West Virginia Code — 4
Browse 122 sections in division 4 of the West Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 4-1-1. 4-1-1. Interim committee and subcommittee meetings.
- § 4-1-2. 4-1-2. How appropriations made and applied.
- § 4-1-3. 4-1-3. Suits against members of Legislature; exemption from arrest, trial, judgment and levy.
- § 4-1-4. 4-1-4. Compelling members to attend.
- § 4-1-5. 4-1-5. Authority to subpoena witnesses and documents; penalty for refusal to comply; applicability of whistle-blower law.
- § 4-1-6. 4-1-6. Administration of oaths to members of Legislature, officers and witnesses.
- § 4-1-7. 4-1-7. Flags displayed during sessions.
- § 4-1-8. 4-1-8. Officers and employees; tenure.
- § 4-1-9. 4-1-9. Assistant clerks; committee clerks to assist.
- § 4-1-10. 4-1-10. Powers and duties of officers.
- § 4-1-11. 4-1-11. Vacancies in clerkships.
- § 4-1-12. 4-1-12. Custody of journals and documents; certified copies.
- § 4-1-13. 4-1-13. Clerk of house to be keeper of rolls; compensation; duties as to acts; copies; fees; printing.
- § 4-1-14. 4-1-14. Copies of enrolled bills mailed to courts; effect.
- § 4-1-15. 4-1-15. Fees of clerks for copying or recording.
- § 4-1-16. 4-1-16. Indexes to journals; printing; compensation for preparing.
- § 4-1-17. 4-1-17. Priority of legislative business for members and designated employees.
- § 4-1-18. 4-1-18.
- § 4-1-19. 4-1-19. Distribution of acts of the Legislature.
- § 4-1-20. 4-1-20. Legislative findings; space in the capitol building for use by Legislature.
- § 4-1-21. 4-1-21. Prefiling of bills and resolutions.
- § 4-1-22. 4-1-22. "Next meeting of the Senate" defined.
- § 4-1-23. 4-1-23. Reports to be sent to the Legislative Librarian.
- § 4-2-1. 4-2-1. Purpose of article.
- § 4-2-2. 4-2-2. Definitions.
- § 4-2-3. 4-2-3. Appointment of Legislative Auditor; responsibility to Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
- § 4-2-4. 4-2-4. Powers of Auditor; reports.
- § 4-2-5. 4-2-5. Powers of Auditor.
- § 4-2-6. 4-2-6. Preparation of budgets and reports.
- § 4-2-7. 4-2-7. Compensation and expenses of Auditor.
- § 4-2-8. 4-2-8. Assistants and employees.
- § 4-2-9. 4-2-9. Offices; working space.
- § 4-2-10. 4-2-10. Payment of compensation and expenses.
- § 4-2-11. 4-2-11. Statutory references; transfer of postaudit functions.
- § 4-2-12. 4-2-12. Severability.
- § 4-3-1. 4-3-1. Continued as statutory body; composition; appointment and terms of members.
- § 4-3-2. 4-3-2. Expenses of committee; compensation of members.
- § 4-3-3. 4-3-3. Powers and duties generally; report to Legislature; office.
- § 4-3-4. 4-3-4. Access to records of state agency or department; public hearings; meetings; administering oaths to persons testifying; compelling access to records and attendance of witnesses; production of evidence.
- § 4-3-5. 4-3-5. Computer subscriber system.
- § 4-3-6. 4-3-6. Authority to screen employees of the Legislature; background checks.
- § 4-4-1. 4-4-1 to 4-4-3.
- § 4-5-1. 4-5-1. Commission on Special Investigations continued; composition; appointment and terms of members.
- § 4-5-2. 4-5-2. Powers and duties generally.
- § 4-5-3. 4-5-3. Executive sessions; hearings; subpoena power; enforcement provisions.
- § 4-5-4. 4-5-4. Compensation and expenses of members; other expenses; how paid.
- § 4-5-5. 4-5-5. Investigations exempt from public disclosure requirements.
- § 4-5-6. 4-5-6. False statements to commission.
- § 4-5-7. 4-5-7. Impersonation or obstruction of commission member or staff.
- § 4-5-8. 4-5-8. Award of duty weapon upon retirement; disposal of other weapons used by staff.
- § 4-6-1. 4-6-1.
- § 4-6-2. 4-6-2.
- § 4-6-3. 4-6-3.
- § 4-6-4. 4-6-4.
- § 4-6-5. 4-6-5.
- § 4-6-6. 4-6-6.
- § 4-6-7. 4-6-7.
- § 4-7-1. 4-7-1. Definitions.
- § 4-7-2. 4-7-2. Legislative building commission created; its composition; appointment of members; vacancies; election of officers; compensation and expenses of members.
