# W. Va. Code § 24-1-6: Office of commission; time and place of hearings; number of commissioners required for taking action

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S6

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 24-1-6
- **Heading:** Office of commission; time and place of hearings; number of commissioners required for taking action
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 6

## Text

The general office of the commission shall be kept at the seat of government and in charge of the secretary or his or her deputy. Hearings and the taking of evidence may be had at such times and places and in such manner in each particular case as the commission may designate. If the sole purpose of the hearing is to receive public comment or protest, then not less than one commissioner is required to be present.

The concurrent judgment of two of the commissioners, when in session as the commission, shall be deemed the action of the commission, and a vacancy in the commission shall not affect the right or duty of the remaining commissioners to function as a commission.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-1 §24-1-1. Legislative purpose and policy; plan for internal reorganization; promulgation of plan as rule; cooperation with Joint Committee on Government and Finance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-1A §24-1-1a. Supplemental rule for reorganization; certain reports to be made to the Legislature; filing of such rule and reports and the procedure therefor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S1A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-1B §24-1-1b. Supplemental rule for reorganization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S1B.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-1C §24-1-1c. Legislative findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S1C.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-1D §24-1-1d. Additional Legislative findings related to the coal industry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S1D.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-2 §24-1-2. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-3 §24-1-3. Commission continued; membership; chairman; compensation; quorum.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-4 §24-1-4. Appointment, duties and compensation of secretary and other employees; hearings generally; public comment; outside employment by certain employees prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-5 §24-1-5. Seal to be adopted; collection and disposition of fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-6 §24-1-6. Office of commission; time and place of hearings; number of commissioners required for taking action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-7 §24-1-7. Rules of procedure; commission not bound by rules of evidence or pleadings; inscription on, use of and judicial notice of seal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-8 §24-1-8. Legal counsel for the commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 24-1-9 §24-1-9. Recommended decision by hearing commissioner, hearing examiner or panel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C24_A1_S9.md)

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