{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-2b-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31A-2B-9","heading":"Enforcement; contractual authority of the State.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner of Banking is authorized to administratively enforce the requirements of this article consistent with §31A-2-4 of this code.\n(b) The Attorney General is authorized to investigate compliance with this article and may bring a civil action for injunctive relief to judicially enforce this article: Provided, That with regard to a national bank, the Attorney General is authorized to conduct investigations and take judicial enforcement action only to the extent permitted by 12 U.S.C. §25b(i). Upon awarding an injunction against a financial institution as the result of a judicial enforcement action pursuant to this subsection, a court may award the Attorney General reasonable attorney’s fees.\n(c) In selecting a financial institution to provide a financial service or product to the state related to payment card processing, the State Treasurer may disqualify a financial institution from the competitive bidding process or from any other official selection process if:\n(1) During the past five years, a court of competent jurisdiction has entered an order or opinion finding that the financial institution violated this article;\n(2) During the past five years, the Commissioner of Banking or the Attorney General, as the result of an investigation, has determined that a financial institution has violated this article;\n(3) During the past five years, the financial institution has admitted to violating this article in the records of a court or other official proceeding; or\n(4) The financial institution has publicly stated that it has adopted or intends to adopt policies or practices that violate this article.","path":["CHAPTER 31A. BANKS AND BANKING.","ARTICLE 2B. THE SECOND AMENDMENT FINANCIAL PRIVACY ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31A-2B-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:54Z","sha256":"5941ccf2ca1ad76bb6df53d416d2aed400dced23cec7c2fa965e379a55da8ff0","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-2b-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-2b-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}