West Virginia Code Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates | Other versions Sections Chapter 1 The State and Its Subdivisions 1-1-1 – 1-7-4 Chapter 2 Common Law, Statutes, Legal Holidays, Definitions and Legal Capacity 2-1-1 – 2-3-1 Chapter 3 Elections 3-1-1 – 3-12-16 Chapter 4 The Legislature 4-1-1 – 4-15-1 Chapter 5 General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, Etc 5-1-1 – 5-31-5 Chapter 5A Department of Administration 5A-1-1 – 5A-12-14 Chapter 5B Economic Development Act of 1985 5B-1-1 – 5B-10-3 Chapter 5C Basic Assistance for Industry and Trade 5C-1-22 – 5C-2-5 Chapter 5D Public Energy Authority Act 5D-1-1 – 5D-1-5c Chapter 5E Venture Capital Company 5E-1-1 – 5E-2-5 Chapter 5F Reorganization of the Executive Branch of State Government 5F-1-1 – 5F-3-3 Chapter 5G Procurement of Architect-Engineer Services by State and Its Subdivisions 5G-1-1 – 5G-1-4 Chapter 5H Survivor Benefits 5H-1-1 – 5H-1-3 Chapter 6 General Provisions Respecting Officers 6-1-1 – 6-14-8 Chapter 6A Executive and Judicial Succession 6A-1-1 – 6A-1-13 Chapter 6B Public Officers and Employees; Ethics; Conflicts of Interest; Financial Disclosure 6B-1-1 – 6B-3-11 Chapter 6C Public Employees 6C-1-1 – 6C-4-3 Chapter 6D Public Contracts 6D-1-1 – 6D-1-3 Chapter 7 County Commissions and Officers 7-1-1 – 7-27-3 Chapter 7A Consolidated Local Government 7A-1-1 – 7A-8-1 Chapter 8 Municipal Corporations 8-1-1 – 8-39-1 Chapter 8A Land Use Planning 8A-1-1 – 8A-12-21 Chapter 9 Human Services 9-1-1 – 9-10-6 Chapter 9A Veterans’ Affairs 9A-1-1 – 9A-6-1 Chapter 10 Public Libraries; Public Recreation; Athletic Establishments; Monuments and Memorials; Roster of Servicemen; Educational Broadcasting Authority 10-1-1 – 10-5-6 Chapter 11 Taxation 11-1-1 – 11-28-3 Chapter 11A Collection and Enforcement of Property Taxes 11A-1-1 – 11A-4-7 Chapter 11B Department of Revenue 11B-1-1 – 11B-2-15a Chapter 12 Public Moneys and Securities 12-1-1 – 12-9-3 Chapter 13 Public Bonded Indebtedness 13-1-1 – 13-4-2 Chapter 14 Claims Due and Against the State 14-1-1 – 14-3-3 Chapter 15 Public Safety 15-1-1 – 15-16-9 Chapter 15A Department of Homeland Security 15A-1-1 – 15A-12-8 Chapter 16 Public Health 16-1-1 – 16-66-3 Chapter 16A Medical Cannabis Act 16A-1-1 – 16A-16-1 Chapter 17 Roads and Highways 17-1-1 – 17-30-1 Chapter 17A Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions 17A-1-1 – 17A-13-1 Chapter 17B Motor Vehicle Driver’s Licenses 17B-1-1 – 17B-7-11 Chapter 17C Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road 17C-1-1 – 17C-25-9 Chapter 17D Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law 17D-1-1 – 17D-6-7 Chapter 17E Uniform Commercial Driver’s License Act 17E-1-1 – 17E-1-8a Chapter 17F All-Terrain Vehicles 17F-1-1 – 17F-1-9 Chapter 17G Racial Profiling Data Collection Act 17G-1-1 – 17G-2-3 Chapter 17H Fully Autonomous Vehicle Act 17H-1-1 – 17H-1-9 Chapter 18 Education 18-1-1 – 18-33-8 Chapter 18A School Personnel 18A-1-1 – 18A-7-1 Chapter 18B Higher Education 18B-1-1a – 18B-21-4 Chapter 18C Student Loans; Scholarships and State Aid 18C-1-1 – 18C-9-6 Chapter 19 Agriculture 19-1-1 – 19-38-5 Chapter 20 Natural Resources 20-1-1 – 20-19-8 Chapter 21 Labor 21-1-1 – 21-17-9 Chapter 21A Unemployment Compensation 21A-1-1 – 21A-11-1 Chapter 22 Environmental Resources 22-1-1 – 22-36-7 Chapter 22A Miners’ Health, Safety and Training 22A-1-1 – 22A-12-1 Chapter 22B Environmental Boards 22B-1-1 – 22B-4-3 Chapter 22C Environmental Resources; Boards, Authorities, Commissions and Compacts 22C-1-1 – 22C-12-6 Chapter 23 Workers’ Compensation 23-1-1 – 23-6-3 Chapter 24 Public Service Commission 24-1-1 – 24-8-2 Chapter 24A Commercial Motor Carriers 24A-1-1 – 24A-8-2 Chapter 24B Gas Pipeline Safety 24B-1-1 – 24B-6-2 Chapter 24C Underground Facilities Damage Prevention 24C-1-1 – 24C-1-11 Chapter 24D Cable Television 24D-1-1 – 24D-2-10 Chapter 24E Statewide Addressing and Mapping 24E-1-1 – 24E-1-12 Chapter 24F Veterans’ Grave Markers 24F-1-1 – 24F-1-6 Chapter 25 Division of Corrections 25-1A-1 – 25-7-16 Chapter 26 State Health Facilities 26-1-1 – 26-11-4 Chapter 27 Mentally Ill Persons 27-1-1 – 27-17-4 Chapter 28 State Correctional and Penal