municipality Not to Tax Boxing, etc., Club - (a) The commission has sole direction, management, and control of...
§29-5A-3a. Power to Regulate Mixed Martial Arts - (a) The commission has sole power, direction, management, and control...
§29-5A-3b. State Athletic Commission Fund - (a) All moneys collected shall be deposited in a special...
§29-5A-4. Licenses to Be in Lieu of All Other Licenses - The licenses herein imposed shall be in lieu of all...
§29-5A-5. Expense of Commission - On or before December 31 of each year, the secretary...
§29-5A-6. Payment of Official in Charge - The deputy, inspector or other officials designated by the commission...
§29-5A-7. Interference With or Restraining of Professional Boxing or Exhibitions - No person or persons, club, organization or corporation shall, except...
§29-5A-8. Issuance of License; Qualification for Licenses; Application of Other Provisions of Chapter; Hearings - (a) The commission may issue a license to promote, conduct,...
§29-5A-9. Sanction or Permit From Commission - No boxing, sparring matches or exhibitions shall be conducted by...
§29-5A-13. Cancellation of License for Fake Boxing, etc., Exhibition; Penalty for Participating in Such Exhibition - Any club, corporation, association or individual which may conduct, hold...
§29-5A-14. Suspension, Revocation, etc., of License - The commission shall have the additional authority and power to...
§29-5A-15. Reports by Clubs to Commission; Bonds of Applicants for License - Every club, corporation, association or individual which may hold or...
§29-5A-16. Presence of Members of Commission or Inspector at Exhibitions and Matches - (a) Each member of the commission may be present at...
§29-5A-17. Referee and Judges; Appointment by Commission; Powers, Payment - (a) The chief official of the boxing match or exhibition...
§29-5A-18. Examination of Contestants by Physician; Presence at Contest; Report to Commission - In any boxing or exhibition match, each contestant must be...
§29-5A-19. Weight of Contestants - No boxer shall be permitted to contest against an opponent...
§29-5A-20. Licenses for Contestants, Referees, and Managers - No contestant, trainer, inspector, referee, other official, matchmaker, or professional...
§29-5A-21. Penalty for Engaging in Unlawful Contest - Any person who shall engage in a boxing contest with...
§29-5A-22. Penalty for Violation Not Expressly Provided For - If any person shall violate any provision of this article,...
§29-5A-23. Injunctive Relief for Violation of Chapter - In the event of violation of any provision of this...
§29-5A-24. Rules Governing Contestants and Matches - (a) The commission shall propose rules for legislative approval in...
§29-5A-25. Special Permits to American Legion and Other Organizations - Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to render...
§29-5A-25a. Certain Amateur Matches Exempt - The provisions of this article do not apply to amateur...
§29-5A-26. Severability - If any section, clause, provision or portion of this article...
Article 6. Civil Service System
§29-6-1. General Purpose - The general purpose of this article is to attract to...
§29-6-2. Definition of Terms - As used in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise,...
§29-6-3. Classified Service - The classified service includes all positions covered by the civil...
§29-6-4. Classified-Exempt Service; Additions to Classified Service; Exemptions - NOTE: West Virginia Code 29-6-4 was amended by two bills...
§29-6-5. Division of Personnel Continued; Functions - (a) The Division of Personnel is continued within the Department...
§29-6-6. State Personnel Board Continued; Members; Term; Quorum; Vacancies; Powers and Duties - (a) There is continued within the Division a State Personnel...
§29-6-7. Director of Personnel; Appointment; Qualifications; Powers and Duties - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Administration shall appoint...
§29-6-7a. Report on a Centralized Personnel System - [Repealed.]
§29-6-8. Duties of Board Generally - In addition to the duties expressly set forth elsewhere in...
§29-6-9. Civil Service Commission Abolished; Transfer of Duties and Responsibilities; Rule of Construction; Transfer of Employees, Equipment, and Records; Continuation of Programs, Protections and Rules - (a) The civil service commission is hereby abolished. All duties...
§29-6-10. Rules of Division - The board shall have the authority to promulgate, amend or...
§29-6-10a. Reduction in Work Force - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or any...
§29-6-11. Duty to Furnish Facilities for Division's Use - All officers and employees of the state and of municipalities...
