{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-13c-16","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 33-13C-16","heading":"Criminal penalties.","body":"(a) A person convicted of a fraudulent viatical settlement act is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced as follows:\n(1) Imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not more than twenty years or payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both, if the value of the viatical settlement contract is more than $35,000;\n(2) Imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both, if the value of the viatical settlement contract is more than $2,500, but not more than $35,000;\n(3) Imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not more than five years or payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the value of the viatical settlement contract is more than $500, but not more than $2,500.\n(b) Any person who violates any other provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or confined in jail not more than one year, or both fined and confined.","path":["CHAPTER 33. INSURANCE.","ARTICLE 13C. VIATICAL SETTLEMENTS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/33-13C-16/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:29Z","sha256":"bf4f97929401db483a72cd8b8aaa951264c8510875cfbaf0e1c80b3ed128094e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-13c-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-13c-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}