{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-29-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 5-29-1","heading":"Purpose of article.","body":"The purpose of this article is to provide for more expeditious and efficient issuance of permits, licenses or certificates by state regulatory agencies to business entities that are in good standing in the payment of taxes and other obligations to the state. For the purposes of this article, a business entity in good standing is one that:\n(1) Has conducted commercial activities in this state for at least two years;\n(2) Has paid any business tax, workers' compensation or unemployment compensation premiums due in the preceding two years; and\n(3) Has not engaged in activities for which any claim of a substantial violation of any statute or rule has occurred in the previous two years.","path":["CHAPTER 5. GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC.","ARTICLE 29. EXPEDITIOUS ISSUANCE OF LICENSES BY REGULATORY AGENCIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/5-29-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:00Z","sha256":"f8abea85df8a98de39a6304b0dbaa9d8956d504d95d8dbfaad7856c971d60839","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-28-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-5-29-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}