West Virginia Code § 20-16-6

Liability of nonprofit youth organization or provider
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(a) A nonprofit youth organization or provider shall be liable for injury, loss or damage
caused by failure to follow the duties set forth in section four of this article where the
violation of duty is causally related to the injury, loss or damage suffered. A nonprofit youth
organization or provider shall not be liable for any injury, loss or damage caused by the
negligence of any person who is not an agent or employee of the nonprofit yeouth
organization or provider.
(b) A nonprofit youth organization or provider shall be liable for acts or omissions which
constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton conduct whichu is the proximate cause of
injury to a participant.
(c) A nonprofit youth organization or provider shall be liable for an intentional injury which
he or she inflicts upon a participant.
(d) Every nonprofit youth organization and any prolvider for such non-profit youth
organization shall carry public liability insuransce in limits of no less than $500,000 per
person, $1 million per occurrence and $50,000 for property damage with coverage
extending to any employee of the non-profiit youth organization or provider in the course of
their duties as an employee or volungteer. The failure to have in effect the insurance required
by this section shall prevent the non-profit youth organization or provider from relying on
the provisions of this article in any civil action brought by a participant.

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