§29-6-12. Duties of State Officers and Employees; Legal Proceedings to Secure Compliance With Article and Rules - All officers and employees of the state shall comply with...
§29-6-14. Certification of Payrolls; Wrongfully Withholding Certification of Payroll - (a) No state disbursing or auditing officer shall make or...
§29-6-16. Records of Division - The records of the division, except such records as the...
§29-6-17. Services to Political Subdivisions; Cooperation With Agencies for Other Jurisdictions - (a) Subject to the approval of the board the director...
§29-6-19. Refusal to Testify - If any employee in the classified or classified-exempt service shall...
§29-6-20. Favoritism or Discrimination Because of Political or Religious Opinions, Affiliations or Race; Political Activities Prohibited - (a) No person shall be appointed or promoted to or...
§29-6-21. Acts Prohibited - (a) No person shall make any false statement, certificate, mark,...
§29-6-22. Penalties - (a) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this...
§29-6-23. Special Fund; Appropriations; Cost of Administering Article; Acceptance of Grants or Contribution; Disbursements - For the operation of the division, there is hereby created...
§29-6-24. Posting of Job Openings - (a) Whenever a job opening occurs within the classified service,...
§29-6-25. Implementation; Report to Governor and Legislature - (a) General implementation is to be completed no later than...
§29-6-26. Employee Representative Organization Bulletin Boards - A bulletin board of a limited size shall be provided...
§29-6-27. Leave Donation Program - The Division of Personnel after consultation with other state agencies...
§29–6-28. Leave Time for Organ Donation - (a) A full-time state employee shall receive up to one...
Article 7. Poet Laureate
§29-7-1. Appointment; Qualifications; Salary - There shall be a poet laureate of West Virginia, who...
Article 8. Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Commission
§29-8-1. Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Commission Termination - The Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Commission shall cease to...
Article 12. State Insurance
§29-12-1. Intent and Objects - Recognition is given to the fact that the State of...
§29-12-2. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context otherwise clearly...
§29-12-3. State Board of Risk and Insurance Management; Creation, Composition, Qualifications, and Compensation - (a)(1) The "state board of insurance of West Virginia" is...
§29-12-4. Organization, Meetings, Records and Reports of Board - The board shall select one of its members as chairman...
§29-12-5. Powers and Duties of Board - (a)(1) The board has, without limitation and in its discretion...
§29-12-5a. Liability Insurance for County Boards of Education, Their Employees and Members, the County Superintendent of Schools, and Public Charter Schools Electing to Obtain Coverage; Written Notice of Coverage to Insureds - (a) In accordance with the provisions of this article, the...
§29-12-5b. Transit Insurance - In accordance with the terms and provisions of this article...
§29-12-6. Reports to Be Furnished Board by State Officers and Departments; State Records - (a) It shall be the duty of every officer, department...
§29-12-7. Placement of Insurance on State Property, Activities and Responsibilities - (a) No officer, department or employee of the state having...
§29-12-8. Powers, Duties, etc., of Department of Purchases Pertaining to State Insurance Transferred to Board - On the effective date of this article, all powers, duties...
§29-12-9. Penalties for Violation of Article - Any person placing or aiding, abetting, or conspiring to place...
§29-12-10. Repeal of Inconsistent Laws - All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions...
§29-12-11. Interpretation and Purpose; Constitutionality - The provisions of this article are considered remedial and shall...
§29-12-13. Premium Tax Liability - Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary,...
§29-12-14. Promulgation of Rules - The Board of Risk and Insurance Management is authorized to...
Article 12A. Governmental Tort Claims and Insurance Reform Act
§29-12A-1. Short Title; Purposes - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§29-12A-2. Legislative Findings - The Legislature finds and declares that the political subdivisions of...
§29-12A-3. Definitions - As used in this article: (a) "Employee" means an officer,...
§29-12A-4. Governmental and Proprietary Functions of Political Subdivisions; Liability for Damages - (a) The distinction existing between governmental functions and proprietary functions...
§29-12A-5. Immunities From Liability - (a) A political subdivision is immune from liability if a...
§29-12A-6. Limitation of Actions; Specification of Amount of Damages Not Allowed - (a) An action against a political subdivision to recover damages...
