{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-27-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 47-27-4","heading":"Penalties for violations; civil actions; and damages.","body":"A court reporter or the entity that produces and bills for the transcript which violates the provisions of sections two or three of this article is subject to civil penalty in a court of competent jurisdiction as follows: Any party to a civil action, a court reporter, attorney or other person who has been subject to a violation of the provisions of sections two or three of this article may recover, payable to the prevailing party, a civil penalty for any willful violation of this section and the court shall assess a civil penalty of no less than $2,500 for each violation: Provided, That no more than one civil penalty under this section may be assessed in any one matter pending before the court; and if the court finds that the court reporter has engaged in a course of repeated and willful violations of this section, it may assess an additional civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation of this section. For any action filed pursuant to this section, the court, in its discretion, may award all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees, court costs and fees, to the prevailing party.","path":["CHAPTER 47. REGULATION OF TRADE.","ARTICLE 27. COURT REPORTER SERVICES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/47-27-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:16Z","sha256":"1571a96f37711bc096be0ca64f699f01505751ef6d3eb3880a6f6db162e8d69d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-27-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-47-28-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}