{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-1d-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 21-1D-8","heading":"Penalties for violation of this article.","body":"(a) Any contractor who violates any provision of this article is, for the first offense, guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000; for the second offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000; for the third or any subsequent offense within the preceding five years , the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000 and the contractor shall be excluded from bidding any additional new public improvement projects for a period of one year.\n(b) Any person who directly or indirectly aids, requests or authorizes any other person to violate any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $250.","path":["CHAPTER 21. LABOR","ARTICLE 1D. WEST VIRGINIA ALCOHOL AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-1D-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:40Z","sha256":"4e6ecdfe720622bcc90cffbbf3d46ee8e4ca1f84b6f398fe844c14746bf9afae","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-1d-7b","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-1d-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}