§29-12A-7. Punitive Damages Not Allowed; Limitation on Noneconomic Loss; Joint and Several Liability - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code or rules of...
§29-12A-8. Suits - Any person having a claim against a political subdivision within...
§29-12A-9. Settlement or Defense of Suit; Effect of Liability Insurance - (a) If a policy or contract of liability insurance covering...
§29-12A-10. Enforcement of Judgment - (a) Real or personal property, and moneys, accounts, deposits, or...
§29-12A-11. Defense and Indemnification of Employees; Settlement - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a...
§29-12A-12. Recovery of Payments From Employees - A political subdivision has the right to recover from an...
§29-12A-13. Venue; Parties; Real Party in Interest; Service of Process - (a) Actions against all political subdivisions within the scope of...
§29-12A-14. Application of West Virginia Laws and Statutes and Rules of Procedure - The laws and statutes of this state and the rules...
§29-12A-15. Exempt Claim - This article does not apply to any claim against any...
§29-12A-16. Procurement of Liability Insurance and Self-Insurance - (a) A political subdivision may use public funds to secure...
§29-12A-17. Liability Insurance Rates; Rate Filings; Cancellations; Group Insurance - (a) Liability insurance coverage for political subdivisions in effect on...
§29-12A-18. Applicability - This article does not apply to, and shall not be...
Article 12B. West Virginia Health Care Provider Professional Liability Insurance Availability Act
§29-12B-1. Short Title - This article may be cited as the "West Virginia Health...
§29-12B-2. Legislative Findings - The Legislature finds and declares that there is a need...
§29-12B-3. Definitions - As used in this article, the following terms have the...
§29-12B-6. Health Care Provider Professional Liability Insurance Programs - (a) There is hereby established through the board of Risk...
§29-12B-7. Eligibility Criteria for Participation in Health Care Provider Professional Liability Insurance Programs - (a) Only those health care providers unable to obtain medical...
§29-12B-8. Preferred Professional Liability Insurance Program - (a) Eligibility to participate in the preferred professional liability insurance...
§29-12B-9. High Risk Professional Liability Insurance Program - (a) The rate charged participants in the high risk professional...
§29-12B-10. Deposit, Expenditure and Investment of Premiums - (a) The premiums charged and collected by the board under...
§29-12B-11. Payments for Settlement or Judgment - All payments made in satisfaction of any settlement or judgment...
§29-12B-12. Information Exempt From Disclosure - Any specific claim reserve information is exempt from public disclosure...
§29-12B-13. Appeal Bond - In the event of a judgment against a health care...
§29-12B-14. Effective Date and Termination of Authority - Policies written under this article may have an effective date...
Article 12D. West Virginia Patient Injury Compensation Fund
§29-12D-1. Creation of the Patient Injury Compensation Fund; Purpose; Initial Funding of Patient Injury Compensation Fund - (a) There is created the West Virginia Patient Injury Compensation...
§29-12D-1a. Additional Funding for Patient Injury Compensation Fund; Assessment on Licensed Physicians; Assessment on Hospitals; Assessment on Certain Awards - (a) Annual assessment on licensed physicians. — (1) The Board...
§29-12D-2. Administration of Fund; Investment of Fund Assets; Annual Actuarial Review and Audit; Fund Assets and Liabilities Not Assets and Liabilities of the State - (a) The patient injury compensation fund shall be implemented, administered...
§29-12D-3. Payments From the Patient Injury Compensation Fund - (a) Other than payments in connection with the ongoing operation...
Article 15. State Commission on Intellectual Disability
§29-15-1. Creation and Composition - There is created the State Commission on Intellectual Disability hereinafter...
§29-15-2. Quorum; Officers; Meetings - A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute...
§29-15-3. Employment, Salary and Expenses of Personnel - The commission shall have authority to employ such personnel as...
§29-15-5. Purposes - The Department of Health and Human Resources shall take action...
§29-15-6. State Agency for Federal Intellectual Disability Program - The Department of Health and Human Resources is designated and...
§29-15-7. Donations and Grants - The commission may accept for any of its purposes and...
§29-15-8. Annual Report Required - On or before January one of each year, the commission...
Article 17. The West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council
§29-17-1. To 29-17-7 - Repealed. Acts, 1977 Reg. Sess., Ch. 7.
