{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-24-3-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 24-3-8","heading":"Deposits; interest.","body":"(a) No public utility shall require any deposit of any residential customer which shall exceed one twelfth of the estimated annual charge to the customer for such service: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to deposits received prior to March 12, 1983.\n(b) Public utilities may collect and hold a security deposit in accordance with this statute and the rules established by the commission. No interest shall be payable on security deposits when a deposit is, no later than 30 days following the date of the end of the eighteenth month of service, either (1) applied as a credit to the customer’s account, or (2) returned or refunded to the customer by some other means.","path":["CHAPTER 24. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.","ARTICLE 3. DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS OF COMMISSION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/24-3-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:27Z","sha256":"527f8278fc97f8b32b4395f6cf8a7eb4a40d4051b8b4d2fe42f8bc71276f6410","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-24-3-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-24-3-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}