Institutions 28-1-1 – 28-7-4 Chapter 29 Miscellaneous Boards and Officers 29-1-1 – 29-36-7 Chapter 29A State Administrative Procedures Act 29A-1-1 – 29A-7-4 Chapter 29B Freedom of Information 29B-1-1 – 29B-1-7 Chapter 29C Uniform Notary Act 29C-2-101 – 29C-2-102 Chapter 30 Professions and Occupations 30-1-1 – 30-43-1 Chapter 31 Corporations 31-2-1 – 31-21-20 Chapter 31A Banks and Banking 31A-1-1 – 31A-8G-8 Chapter 31B Uniform Limited Liability Company Act 31B-1-101 – 31B-13-1306 Chapter 31C Credit Unions 31C-1-1 – 31C-12-3 Chapter 31D West Virginia Business Corporation Act 31D-1-101a – 31D-17-1703 Chapter 31E West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act 31E-1-101a – 31E-16-1603 Chapter 31F West Virginia Benefit Corporation Act 31F-1-101 – 31F-5-501 Chapter 31G Broadband Enhancement and Expansion Policies 31G-1-1 – 31G-6-2 Chapter 31H Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act 31H-1-1 – 31H-2-4 Chapter 31I Trust Companies 31I-1-1 – 31I-1-9 Chapter 32 Uniform Securities Act 32-1-101 – 32-6-609 Chapter 32A Land Sales; False Advertising; Issuance and Sale of Checks, Drafts, Money Orders, Etc 32A-1-1 – 32A-3-4 Chapter 32B The West Virginia Commodities Act 32B-1-1 – 32B-4-2 Chapter 33 Insurance 33-1-1 – 33-62-9 Chapter 34 Estrays, Drift and Derelict Property 34-1-1 – 34-2-4 Chapter 35 Property of Religious, Educational and Charitable Organizations 35-1-1 – 35-5B-19 Chapter 35A Names, Emblems, Etc., of Associations, Lodges, Etc 35A-1-1 – 35A-1-7 Chapter 36 Estates and Property 36-1-1 – 36-12-17 Chapter 36A Condominiums and Unit Property 36A-1-1 – 36A-8-3 Chapter 36B Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act 36B-1-101 – 36B-4-120 Chapter 37 Real Property 37-1-1 – 37-15-8 Chapter 37A Zoning 37A-1-1 – 37A-1-6 Chapter 37B Mineral Development 37B-1-1 – 37B-2-9 Chapter 37C Mineral Development 37C-1-1 – 37C-1-3 Chapter 38 Liens 38-1-1 – 38-16-506 Chapter 39 Records and Papers 39-1-1 – 39-6-11 Chapter 39A Electronic Commerce 39A-1-1 – 39A-4-5 Chapter 39B Uniform Power of Attorney Act 39B-1-101 – 39B-4-103 Chapter 40 Acts Void as to Creditors and Purchasers 40-1-8 – 40-1A-15 Chapter 41 Wills 41-1-1 – 41-5-20 Chapter 42 Descent and Distribution 42-1-1 – 42-6-19 Chapter 43 Dower and Valuation of Life Estates 43-1-1 – 43-2-3 Chapter 44 Administration of Estates and Trusts 44-1-1 – 44-16-6 Chapter 44A West Virginia Guardianship and Conservatorship Act 44A-1-1 – 44A-5-9 Chapter 44B Uniform Principal and Income Act 44B-1-101 – 44B-6-606 Chapter 44C Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act 44C-1-1 – 44C-5-3 Chapter 44D Uniform Trust Code 44D-1-101 – 44D-11-1105 Chapter 45 Suretyship and Guaranty 45-1-1 – 45-1-8 Chapter 46 Uniform Commercial Code 46-1-101 – 46-10-104 Chapter 46A West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act 46A-1-101 – 46A-8-102 Chapter 46B Regulation of the Rental of Consumer Goods Under Rent-to-Own Agreements 46B-1-1 – 46B-8-3 Chapter 47 Regulation of Trade 47-1-1 – 47-28-5 Chapter 47A West Virginia Lending and Credit Rate Board 47A-1-1 – 47A-1-4 Chapter 47B Uniform Partnership Act 47B-1-1 – 47B-11-5 Chapter 48 Domestic Relations 48-1-101 – 48-31-503 Chapter 49 Child Welfare 49-1-101 – 49-10-103 Chapter 50 Magistrate Courts 50-1-1 – 50-6-3 Chapter 51 Courts and Their Officers 51-1-1 – 51-11-13 Chapter 52 Juries 52-1-1 – 52-3-1 Chapter 53 Extraordinary Remedies 53-1-1 – 53-8-17 Chapter 54 Eminent Domain 54-1-1 – 54-3-5 Chapter 55 Actions, Suits and Arbitration; Judicial Sale 55-1-1 – 55-21-9 Chapter 56 Pleading and Practice 56-1-1 – 56-12-8 Chapter 57 Evidence and Witnesses 57-1-1 – 57-5-12 Chapter 58 Appeal and Error 58-3-1 – 58-5-30 Chapter 59 Fees, Allowances and Costs; Newspapers; Legal Advertisements 59-1-1 – 59-3-9 Chapter 60 State Control of Alcoholic Liquors 60-1-1 – 60-9-9 Chapter 60A Uniform Controlled Substances Act 60A-1-101 – 60A-11-6 Chapter 60B Donated Drug Repository Program 60B-1-1 – 60B-1-8 Chapter 61 Crimes and Their Punishment 61-1-1 – 61-16-2 Chapter 62 Criminal Procedure 62-1-1 – 62-16-5 Chapter 63 Repeal of Statutes 63-1-1 – 63-1-5 Chapter 64 Legislative Rules 64-1-1 – 64-12-7 Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.