{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-1710","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 29-22B-1710","heading":"Employment of unlicensed person who is required to be licensed.","body":"(a) A person who employs or continues to employ an individual not issued a license under the provisions of this article in a position with duties which would require a license under the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first offense be confined in a county or regional jail for not more than one year and fined not more than $5,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the amount of the fine imposed may be not more than $25,000.\n(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years, and fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000.","path":["CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 22B. LIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-22B-1710/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:55Z","sha256":"598b79135ef686d61f40b4395bc1cdaf7b80a34d0c4ae8edeba929e0e184dec7","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-1709","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-1711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}