West Virginia Code § 49-4-723

Discrimination prohibited; penalties; damages
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(a) No individual, firm, corporation or other entity may discriminate against any person in
any manner due to that person's prior involvement in a proceeding under this article if that
person's records have been expunged pursuant to this article. This includes, but is not
limited to, discrimination relating to employment, housing, education, obtaining credit, and
contractual rights. e
(b) Any person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or confined in jail for not more than six
months, or both fined and confined. Additionally, a person who vuiolates this section is liable
to the person who has been discriminated against for damages in the amount of $300 or the
actual amount of damages, whichever is greater. t

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