{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-18-15","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 22-18-15","heading":"Enforcement orders; hearings.","body":"(a) If the director, upon inspection, investigation or through other means observes, discovers or learns of a violation of the provisions of this article, any permit, order or rules issued or promulgated hereunder, he or she 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 under this section includes, but is not limited to, any or all of the following: Orders suspending, revoking or modifying permits, orders requiring a person to take remedial action or cease and desist orders;\n(2) Seek an injunction in accordance with subsection (c) of section seventeen of this article;\n(3) Institute a civil action in accordance with subsection (c) of section seventeen of this article; or\n(4) Request the Attorney General, or the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred, to bring a criminal action in accordance with section sixteen of this article.\n(b) Any person issued a cease and desist order may file a notice of request for reconsideration with the director not more than seven days from the issuance of such order and shall have a hearing before the director contesting the terms and conditions of such order within ten days of the filing of such notice of a request for reconsideration. The filing of a notice of request for reconsideration does not stay or suspend the execution or enforcement of such cease and desist order.","path":["CHAPTER 22. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 18. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/22-18-15/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:05Z","sha256":"ea260a5ae153eaedf87f67db3cddc518dc639f7cec33e39699ea6864c25b7619","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-18-14","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-18-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}