{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-44-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 33-44-9","heading":"Criminal penalties.","body":"Any unauthorized insurer who violates the provisions of this article is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not more than $20,000 per each unauthorized act or transaction of unauthorized insurance or confined in the state correctional facility not less than one nor more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned.","path":["CHAPTER 33. INSURANCE.","ARTICLE 44. UNAUTHORIZED INSURERS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/33-44-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:52Z","sha256":"cbeb52c1c76c032205eb01b4163fb72feef883ff5c990e8f328d6f51e8539659","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-44-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-44-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}