Article 18. West Virginia State Rail Authority
§29-18-1. Short Title - [Repealed].
§29-18-2. Declaration of Policy and Responsibility; Purpose and Intent of Article; Findings - [Repealed].
§29-18-3. Definitions - [Repealed].
§29-18-4. West Virginia State Rail Authority Continued; Organization of Authority; Appointment of Members; Term of Office, Compensation and Expenses; Director of Authority; Termination Date - [Repealed].
§29-18-4a. Supervision of West Virginia State Rail Authority; Executive Director S Compensation - [Repealed].
§29-18-5. Authority May Construct, Maintain, etc., Railroad Maintenance Projects - [Repealed].
§29-18-6. Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Authority Generally - [Repealed].
§29-18-7. Operations; Purchases - [Repealed].
§29-18-8. Creation of Railroad Maintenance Authority Fund - [Repealed].
§29-18-9. Expenditure of Funds for Study and Engineering of Proposed Projects - [Repealed].
§29-18-10. Authority Empowered to Issue Bonds, Renewal Notes and Refunding Bonds; Requirements and Manner of Such Issuance - [Repealed].
§29-18-11. Trustee for Bondholders; Contents of Trust Agreement - [Repealed].
§29-18-12. Legal Remedies of Bondholders and Trustees - [Repealed].
§29-18-13. Bonds and Notes Not Debt of State, County, Municipality or of Any Political Subdivision; Expenses Incurred Pursuant to Article - [Repealed].
§29-18-14. Use of Funds by Authority; Restrictions Thereon - [Repealed].
§29-18-15. Investment of Funds by Authority - [Repealed].
§29-18-16. Rentals and Other Revenues From Railroad Projects; Contracts and Leases of Authority; Cooperation of Other Governmental Agencies; Bonds of Such Agencies - [Repealed].
§29-18-17. Maintenance, Operation and Repair of Projects; Reports by Authority to Governor and Legislature - [Repealed].
§29-18-18. Railroad Maintenance Bonds Lawful Investments - [Repealed].
§29-18-19. Exemption From Taxation - [Repealed].
§29-18-20. Acquisition of Property by Authority; Governmental Agencies Authorized to Convey, etc., Property - [Repealed].
§29-18-21. Property of Public Utilities and Common Carriers - [Repealed].
§29-18-22. Financial Interest in Contracts Prohibited; Penalty - [Repealed].
§29-18-23. Meetings and Records of Authority to Be Kept Public - [Repealed].
§29-18-24. Creation of the West Virginia Commuter Rail Access Fund - [Repealed].
§29-18-25. State Rail Plan Required - [Repealed].
Article 19. Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act
§29-19-1. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§29-19-1a. General Purpose - The purpose of this article is to protect the people...
§29-19-2. Definitions - As used in this article: (1) "Audit" means the systematic...
§29-19-5. Registration of Charitable Organizations; Fee - (a) Every charitable organization, except as provided in section six...
§29-19-6. Certain Persons and Organizations Exempt From Registration - NOTE: West Virginia Code 29-19-6 was amended by two bills...
§29-19-7. Filing of Solicitation Contracts - (a) Every written contract or agreement between professional fund-raising counsel...
§29-19-8. Limitations on Activities of Charitable Organizations - No charitable organizations subject to this article may solicit funds...
§29-19-9. Registration of Professional Fundraising Counsel and Professional Solicitor; Bonds; Records; Books - (a) No person may act as a professional fundraising counsel...
§29-19-10. Information Filed to Become Public Records - Registration statements and applications, reports, professional fund-raising counsel contracts or...
§29-19-11. Records to Be Kept by Charitable Organizations, Professional Fund-Raising Counsel and Professional Solicitors - Every charitable organization, professional fund raising counsel and professional solicitor...
§29-19-12. Reciprocal Agreements - The Secretary of State may enter into reciprocal agreements with...
§29-19-13. Prohibited Acts - (a) No charitable organization, professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor...
§29-19-14. Nonresident Charitable Organizations, Professional Fund-Raising Counsel and Solicitors; Designation of Secretary of State as Agent for Service of Process; Notice of Such Service by Attorney General - Any charitable organization or professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor...
