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30-2-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Certificate of Good Moral Character; Examination of Applicants for License; Licenses; Diploma Privilege of Graduates of West Virginia College of Law |
Any person desiring to obtain a license to practice law in the courts of this State shall appear before the circuit court of the county in which he has resided … |
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30-2-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Attorneys From Other States |
Any person duly authorized and practicing as attorney at law in any state or territory of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, may practice as suc… |
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30-2-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Oath |
Every attorney at law shall take the following oath before each court in which he proposes to practice, that is to say: If he be a resident of this State, an oa… |
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30-2-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Practice Without License or Oath; Penalty; Qualification After Institution of Suits |
It shall be unlawful for any natural person to practice or appear as an attorney at law for another in a court of record in this State, or to make it a business… |
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30-2-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Practice by Corporations or Voluntary Associations; Penalties; Limitations of Section |
It shall be unlawful for any corporation or voluntary association to practice or appear as an attorney at law for any person in any court of this State or befor… |
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30-2-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Annulment or Suspension of License for Conviction of Felony or Crime Involving Moral Turpitude |
Any court before which any attorney has been qualified, on proof being made to it that he has been convicted of any felony, or any other crime involving moral t… |
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30-2-7 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Suspension or Annulment of License for Malpractice; Appeal |
If the supreme court of appeals or any court of record of this State, except the county court, observe any malpractice therein by any attorney, or if complaint,… |
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30-2-8 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Security for Good Behavior; Contempt |
Nothing in the preceding section shall affect the right of any court to require from an attorney therein security for his good behavior, or to fine him for a co… |
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30-2-9 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Revocation, Annulment or Suspension of License Effective Throughout the State |
Any revocation, annulment or suspension of a license to practice law shall operate and be effective throughout the State. |
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30-2-10 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Clerk and Sheriff or Their Deputies Not to Act as Attorneys |
If any clerk, sheriff, or any deputy of either, or any person interested in the profits of any such office, shall act as attorney at law in any case in any cour… |
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30-2-11 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Liability of Attorney to Client for Neglect of Duty |
Every attorney at law shall be liable to his client for any damages sustained by the client by the neglect of his duty as such attorney. |
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30-2-12 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Liability of Attorney or Agent for Loss of Debt or Money |
If any attorney at law or agent shall, by his negligence or improper conduct, lose any debt or other money of his client, he shall be charged with the principal… |
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30-2-13 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Liability of Attorney for Failure to Pay Over Moneys Collected; Penalty |
If any attorney receive money for his client as such attorney and fail to pay the same on demand, or within six months after receipt thereof, without good and s… |
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30-2-14 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Disbarment for Such Offense |
Any attorney convicted under the next preceding section shall, in addition to the punishment therein prescribed, be disbarred from practicing as an attorney in … |
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30-2-15 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Compensation |
An attorney shall be entitled for his services as such to such sums as he may contract for with the party for whom the service is rendered; and, in the absence … |
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30-2-16 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Attorneys at Law |
Solicitation of Employment by or for Attorney in Cases of Personal Injury or Death; Limitation of Section; Penalty |
It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, either himself or by or through an agent, employee or other person acting on his behalf, to solicit in this State … |
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30-3-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
Evidence of Qualification to Practice and License Required |
Any person practicing or offering to practice medicine and surgery in this State shall be required to submit evidence that he is qualified so to practice, and s… |
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30-3-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
Who Deemed Practitioner; Limitations of Article |
The term “practice medicine and surgery,” as used in this article, shall be construed to mean the treatment of any human ailment or infirmity by any method. To … |
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30-3-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
Examination by State Public Health Council |
The state public health council shall, in addition to its other duties, examine all applicants for license to practice medicine and surgery in this State, and i… |
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30-3-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
Who Permitted to Practice Medicine and Surgery in This State; Licensing of Licensed Practitioners From Other States; Permits to Practice in Prescribed Areas |
The following persons and no others shall hereafter be permitted to practice medicine and surgery in this State: (a) All such persons as shall be legally entitl… |
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30-3-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
Examinations; Certificates; Adherents of Particular Schools or Theories of Medicine |
The public health council shall, at such times as a majority of them deem proper, hold examinations for the licensing of applicants for license to practice medi… |
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30-3-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
Refusal to Issue, Suspension or Revocation of License |
The public health council may refuse to grant a certificate of license to a person guilty of felony or gross immorality or addicted to drunkenness or the habitu… |
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30-3-7 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
Fees |
The public health council shall be entitled to charge and collect the following fees, in addition to those provided in article one of this chapter: For granting… |
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30-3-8 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
Division of Fees by Physicians or Surgeons; Penalties; Revocation of Certificate |
It shall be unlawful for any physician or surgeon in this State, directly or indirectly, to divide, or agree to divide, any fee or compensation of any sort what… |
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30-3-9 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
Practicing Without License; Other Offenses; Penalties |
Any person who shall practice or attempt to practice medicine and surgery in this State without first having been licensed for that purpose as herein provided, … |
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30-3-10 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Physicians and Surgeons |
False Diploma of Graduation From Medical School; Penalty |
Whoever shall make, issue or publish for the purpose of sale, barter or gift, a certificate, diploma or other writing or document falsely representing the holde… |
