{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-18-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 47-18-4","heading":"Establishment, maintenance or use of monopoly.","body":"The establishment, maintenance or use of a monopoly or an attempt to establish a monopoly of trade or commerce, any part of which is within this state, by any persons for the purpose of excluding competition or controlling, fixing or maintaining prices is unlawful.","path":["CHAPTER 47. REGULATION OF TRADE.","ARTICLE 18. ANTITRUST ACT; RESTRAINT OF TRADE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-18-4/","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":"9a345bd3d5d77d0907aca0bff4fd9d94dcfdbf88094d0ef55de186c2ce40843d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-18-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-18-4a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}