§29-19-15. Enforcement and Penalties - (a) The Secretary of State, upon his or her own...
§29-19-15a. Private Actions and Class Actions - (a) Any person who suffers injury or damages as a...
§29-19-15b. Civil Penalty for Intentional Violations - In any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this...
Article 20. Women's Commission
§29-20-1. Membership; Appointment and Terms of Members; Organization; Reimbursement for Expenses - The West Virginia commission on the status of women is...
§29-20-2. Powers and Duties of Commission - It is the duty of the commission: (a) To review...
§29-20-3. Commission Administrative Personnel - The commission may, consistent with state personnel procedures and with...
§29-20-4. Power of Commission to Accept Funds - The commission, or the Department of Health and Human Resources...
§29-20-5. Rules and Regulations - The commission shall adopt rules and regulations concerning the operation...
§29-20-6. Annual Report - The commission shall, with the approval of the secretary of...
Article 21. Public Defender Services
§29-21-1. Legislative Findings; Purpose - The Legislature finds and declares that in certain proceedings the...
§29-21-2. Definitions - As used in this article, the following words and phrases...
§29-21-3. Establishment of Public Defender Services - There is hereby created an executive agency known as Public...
§29-21-3b. Indigent Defense Commission - (a) There is hereby established the Indigent Defense Commission to...
§29-21-4. Purpose and Duties of Public Defender Services - The agency shall have as its principal purpose the development...
§29-21-5. Executive Director - (a) The Governor shall appoint, by and with the advice...
§29-21-6. Powers, Duties, and Limitations - (a) Consistent with the provisions of this article, the agency...
§29-21-7. Criminal Law Research Center Established; Functions - (a) Within the agency, there shall be a division known...
§29-21-8. Public Defender Corporations; Establishment Thereof - (a) (1) In each judicial circuit of the state, there...
§29-21-9. Panel Attorneys - (a) In each circuit of the state, the circuit court...
§29-21-13. Approval of Public Defender Corporation Funding Applications; Funding; Recordkeeping by Public Defender Corporations - (a) On or before May 1 of each year, each...
§29-21-13a. Compensation and Expenses for Panel Attorneys - (a) All panel attorneys shall maintain detailed and accurate records...
§29-21-14. Limitation on Use of Funds; Exceptions - (a) Funds made available by the agency to public defender...
§29-21-15. Public Defender Corporations -- Board of Directors - (a) The governing body of each public defender corporation shall...
§29-21-16. Determination of Maximum Income Levels; Eligibility Guidelines; Use of Form Affidavit; Inquiry by Court; Denial of Services; Repayment; Limitation on Remedies Against Affiant - (a) The agency shall establish and periodically review and update...
§29-21-17. Private Practice of Law by Public Defenders - (a) No full-time public defender or full-time assistant public defender...
§29-21-18. Records and Reports - (a) The agency is authorized to require such reports as...
§29-21-19. Audits - (a) The accounts of each public defender corporation shall be...
§29-21-20. Appointed Counsel Immune From Liability - Any attorney who provides legal representation under the provisions of...
§29-21-21. Forgiveness of Loans; Reversion of Public Defender Corporation Assets - All equipment, operational or supplemental loans heretofore made under the...
Article 22. State Lottery Act
§29-22-1. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§29-22-2. Legislative Findings and Intent - The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this...
§29-22-3. Definitions - (a) "State Lottery Commission" or "commission" means the state Lottery...
§29-22-4. State Lottery Commission Created; Composition; Qualifications; Appointment; Terms of Office; Chairman's Removal; Vacancies; Compensation and Expenses; Quorum; Oath and Bond - (a) There is hereby created a State Lottery Commission which...
§29-22-5. State Lottery Commission; Powers and Duties; Cooperation of Other Agencies - (a) The commission has the authority to: (1) Promulgate rules...
§29-22-6. Lottery Director; Appointment; Qualifications; Oath and Bond; Salary - (a) There is hereby created the position of the lottery...
§29-22-7. Divisions of the State Lottery Office - There shall be established within the state lottery office a...
§29-22-8. Lottery Director; Powers and Duties; Deputy Directors; Hiring of Staff; Civil Service Coverage; Submission of Proposed Appropriations - (a) The director shall have the authority to: (1) Appoint,...
