{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-30-29","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-30-29","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 or permittee 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) A person violating section one of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 30. SOCIAL WORKERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-30-29/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:27Z","sha256":"40320281c0b401cb83d799099cde6dcc37bc2a5c9f4997faa2adf074f5660a4f","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-30-28","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-30-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}