{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-16-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 47-16-3","heading":"Scope.","body":"No person, firm, corporation or association shall establish or conduct within this state a collection agency except as authorized by this article.","path":["CHAPTER 47. REGULATION OF TRADE.","ARTICLE 16. COLLECTION AGENCIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-16-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:12Z","sha256":"8ce5148791ca54181dcf68c50c51744f5288587f7c504ca45a9eb3f6130c8e7e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-16-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-16-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}