{"id":"DUT-WV-001","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)","authority":"W. Va. Code § 16-3-1","instrument":"W. Va. Code § 16-3-1","title":"State Director of Health authority to quarantine and to enforce regulations; State Board of Health authority to issue regulations to control infectious or contagious diseases","dateIssued":"2026-09-29","effective":"In force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3","end":"standing","startDate":"2026-09-29","endDate":"","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","GATH","CLOSE"],"addressees":["persons generally; owners and operators of any \u0027factory... or other place whatsoever\u0027 and of private property subject to entry and inspection"],"clause":"The state director of health is empowered to establish and strictly maintain quarantine at such places as he may deem proper and forbid and prevent the assembling of the people in any place, when... the public health and safety so demand,... and... shall have the power to enforce these regulations by detention and arrest, if necessary.","enforcement":"Enforcement \u0027by detention and arrest\u0027; violation of the Bureau\u0027s rules or orders punishable under W. Va. Code § 16-1-18 (fine of $50 to $500; Ex. DUT-WV-007) and 64 C.S.R. 7 § 24.1 (misdemeanor, each violation a separate offense; Ex. DUT-WV-015)","functions":[],"notes":"Submission by every person and every place to State quarantine, to prohibitions on assembling \u0027in any place,\u0027 and to the Board of Health\u0027s disease-control rules, enforceable \u0027by detention and arrest,\u0027 with the director empowered \u0027to enter into any town, city, factory, railroad train, steamboat or other place whatsoever\u0027 to inspect \u0027sanitary and hygienic conditions\u0027 and to \u0027take charge of any epidemic.\u0027 Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).","sourceUrl":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/16-3-1/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":44439,"grade":"primary","character":"statutory_authority","description":"","collection":"DUT-WV","url":"/library/DUT-WV-001","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WV-001","citation":"West Virginia Legislature (codified statute), W. Va. Code § 16-3-1 (standing) (Ex. DUT-WV-001)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["DUT-WV-006","DUT-WV-015","DUT-WV-007","DUT-WV-002","DUT-WV-004","DUT-WV-005","DUT-WV-009","DUT-WV-011","DUT-WV-012"]}