West Virginia Code 16-4C-12 – Violations; criminal penalties
(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the commissioner or director has reason to believe that a licensee or certificate holder has committed a criminal offense, the commissioner or director may bring the information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-4C-12
- Ambulance: means any privately or publicly-owned vehicle or aircraft which is designed, constructed or modified. See West Virginia Code 16-4C-3
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health. See West Virginia Code 16-4C-3
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Service in the Bureau for Public Health. See West Virginia Code 16-4C-3
- Emergency medical service personnel: means any person certified by the commissioner to provide emergency medical services as set forth by legislative rule. See West Virginia Code 16-4C-3
- Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) Any person who violates any law or rule or operates an ambulance with an insufficient number of emergency medical service personnel aboard when not lawfully permitted to do so, or who represents himself or herself as a certified emergency medical service personnel knowing the representation to be untrue, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000: Provided, That after July 1, 2010, the fine shall not be more than $5,000.