§60-3A-10c. Criminal penalties for unlawful inducement.
(a) Any person who gives another person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from bidding for a retail license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commissioner of not more than one million dollars.

(b) Any person who gives a person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from operating an outlet authorized under a retail license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commissioner of not more than one million dollars.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session