{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17-19-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17-19-8","heading":"Unlawful to employ relatives on roads; exception.","body":"It shall be unlawful for any county court, or any county engineer or supervisor, or district road superintendent, to appoint or employ, as a laborer on the public roads, the father, son, son-in-law, grandson, brother, brother-in-law, nephew or first cousin by blood of any member of such court or of such engineer or supervisor or superintendent; provided a sufficient amount of other efficient labor can be secured within the vicinity. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than ten nor more than $100.","path":["CHAPTER 17. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.","ARTICLE 19. GENERAL CRIMINAL PROVISIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17-19-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:06Z","sha256":"03893c9d3f5d68afbde0870288cca93552a4d61a4bdc5b8a297b7ce96af0df84","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17-19-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17-19-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}