§29-22-9. Initiation and Operation of Lottery; Restrictions; Prohibited Themes, Games, Machines, or Devices; Distinguishing Numbers; Winner Selection; Public Drawings; Witnessing of Results; Testing and Inspection of Equipment; Price of Tickets; Clai... - (a) The commission shall initiate operation of the state lottery...
§29-22-9a. Veterans Instant Lottery Scratch-Off Game - (a) Beginning September 1, 2000, the commission shall establish an...
§29-22-10. Licensed Lottery Sales Agents; Restrictions; Annual License and Fee; Factors; Application; Bond; Age; Nonassignable License; Organizations Qualified; Commissions; Display of License; Geographic Distribution; Monopoly Prohibited; Lottery Re... - (a) The commission shall propose rules for legislative approval in...
§29-22-11. Prohibited Acts; Restrictions on Sales Agents and Retailers; Unauthorized Sales; Sales to Minors; Gifts to Minors; Prizes to Commission Officers and Staff Prohibited; Criminal Penalties for Prohibited Acts - (a) No person may sell lottery tickets or materials unless...
§29-22-12. Crimes; Forgery, Counterfeiting, etc. of Lottery Tickets; Penalties - Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters,...
§29-22-13. Prohibited Acts; Conflict of Interest; Prohibited Gifts and Gratuities - (1) The commissioners, the director, the deputy directors and the...
§29-22-14. Administrative Violations of Articles; Hearing; Administrative Penalties - (a) In addition to any criminal penalty imposed under the...
§29-22-15. Payment of Prizes to Minors - If the person entitled to a prize or any winning...
§29-22-15a. Option for Winners of Draw Games to Remain Anonymous - (a) A person entitled to collect a gross prize equal...
§29-22-16. Disposition of Unclaimed Prize Money - Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket...
§29-22-17. Lottery Proceeds; Accounting Therefor; Deposit Into Account of State Treasurer; Reports; Funds to Be Held in Trust; Failure to Collect, Account or Deposit; Personal Liability - (a) The commission shall establish rules and regulations for accounting...
§29-22-18. State Lottery Fund; Appropriations and Deposits; Not Part of General Revenue; No Transfer of State Funds After Initial Appropriation; Use and Repayment of Initial Appropriation; Allocation of Fund for Prizes, Net Profit and Expenses; Surpl... - (a) There is continued a Special Revenue Fund in the...
§29-22-18a. State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund - (a) The State Lottery Fund in the State Treasury which...
§29-22-18b. Definition of Term &Quot;state employees." - As used in subsection (b), section eighteen-a of this article,...
§29-22-18c. Increase in Allocation to Higher Education Improvement Fund From State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund - Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (d), section eighteen-a of this...
§29-22-18d. Increase in Allocation to West Virginia Infrastructure Fund From State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund - Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (d), section eighteen-a of this...
§29-22-18e. Increase in Allocation to State Park Improvement Fund From State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to Permit the Issuance of Bonds for Improvements to Cacapon Resort State Park and Beech Fork State Park - Notwithstanding any provision of §29-22-18a(d) of this code to the...
§29-22-18f. Backup Pledge of Bonds Supported by the State Lottery Fund and the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund; Payment of Bond Debt Service - (a) Any and all remaining funds in the State Excess...
§29-22-19. Post Audit of Accounts and Transactions of Office - Before July 1, 2001 and at least every two fiscal...
§29-22-20. Monthly and Annual Reports - (a) The director shall, upon the twentieth day of each...
§29-22-21. Officials Who May Appear at Lottery Drawing - No elected or appointed official, other than the members of...
§29-22-23. Procurement; Disclosures by Vendors and Related Persons and Entities; Authorizing Background Investigation; Unenforceability of Contracts in Contravention of Section - (a) The commission shall utilize the provisions of article three,...
§29-22-24. Disclosures by Vendors and Related Persons and Entities of Political Contributions - (a) For purposes of this section: "Vendor" means any person...
§29-22-25. Preemption of State Laws or Local Regulation - (a) No state or local law or regulation providing any...
§29-22-27. Penalties for Criminal Violations - (a) Any person violating any of the provisions of this...
§29-22-27a. Payment of Prizes to the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement - (a) Upon notification by the Bureau for Child Support enforcement...
