{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60-3a-14","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 60-3A-14","heading":"Sale, assignment or transfer of retail license.","body":"(a) No person may purchase or otherwise acquire a retail license unless the commissioner has first approved of such person's qualifications to hold a retail license, which qualifications shall be the same as those required under section eight of this article.\n(b) No person may sell, assign or otherwise transfer a retail license without the prior written approval of the commissioner. For purposes of this section, the merger of a retail licensee or the sale of more than fifty percent of the outstanding stock of or partnership interests in the retail licensee shall be deemed to be a sale, assignment or transfer of a retail license under this section.","path":["CHAPTER 60. STATE CONTROL OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.","ARTICLE 3A. SALES BY RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSEES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/60-3A-14/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:13Z","sha256":"e7acb28d052d9f98bb45dc4713103367d9abcc088c1334207f0963df770f0896","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60-3a-13","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-60-3a-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}