{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22c-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 29-22C-16","heading":"License or registration denial, revocation, suspension, and reprimand.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any provision of §29-22C-13(b) of this code to the contrary, the commission may deny a license or registration to any applicant, reprimand any licensee or registrant, or suspend or revoke a license or registration if the applicant, licensee, registrant, or any person having control of the applicant, licensee, or registrant:\n(1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license or registration for the applicant, licensee, registrant, or another person;\n(2) Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license or registration;\n(3) Is or has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this state, another state, the United States, or a territory of the United States: Provided, That in the event an applicant is seeking initial licensure, the Lottery Commission shall apply §29-22C-15(d) and §29-22C-15(e) of this code in determining whether an applicant’s prior criminal convictions bear a rational nexus to the licensed profession; or\n4) Is or has been convicted of a misdemeanor under the laws of this state, another state, the United States or a territory of the United States for gambling or a gambling related activity: Provided, That in the event an applicant is seeking initial licensure, the Lottery Commission shall apply §29-22C-15(d) and §29-22C-15(e) of this code in determining whether an applicant’s prior criminal convictions bear a rational nexus to the licensed profession.\n(b) Instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or registrant or suspending or revoking a license or registration, the commission may impose a civil penalty under §29-22C-31 of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 22C. WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY RACETRACK TABLE GAMES ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-22C-16/","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":"930e70ee0c21a24a5bd2ee6d3fad80d63c25d00cf000bcfdf1eab6adebae361c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22c-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22c-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}