§29-22-28. Severability - If any provision of this article or the application thereof...
§29-22-29. Moneys Transferred or Allocated to Nongovernmental Entities Are State Moneys and Have Been So in the Past; Right to Audit State Moneys Transferred to Nongovernmental Entities - (a) Moneys transferred by the commission under provisions of this...
§29-22-30. Methods of Payment for Lottery Prizes - Notwithstanding any provision of this article or any rule to...
Article 22A. Racetrack Video Lottery
§29-22A-1. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§29-22A-2. Legislative Findings and Declarations - (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the limited video...
§29-22A-3. Definitions - As used in this article: (a) "Applicant" means any person...
§29-22A-4. Video Lottery Games Authorized - The state Lottery Commission is authorized to implement and operate...
§29-22A-5. Video Lottery Terminal Requirements; Application for Approval of a Video Lottery Terminal; Testing of Video Lottery Terminals; Report of Test Results; Modifications to Previously Approved Models; Conformity to Prototype; Seizure and Destru... - (a) Video lottery terminals registered with and approved by the...
§29-22A-6. Video Lottery Terminal Hardware and Software Requirements; Hardware Specifications; Software Requirements for Randomness Testing; Software Requirements for Percentage Payout; Software Requirements for Continuation of Video Lottery Game Aft... - (a) The commission may approve video lottery terminals and in...
§29-22A-7. License and Permit Qualifications; Individual Qualifications; Applicant Required to Furnish Information; Waiver of Liability; Oath or Affirmation; Duty to Provide Accurate and Material Information - (a) No video lottery license or permit may be granted...
§29-22A-8. Form of Application; Local Option Elections; Issuance of License; Notice of Incomplete Application; Notice of License or Permit Denial, Suspension or Revocation; Procedure for Review of License or Permit Denial, Suspension or Revocation; F... - (a) The commission shall determine the form of applications to...
§29-22A-9. General Duties of All Video Lottery License and Permit Holders; Duties of Permitted Manufacturers; Duties of Permitted Service Technicians; Duties of Permitted Validation Managers; Duties of Floor Attendants; Duties of Licensed Racetracks - (a) All video lottery license and permit holders shall: (1)...
§29-22A-10. Accounting and Reporting; Commission to Provide Communications Protocol Data; Distribution of Net Terminal Income; Remittance Through Electronic Transfer of Funds; Establishment of Accounts and Nonpayment Penalties; Commission Control of... - (a) The commission shall provide to manufacturers, or applicants applying...
§29-22A-10a. Lottery Commission Income to Be Deposited in State Lottery Fund - Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one, subsection (c), section ten...
§29-22A-10b. Distribution of Excess Net Terminal Income - (a) For all years beginning on or after July 1,...
§29-22A-10c. Surcharge; Capital Reinvestment Fund - (a) For all fiscal years beginning on or after July...
§29-22A-10d. Changes in Distribution of Net Terminal Income; Distributions From Excess Lottery Fund - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (b), section ten of...
§29-22A-10e. Changes in Distribution of Excess Net Terminal Income; Distributions From Excess Lottery Fund - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a), section ten-b of...
§29-22A-10f. Changes in Distribution of Surcharge - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (b), section ten-c of...
§29-22A-10g. Redirection of Certain Amounts From Net Terminal Revenue - (a) The Governor may, by Executive Order, redirect seventy-five percent...
§29-22A-11. Maintenance of Video Lottery Terminals; Manufacturers Required to Provide Training; Notice of Availability of Training; Reports and Certificates of Training Programs; Terminals to Be Maintained in the Condition Approved; Maintenance Log R... - (a) No video lottery terminal may be placed in operation...
§29-22A-12. Number and Location of Video Lottery Terminals Security - (a) A racetrack which has been licensed to conduct video...
§29-22A-13. Payment of Credits; No State Liability; Method of Payment; Restrictions on Payment of Credits; Redeemed Tickets Required to Be Defaced; Liability for Video Lottery Terminal Malfunction - (a) No payment for credits awarded on a video lottery...
§29-22A-14. Transportation and Registration of Video Lottery - (a) Trucking companies or common carriers shipping video lottery terminals...
