(a) In addition to or in conjunction with any other acts or omissions which may be determined to violate this article, it is a violation of this article for a governing body to hold a private meeting with the intention of transacting public business, thwarting public scrutiny and making decisions that eventually become official action.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-5G-7

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Governing body: means :

    (A) With respect to a hospital owned or operated by a nonprofit corporation, the board of directors  . See West Virginia Code 16-5G-2

  • Hospital: means any hospital owned or operated by a nonprofit corporation, nonprofit association or local governmental unit. See West Virginia Code 16-5G-2
  • Meeting: means the convening of  . See West Virginia Code 16-5G-2

(b) Any person who is a member of a governing body of a hospital required to conduct open meetings in compliance with the provisions of this article and who willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, or confined in jail not more than ten days, or both fined and confined.