West Virginia Code > Chapter 32A > Article 3 – Check Cashing
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| 32A-3-1 | Check cashing permitted |
| 32A-3-2 | Obstruction of investigations |
| 32A-3-3 | Violations and penalties |
| 32A-3-4 | Injunctions |
Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 32A > Article 3 - Check Cashing
- check: as used in this article does not include a travelers check or a foreign denomination check. See West Virginia Code 32A-3-1
- check cashing business: means any person who engages in the business of cashing checks, including drafts, money orders, or other instruments for the transmission or payment of money for a fee. See West Virginia Code 32A-3-1
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10