W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-10
The Board may deny an application for registration; suspend a registration for a specific period of time; revoke or annul a registration issued by the Board; or impose a civil penalty on an architect in an amount not more than two thousand dollars for each violation, upon satisfactory proof that an applicant or architect has been convicted of a felony or is, in his or her professional capacity, engaged in conduct, practices or acts constituting professional negligence or a willful departure from accepted standards of professional conduct, or has violated the provisions of W. Va. Code § 30-1-8, W. Va. Code § 30-12-1 et seq., or the Rules of the Board. Not with standing the above, applications for initial registration for licensure involving an applicant with a prior criminal conviction shall be evaluated by the Board in accordance with the applicable provisions of W.Va. Code § 30-1-24.
W. Va. Code R. § 2-1-10