{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-601","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 29-22B-601","heading":"Establishment of procedures for background investigations.","body":"(a) The Lottery Commission, through a cooperative agreement with the State Police, shall establish procedures for conducting background investigations for the purpose of determining whether an applicant has been charged with, indicted for, or convicted of a crime that may have bearing upon the applicant's fitness to hold a license under this article.\n(b) A background investigation must include, but not be limited to, (1) accessing the national criminal history background check system as defined in section 22B-319 and (2) reviewing any other readily accessible state or federal criminal history records that may be pertinent to the background investigation.\n(c) The state police shall make a determination whether the applicant has been convicted of, or is under pending indictment for, a crime that bears upon the applicant's fitness to hold a license under this article and shall convey that determination to the Lottery Commission.","path":["CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 22B. LIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY.","PART 6. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-22B-601/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:53Z","sha256":"1545364c8d28f29fec94e91591996d6f44c40069dbeb072b4584e628bee4a846","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-518","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}