{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-53-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 33-53-4","heading":"Limitations on use.","body":"(a) A person may not:\n(1) Prepare, issue, or request or require the issuance of a certificate of insurance that contains any false or misleading information concerning the policy of insurance to which the certificate of insurance refers; or\n(2) Prepare, issue, or request or require the issuance of a certificate of insurance that purports to affirmatively or negatively alter, amend, or extend the coverage provided by the policy of insurance to which the certificate of insurance refers.\n(b) A certificate of insurance may not warrant that the policy of insurance referenced in the certificate comply with the insurance or indemnification requirements of a contract and the inclusion of a contract number or description within a certificate of insurance may not be interpreted as doing such.","path":["CHAPTER 33. INSURANCE.","ARTICLE 53. CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/33-53-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:55Z","sha256":"399da9c5a7b218450adfab5ab699abde122b376bec9800a41007f80fa3ee2086","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-53-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-53-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}