{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-18-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-18-12","heading":"Action for damages.","body":"Any individual who is injured by a violation of this article may bring an action for recovery of damages, including punitive damages plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 18. PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-18-12/","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":"c0163f8b5c1ca8c5ceb6cfa80a7b40cd244e6b97f75130dc44eb4e4814d3be76","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-18-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-18-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}