{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-17-18","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-17-18","heading":"Criminal proceedings; penalties.","body":"(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a licensee, permittee or certificate holder has knowingly violated this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official who may cause criminal proceedings to be brought.\n(b) If a court finds that a person violating this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 17. SANITARIANS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-17-18/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:19Z","sha256":"6408df31d1fbe458b0cb3c4ae1f845106809d3844515fd13919a17647237a460","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-17-17","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-17-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}