{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-9f-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-9F-3","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this article with a total quantity of less than two cartons of cigarettes shall, for the first offense, be punished by a civil penalty of no more than $1,000, and for a second or subsequent offense involving a total quantity of less than two cartons of cigarettes shall be punished by a civil penalty of no more than $5,000 and the revocation for a period of six months of any business held by the person.\n(b) Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this article with a total quantity of two or more cartons of cigarettes shall, for the first offense, be punished by a civil penalty of no more than $2,000, and for a second or subsequent offense involving a total quantity of two or more cartons of cigarettes shall be punished by a civil penalty of no more than $50,000 and the revocation for a period of one year of any business registration certificate held by the person.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 9F. COUNTERFEIT CIGARETTES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-9F-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:28Z","sha256":"3de96176c5a89c816c65a06dfcd776dd023cf3c8fdc766a3d3d187772961c298","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-9f-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-9f-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}