Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 8 > Article 7 > Part III - Decrease of Corporate Limits by Minor

• Agency review: means a review performed on agencies of a department pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 4-10-3
• Committee: means the Joint Committee on Government Operations. See West Virginia Code 4-10-3
• Compliance review: means a review for compliance with recommendations contained in a previous agency review or regulatory board review conducted pursuant to the provisions of this article and may include further inquiry of other issues as directed by the President, the Speaker, the Legislative Auditor, the committee or the joint standing committee. See West Virginia Code 4-10-3
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Department: means the departments created within the executive branch, headed by a secretary appointed by the Governor, as authorized by the Code of West Virginia. See West Virginia Code 4-10-3
• Department presentation: means a presentation by a department pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 4-10-3
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Division: means the Performance Evaluation and Research Division, the Post Audit Division, or any division of the Legislative Auditor&rsquo. See West Virginia Code 4-10-3
• Freeholder: shall mean any person (and in the case of an individual one who is sui juris and is not under a legal disability) owning a "freehold interest in real property". See West Virginia Code 8-1-2
• Governing body: shall mean the mayor and council together, the council, the board of directors, the commission, or other board or body of any municipality, by whatever name called, as the case may be, charged with the responsibility of enacting ordinances and determining the public policy of such municipality. See West Virginia Code 8-1-2
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Joint standing committee: means the joint standing committee on Government Organization. See West Virginia Code 4-10-3
• Regulatory Board: means a board that regulates professions and occupations, created under the provisions of chapter thirty of this code. See West Virginia Code 4-10-3
• Regulatory Board Review: means a review performed on a regulatory board pursuant to the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 4-10-3
• 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