{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-6f-503","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 46A-6F-503","heading":"Operating a criminal recovery service; penalties.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of operating a criminal recovery service when the person:\n(1) Makes a representation that he will recover all or any portion of the consideration that a consumer has paid to a telemarketer in response to a telemarketing solicitation;\n(2) Does not intend to make such recovery or has no reasonable expectation to anticipate that recovery will be made; and\n(3) Receives any remuneration from the consumer before a recovery of consideration is made.\n(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional center not less than one year nor more than ten years, or fined not more than $5,000 and confined in a state correctional center not less than one year nor more than ten years.","path":["CHAPTER 46A. WEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT AND PROTECTION ACT.","ARTICLE 6F. TELEMARKETING."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/46A-6F-503/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:01Z","sha256":"885441664bacffb21f84d0c2577ee6b0a40ecd35cdbb0952d8dd0c72cf24eac3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-6f-502","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-46a-6f-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}