§29-22A-15. Hearing and Appeal Procedure; Order Refusing License or Permit or Suspending or Revoking Same; Petition for Hearing; Petition Requirements; Cost of Hearings; Subpoenas and Subpoenas Duces Tecum; No Stay of Suspension or Revocation Order;... - (a) If the commission refuses to issue a license or...
§29-22A-16. Offenses and Penalties - (a) A licensee who places a video lottery game or...
§29-22A-17. Disagreement as to Duties of Racing Commission and Lottery Commission - In the event of a disagreement between the Racing Commission...
§29-22A-18. Severability - If any provision of this article or the application thereof...
§29-22A-19. Compulsive Gambling Treatment Fund; Contract Requirements for Compulsive Gamblers Treatment Program - (a) There is hereby created and established a separate special...
Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery
§29-22B-101. Short Title - §29-22B-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may...
§29-22B-102. Authorization for Limited Video Lottery; Regulation by Lottery Commission - Limited video lottery is hereby authorized and may be operated...
§29-22B-103. Exceptions - (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed in any...
§29-22B-201. Legislative Finding; Constitutional Authority; Limited Video Lottery Is a Lottery - §29-22B-201. Legislative finding; Constitutional authority; limited video lottery is a...
§29-22B-202. Legislative Finding; State Ownership of Video Lottery Through Outright Ownership or Possession of a Proprietary Interest in Computer Hardware and Software - The Legislature further finds and declares that: (1) The state...
§29-22B-203. Legislative Finding; License to Participate in Limited Video Lottery Is a Privilege - The Legislature further finds and declares that: (1) A person...
§29-22B-301. Applicability of Definitions - §29-22B-301. Applicability of definitions. For the purposes of this article,...
§29-22B-302. Applicant Defined - "Applicant" means a person applying for a license required by...
§29-22B-303. Associated Equipment Defined - "Associated equipment" means any hardware located on the premises of...
§29-22B-304. Background Investigation Defined - "Background investigation" means a security, criminal and credit investigation of...
§29-22B-305. Central Computer, Central Control Computer or Central Site System Defined - "Central computer," "central control computer" or "central site system" means...
§29-22B-306. Commission or State Lottery Commission Defined - "Commission" or "state Lottery Commission" means the West Virginia Lottery...
§29-22B-307. Control Defined - "Control" means the authority to direct the management and policies...
§29-22B-308. Director Defined - "Director" means the individual appointed by the Governor to provide...
§29-22B-309. Disable or Terminal Disable Defined - "Disable" or "terminal disable" means the process of executing a...
§29-22B-310. Display Defined - "Display" means the visual presentation of video lottery game features...
§29-22B-311. Eprom and Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory Chips Defined - "EPROM" and "erasable programmable read-only memory chips" means the electronic...
§29-22B-312. Identification Document Defined - "Identification document" means a document made or issued by or...
§29-22B-313. Indirect Ownership Defined - "Indirect ownership" means an interest a person owns in an...
§29-22B-314. License Defined - "License" or "video lottery license" means authorization granted by the...
§29-22B-315. Location Defined - "Location" means a restricted access adult-only facility located on premises...
§29-22B-316. Limited Video Lottery Retailer Defined - "Limited video lottery retailer" means a person who holds either...
§29-22B-317. Lottery Defined - "Lottery" means the public gaming systems or games regulated, controlled,...
§29-22B-318. Manufacturer Defined - "Manufacturer" means any person holding a license issued under this...
§29-22B-319. National Criminal History Background Check System Defined - "National criminal history background check system" means the criminal history...
§29-22B-320. Net Terminal Income and Gross Terminal Income Defined - "Net terminal income" means the portion of gross terminal income...
§29-22B-321. Operator Defined - "Operator" means a person holding an operators license granted under...
§29-22B-322. Own Defined - "Own" means any beneficial or proprietary interest in any property...
§29-22B-323. Permit Defined - "Permit" means the authorization issued by the commission allowing a...
§29-22B-324. Permittee Defined - "Permittee" means a licensed operator or a licensed limited video...
§29-22B-325. Person Defined - "Person" means any natural person, and any corporation, association, partnership,...
§29-22B-326. Player Defined - "Player" means a person who plays a video lottery game...
§29-22B-327. Resident of This State Defined - [Repealed.]