Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 2 > Article 3 - Legal Capacity

• Authority: means a regional airport authority created pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 8-29-1
• board: means a board of health serving one or more counties or one or more municipalities or a combination thereof. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health in the department. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of the bureau, who may be designated as the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "department" and "Department of Health and Human Resources" means the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• director of health: means the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.