W. Va. Code § 16B-3-11

Current through 2024 First Special Session
Section 16B-3-11 - Violations; penalties

Any person, partnership, association, or corporation, and any state or local governmental unit or any division, department, board, or agency thereof establishing, conducting, managing, or operating an ambulatory health care facility, ambulatory surgical facility, a hospital, or extended care facility operated in connection with a hospital, without first obtaining a license therefor as herein provided, or violating any provision of this article or any rule or regulation lawfully promulgated thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not more than $100, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. For each subsequent offense the fine may be increased to not more than $500, with imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Each day of a continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense.

W. Va. Code § 16B-3-11

Added by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (SB 300), eff. 2/8/2024.