{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-18-11","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-18-11","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a) Any person, licensed or unlicensed, who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 or be confined in jail for not more than one year, or both.\n(b) In the case of a violation of subsection (a) of section eight, a fine is assessed by the court for each day that an individual conducted the private investigation business or security guard business. In the case of a firm license, the fine is based on each day that the private investigative or security services were provided multiplied by the number of unauthorized persons providing those services.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 18. PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-18-11/","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":"87d018cbc8f06fe99a47594b056c320074d066fc82fc3a7fd1a01675209f8527","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-18-10","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-18-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}