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§5-1-1. Arrest or Deportation of Persons During War - The Governor may cause to be apprehended and imprisoned, or...
§5-1-2. Arrest of Persons Aiding Enemy or Insurgents - He may also cause to be apprehended and imprisoned all...
§5-1-3. Power to Send for Persons and Papers in Such Cases - In order to obtain information in such cases, the Governor...
§5-1-4. Warrants of Governor Under §§5-1-1 to 5-1-3 - Any warrant or order of the Governor, under the three...
§5-1-5. Discharge From Arrest; Bond - Any person so apprehended or imprisoned may, at the discretion...
§5-1-13. Construction of §§5-1-7 to 5-1-13; Severability; How Cited - The provisions of sections seven to thirteen of this article...
§5-1-14. Rewards for Arrest of Criminals or in Case of Assault on or Assassination of Judge; Employment of Detectives - The Governor may offer a reward for apprehending and securing...
§5-1-15. Return of Warrants Issued by Governor - Every officer to whom any order or warrant of the...
§5-1-16. Remission of Fines and Penalties; Commutation Of - Sentences; reprieves; paroles; pardons. The Governor shall have power to...
§5-1-16a. Expungement of Criminal Record Upon Full and Unconditional Pardon - (a) Any person who has received a full and unconditional...
§5-1-17. When Governor May Remit Fine or Penalty - The Governor may remit in whole or in part any...
§5-1-18. Payments From Civil Contingent Fund - Out of the sum annually appropriated as a civil contingent...
§5-1-19. Temporary Loans - The Governor may raise, from time to time, by temporary...
§5-1-20. Reports to the Governor; Form and Contents; Transmission to the Legislature; Special Reports - (a) The secretaries of the executive department and the officers...
§5-1-21. Printing and Distribution of Biennial Messages; Distribution of Legislative Journals - Of the biennial messages submitted to the Legislature by the...
§5-1-22. Vacancies in Offices Filled by Appointment of Governor; Senate Action; Bond Requirements; Filling Vacancies in Other Appointive Offices - (a) In case of a vacancy, during the recess of...
§5-1-23. Securing Congressional Appropriations When Legislature Not in Session; Powers of Designated State Agency; Transfers of Appropriation Items by Governor - The Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to take whatever...
§5-1-24. Appointment of Assistant Attorney General to Perform Duties for Governor; Compensation - The Governor, if he deem such action necessary, may request...
§5-1-25. Designation of Daylight Saving Time as Official Time - Daylight saving time shall be the statewide official time, commencing...
§5-1-26. Fuel Emergency; Power of the Governor to Declare an Emergency; Duties of the Governor With Respect to Such Emergency; Assistance of Other State Agencies and Local Law-Enforcement Agencies; Injunctive Relief; Penalties; Jurisdiction - (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the purposes...
§5-1-27. Draping of State Flag to Honor the Passing of Law-Enforcement Officers - When any law-enforcement officer employed by the state or any...
§5-1-28. Prerequisites for Bond Issuance and Refunding - (a) On and after February 1, 2005, bonds may not...
§5-1-29. Reciprocity Agreements to Establish Regulations, Licensing Requirements and Taxes for Small Businesses in Contiguous States and the District of Columbia Doing Business in West Virginia - (a) The Governor is hereby authorized to enter into and...
§5-1-30. Authority to Direct Payment of Certain Debt in Emergency - (a) The Legislature makes the following findings: (1) Subdivision (12),...