West Virginia Code 30-42-20 – Nonapplicability of local ordinances; exclusive license
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After the effective date of this article no municipality, local government, or county may require any additional occupational license or other evidence of competence as a contractor from any person, firm, or corporation who or which holds a valid and current license issued pursuant to this article, as a condition precedent to permission for the performance of contractor work in such municipality, local government jurisdiction, or county.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-42-20
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.