{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-18-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 7-18-9","heading":"Total amount collected to be remitted.","body":"A profit may not accrue to any person as a result of the collection of the tax authorized under this article. Notwithstanding that the total amount of taxes collected by a hotel operator may be in excess of the amount for which a consumer would be liable by the application of the levy imposed under this article for the occupancy of a hotel room or rooms, the total amount of all taxes collected by any hotel operator shall be remitted to the taxing authority as hereinafter provided.","path":["CHAPTER 7. COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 18. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/7-18-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:36Z","sha256":"fe44c273b35bfeb107db4873cedc8a224f59ca9e7bd8b2f77ed1f70ba606b5a2","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-18-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-18-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}