{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-27-23","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-27-23","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, permitee, registrant or certificate holder has committed a criminal offense under this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official.\n(b) Effective July 15, 2009, a person violating a provision of 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 27. BOARD OF BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-27-23/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:24Z","sha256":"db62c300a76fcc53f5f428a0f0c60623bbbff86f76a01cd5af0a9c8febabbdb0","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-27-22","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-27-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}