West Virginia Code 30-6-24 – Complaints; investigations
(a) Upon receipt of a written complaint filed against any licensee, or certificate or registration holder, the board shall provide a copy of the complaint to the licensee, or certificate or registration holder.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-6-24
- Board: means the West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
- Certificate: means a certification by the board to be a crematory operator. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Licensee: means a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Registration: means a registration issued by the board to be an apprentice to learn the practice of embalming, funeral directing, or cremation. See West Virginia Code 30-6-3
(b) The board may investigate the complaint. If the board finds upon investigation that probable cause exists that the licensee, or certificate or registration holder, has violated any provision of this article or the rules promulgated hereunder, then the board shall serve the licensee, or certificate or registration holder, with a written statement of charges and a notice specifying the date, time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(c) In addition to other sanctions imposed, the board may require a licensee, or certificate or registration holder to pay the costs of the proceeding if the licensee, or certificate or registration holder is in violation of any provision of this article or the rules promulgated hereunder.