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30-4-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Evidence of Qualification to Practice and License Required |
Any person practicing or offering to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this State shall be required to submit evidence that he is qualified so to practice… |
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30-4-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Who Deemed Practitioner of Dentistry; Limitations of Article |
Any person shall be regarded as practicing dentistry within the meaning of this article, who shall diagnose or profess to diagnose, or treat or profess to treat… |
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30-4-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Who Deemed Practitioner of Dental Hygiene |
Any person other than a regularly licensed dentist shall be said to be practicing dental hygiene within the meaning of this article, who shall remove deposits, … |
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30-4-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Board of Dental Examiners |
There shall be a state board of dental examiners, known as the “West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners,” which shall consist of five practicing dentists, who s… |
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30-4-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
License Required as Prerequisite to Practice of Dentistry; Exceptions; Temporary Licenses |
No person shall practice or offer to practice dentistry in this State without first applying for and obtaining a license for such purpose from the West Virginia… |
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30-4-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Qualifications of Applicant for License; Examination |
An applicant for a license shall be of good moral character, at least twenty-one years of age at the time of making the application, and the application shall b… |
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30-4-7 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Refusal to Issue, Suspension or Revocation of License; Grounds |
The state board of dental examiners may refuse to issue a license, or may suspend or revoke the same, for any of the following causes: The presentation to the b… |
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30-4-8 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Issuance of Licenses to Dentists From Other States |
The board may, at its discretion, after an oral or clinical examination, issue a license to practice dentistry to a legal and ethical practitioner of dentistry … |
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30-4-9 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Certificates for Licensed Dentists of This State Who Desire to Move to Other States |
Any one who is a legal and competent practitioner of dentistry in this State, of good moral character, and known to the board of dental examiners as such, who s… |
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30-4-10 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Fees for Licenses and Certificates Issued Under the Provisions of the Two Preceding Sections |
The fee for issuing the license to a legal practitioner from another state, as provided in section eight of this article, shall be fifty dollars, and the fee fo… |
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30-4-11 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Right of Dentist to Prescribe Drugs and Perform Surgical Operations; Prescriptions |
A dentist or dental surgeon shall have the same rights to prescribe drugs or medicines, perform such surgical operations, administer general or local anaestheti… |
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30-4-12 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Practice of Dentistry Under Trade Name or Firm Name |
No person shall practice, or offer or undertake to practice, dentistry under any firm name or trade name, or under any name other than his own true name: Provid… |
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30-4-13 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Dental Hygienists; Permitted Operations; Revocation of Licenses |
Any licensed dentist may employ assistants who shall be known as dental hygienists. Such dental hygienists may remove the lime deposits, accretions and stains f… |
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30-4-14 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Prerequisites to Practice of Dental Hygiene |
No person, who has not heretofore been licensed as a dental hygienist in this State, shall practice as a dental hygienist in this State until he has passed an e… |
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30-4-15 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Nature of Examination |
The examination of an applicant for a license to practice dental hygiene shall be both practical and theoretical, as follows:
(a) Practical examination: Each a… |
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30-4-16 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Dental Hygienists From Other States Who Desire to Practice in This State; Qualifications |
The board of dental examiners may, at its discretion, without the examination herein provided, issue a license to practice dental hygiene to any applicant there… |
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30-4-17 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Filing Diploma or License of Another or Forged Affidavit; Penalty |
Any applicant for license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene who shall file or attempt to file as his own the diploma or license of another, or a forged af… |
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30-4-18 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Dentists and Dental Hygienists |
Practicing Dentistry or Dental Hygiene Without Complying With Provisions of This Article; Penalty |
Any person who shall practice or offer to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this State without first having complied with the provisions of this article, … |
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30-5-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Pharmacists and Assistant Pharmacists |
When Registered Pharmacist Required; Special Provision for Villages of Not More Than Five Hundred Inhabitants; Person Not a Registered Pharmacist or Assistant Pharmacist Not to Compound Prescriptions or Dispense Poisons or Narcotics; Exception |
It shall be unlawful for any person not a registered pharmacist within the meaning of this article, who does not employ a registered pharmacist within the meani… |
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30-5-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Pharmacists and Assistant Pharmacists |
Use of Titles “Pharmacist” or “Assistant Pharmacist,” “Drug Store” or “Drugs.” |
It shall be unlawful for any person not legally registered as a pharmacist, unless he has in his employ a registered pharmacist, to take, use or exhibit the tit… |
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30-5-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Pharmacists and Assistant Pharmacists |
Board of Pharmacy |
There shall be a state board of pharmacy, known as the “West Virginia Board of Pharmacy,” which shall consist of five practicing pharmacists, who shall be appoi… |
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30-5-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Pharmacists and Assistant Pharmacists |
Qualifications of Applicant for Registration as Pharmacist or Assistant Pharmacist; Certificates of Registration |
In order to be registered as a pharmacist within the meaning of this article, an applicant shall be a citizen of the United States, not less than twenty-one yea… |
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30-5-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Pharmacists and Assistant Pharmacists |
Registration of Pharmacists and Assistant Pharmacists From Other States; Temporary Permits |
The board of pharmacy may register and admit to practice as pharmacists or assistant pharmacists in this State, without examination, such persons as have been l… |
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30-5-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
Pharmacists and Assistant Pharmacists |
Refusal to Issue, Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Registration |
The state board of pharmacy shall refuse to issue a certificate of registration to a person guilty of felony or gross immorality, or addicted to drunkenness or … |
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