Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 48 > Article 23 > Part 7 - Prohibited Conduct

• County commission: means the county commission or tribunal in lieu thereof of every county within the State of West Virginia as provided in section nine, article nine of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia. See West Virginia Code 7-17-2
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Fire service: means an organization that provides fire prevention and fire protection to a community, the members of such an organization or the fire fighting profession as a whole. See West Virginia Code 7-17-2
• State: means a state of the United States, or the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 48-14-601