{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5g-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-5G-7","heading":"Violation of article; penalties.","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 5G. OPEN HOSPITAL PROCEEDINGS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-5G-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:20Z","sha256":"081f1b89c4897db181055a569eab37fb3c238b08a4a19d2e5cf7742fe1859880","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5g-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-5h-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}