Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 142-5-1 - General1.1. Rule Designation. -- This rule is legislative.1.2. Scope. -- This legislative rule covers certain unfair or deceptive acts or practices covering home improvement transactions in West Virginia, its counties, and all political subdivisions but shall not cover new construction of single-family dwellings or rebuilding all or substantially all of an existing or preexisting single-family dwelling.1.3. Authority. -- W. Va. Code ''46A-6-103 and 46A-7-102(e)1.4. Filing Date. -- June 15, 1987.1.5. Effective Date. -- June 15, 1987.1.6. Repeal of Former Rule. -- Not applicable1.7. Penalties. -- Except as otherwise indicated, a violation of this rule constitutes a violation of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act, W. Va. Code '46A-1 et seq.1.8. Construction. -- This rule shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act, W. Va. Code '46A-1 et seq.1.9. Severability. -- If, for any reason, any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this rule or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or provisions or its application to any other person or circumstance, and to this end each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this rule is hereby declared severable.