{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-31-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-31-1","heading":"License required.","body":"It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice professional counseling or marriage and family therapy in this state without a license issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a licensed professional counselor or a licensed marriage and family therapist unless the person has been licensed under the provisions of this article, and the license has not expired, been suspended, revoked or exempted.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 31. LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-31-1/","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":"ebf8a37efb8f64e5c00326e569b894a2acd28ef947d431894971245a53429812","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-30a-16","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-31-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}