{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31g-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31G-2-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article:\n(1) “Cooperative association” or “association” means any corporation organized under this article. Each association shall also comply with the requisite business corporation provisions of chapter thirty-one-d or thirty-one-f of this code, or the nonprofit corporation provisions of chapter thirty-one-e of this code.\n(2) “Internet services” means providing access to, and presence on, the internet and other services. Data may be transmitted using several technologies, including dial-up, DSL, cable modem, wireless, or dedicated high-speed interconnects.\n(3) “Member” means a member of an association without capital stock and a holder of common stock in an association organized with capital stock.\n(4) “Qualified person” means a person who is engaged in the use of internet services, either in an individual capacity, as a political subdivision of this state, or as a business.\n(5) “Qualified activity” means using internet services.","path":["CHAPTER 31G. BROADBAND ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION POLICIES.","ARTICLE 2. COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31G-2-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:12Z","sha256":"6e11e36b460abd06755c0c007d9fbc4ff26ff3d8c7da732a5f987d6f971b0845","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31g-1a-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31g-2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}