{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-5j-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 20-5J-8","heading":"Enforcement orders; hearings.","body":"(a) If the secretary, upon inspection, investigation or through other means observes, discovers or learns of a violation of the provisions of this article, any permit, order or legislative rules promulgated hereunder, he may:\n(1) Issue an order stating with reasonable specificity the nature of the violation and requiring compliance immediately or within a specified time. An order issued under this section may suspend, revoke or modify permits, require a person to take remedial action, or require a person to cease and desist activities which violate the provisions of this article;\n(2) Seek an injunction in accordance with subsection (b) of section nine of this article; or\n(3) Institute a civil action in accordance with subsection (a) of section nine of this article.\n(b) Any person who is subject to a cease and desist order may file a notice of request for reconsideration with the secretary within seven days of the issuance of the order. Within ten days of filing of the notice of a request for reconsideration, said person shall have a hearing before the secretary at which he may contest the terms and conditions of the cease and desist order. The filing of a notice of request for reconsideration shall not stay or suspend execution or enforcement of such cease and desist order.","path":["CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 5J. MEDICAL WASTE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-5J-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:35Z","sha256":"e5e8bc76cfc04eb49c4e2749913638cb68d46f9832f2060802597bb8fec1a91c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-5j-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-20-5j-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}