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§21-7-9. Seizure of Unlawfully Manufactured Articles

Any article which is being, or is to be, manufactured in a home in violation of any provision of this article may be removed by the commissioner and retained by him The commissioner shall, by registered mail, notify the employer of such removal and retention. Unless the articles so removed and retained are claimed within […]

§21-7-10. Revocation or Suspension of Permits and Certificates; Powers of Commissioner

The commissioner is authorized to revoke or suspend any employer's permit or homeworker's certificate for the violation of a provision of this article. The commissioner is further authorized to prescribe the form of application for employers' permits and homeworkers' certificates, and to prescribe the form of and to issue such permits and certificates; and to […]

§21-7-11. Penalties

A person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction of such violation shall be fined not less than five nor more than $50 and confined in jail not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

§21-9-1. Short Title

This article shall be known as "The West Virginia Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act."

§21-9-2. Definitions

(a) “Board” means the West Virginia Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Board created in this article. (b) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the West Virginia State Division of Labor. (c) “Contractor” means any person who performs operations in this state at the occupancy site which render a manufactured home fit for habitation. The operations include, […]

§21-9-3. Board Continued; Appointment, Qualifications, Terms, Oath, etc., of Members; Quorum; Meetings; When Members Disqualified From Participation; Compensation; Records; Office Space; Personnel

(a) There is hereby continued the West Virginia board of manufactured housing construction and safety, which shall consist of six members and the commissioner, who shall be chairman. At least two of the six members of the board shall represent and be consumers who are not related or employed in the manufactured housing and construction […]

§21-9-5. Board Designated as State Administrative Agency for Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards; Board to Administer and Enforce Act

The board is hereby designated as the state administrative agency for the administration and enforcement of the federal standards and is charged with the adoption, administration and enforcement of manufactured home construction and safety standards. The standards to be adopted shall be identical to the federal standards. The board shall discharge such duties consistent with […]

§21-7-8. Homeworker's Certificate

No person shall engage in industrial homework in this state unless and until he has obtained a homeworker's certificate from the commissioner. Application for such certificate shall be made in the form prescribed by the commissioner. A homeworker's certificate shall be issued free of charge, and shall be valid for a period of one year […]