- § 4-7-3. 4-7-3. Powers and duties of commission generally.
- § 4-7-4. 4-7-4. Commission granted power of eminent domain.
- § 4-7-5. 4-7-5. Funds and expenditures of commission.
- § 4-7-6. 4-7-6. Deposit and disbursement of funds of commission; security for deposits; audits.
- § 4-7-7. 4-7-7. Contracts for construction of state legislative building, etc.; to be secured by bond; competitive bids required for contracts exceeding $2,000; procedure.
- § 4-7-8. 4-7-8. Management and control of state legislative building.
- § 4-7-9. 4-7-9. Article not authority to create state debt.
- § 4-7-10. 4-7-10. This article, article six, chapter five, and the state Constitution are only restrictions on construction, etc., of building.
- § 4-7-11. 4-7-11. Severability.
- § 4-8-1. 4-8-1. Creation; composition; qualifications.
- § 4-8-2. 4-8-2. Terms of members; vacancies; meetings; decisions of commission.
- § 4-8-3. 4-8-3. Officers; expenses.
- § 4-8-4. 4-8-4. Powers and duties generally.
- § 4-8-5. 4-8-5. Contracts and changes requiring commission approval.
- § 4-8-6. 4-8-6.
- § 4-9-1. 4-9-1.
- § 4-9-2. 4-9-2.
- § 4-9-3. 4-9-3.
- § 4-9-4. 4-9-4.
- § 4-9-5. 4-9-5.
- § 4-9-6. 4-9-6.
- § 4-9-7. 4-9-7.
- § 4-9-8. 4-9-8.
- § 4-10-1. 4-10-1. Short title.
- § 4-10-2. 4-10-2. Legislative findings; performance review process authorized.
- § 4-10-3. 4-10-3. Definitions.
- § 4-10-4. 4-10-4. Joint Committee on Government Operations.
- § 4-10-5. 4-10-5. Powers and duties of the committee.
- § 4-10-6. 4-10-6. Department presentation; timing and scope.
- § 4-10-7. 4-10-7. Agency review.
- § 4-10-8. 4-10-8. Schedule of departments for agency review.
- § 4-10-9. 4-10-9. Regulatory board review.
- § 4-10-10. 4-10-10. Regulatory board review schedule.
- § 4-10-11. 4-10-11. Compliance review.
- § 4-10-12. 4-10-12. Termination of an agency or regulatory board; reestablishment of terminated agency or regulatory board.
- § 4-10-13. 4-10-13. Disposition of agency or regulatory board assets, equipment and records after termination.
- § 4-10-14. 4-10-14. Provision for other reviews; consolidation, termination and reorganization of agencies or programs.
- § 4-11-1. 4-11-1. Legislative findings and purpose.
- § 4-11-2. 4-11-2. Definitions.
- § 4-11-3. 4-11-3. Receipt of federal funds and required deposit in state treasury.
- § 4-11-4. 4-11-4. Inclusion of federal funds in state budget and the budget bill.
- § 4-11-5. 4-11-5. Legislative appropriation authority.
- § 4-11-6. 4-11-6. Exclusions.
- § 4-11-7. 4-11-7. Conflict with other statutory provisions.
- § 4-12-1. 4-12-1. Authority of Legislature to establish West Virginia law institute.
- § 4-12-2. 4-12-2. Purposes and duties.
- § 4-12-3. 4-12-3. Governing council and members.
- § 4-12-4. 4-12-4. Compensation of members of the council of the West Virginia law institute, director and assistants.
- § 4-12-5. 4-12-5. Adoption of membership plan.
- § 4-12-6. 4-12-6. Institute to act in advisory capacity only; distribution of reports, studies, and recommended publications.
- § 4-13-1. 4-13-1. Findings; West Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission established; purpose.
- § 4-13-2. 4-13-2. Membership; terms; filling vacancies; election of chair and vice chair.
- § 4-13-3. 4-13-3. Expense reimbursement.
- § 4-13-4. 4-13-4. Quorum; meetings.
- § 4-13-5. 4-13-5. Advisory council.
- § 4-13-6. 4-13-6. Powers; duties; limitation on duration of contracts.
- § 4-13-7. 4-13-7. Termination of the commission.
- § 4-14-1. 4-14-1. Findings, purpose and intent.
- § 4-14-2. 4-14-2. Definitions.
- § 4-14-3. 4-14-3. Creation of a Legislative Oversight Commission on Department of Transportation Accountability.
- § 4-14-4. 4-14-4. Powers and duties of commission.
- § 4-14-5. 4-14-5. Legislative reports.
- § 4-15-1. 4-15-1. Establishing a Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding.