{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-8-21","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-8-21","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, certificate holder 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 $1,000 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 8. OPTOMETRISTS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-8-21/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:13Z","sha256":"fae28f8360f9c2697278370ffa515254df66b65adbd0fb83612ae01c5d9930b9","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-8-20","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-8-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}