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West Virginia Code Chapter 32A. Land Sales; False Advertising; Issuance and Sale of Checks, Drafts, Money Orders, Etc. § 32A-2-18. Criminal penalty

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person commits a criminal offense if the person knowingly:

(1) Violates a requirement of this article;

(2) Makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement, representation, or entry in a record or report required under 31 U.S.C. § 5313 or 31 C.F.R. Chapter X, or by this article, or a rule adopted under this article; or

(3) Fraudulently structures or attempts to fraudulently structure a transaction in violation of section eleven of this article.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony.

(c) Any officer, director, employee or agent of any licensee or any other person guilty of any felony offense as provided in this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years and also, in the discretion of the court, may be fined up to $10,000 for each violation. Each transaction in violation of this article and each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.

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