{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-32-1-101","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 32-1-101","heading":"Sales and purchases.","body":"It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly\n(1) To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud;\n(2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; or\n(3) To engage in any act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.","path":["CHAPTER 32. UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT.","ARTICLE 1. FRAUDULENT AND OTHER PROHIBITED PRACTICES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/32-1-101/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:13Z","sha256":"8af87432e225d55a479a699a305d7a4556aac5e2e7a8630e032a3a4545ee6fb5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31j-1-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-32-1-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}