# W. Va. Code § 8-1-9: Reporting of fraud and misappropriations of funds

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S9

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 8-1-9
- **Heading:** Reporting of fraud and misappropriations of funds
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 9

## Text

(a) Whenever a governing body for a municipality, or any of a municipality’s boards, committees, or any other entities of any kind or nature authorized in this chapter, obtains information that an employee, officer, or member of the municipality, or any of a municipality’s boards, committees, or any other entities of any kind or nature authorized in this chapter may have misappropriated funds, engaged in fraud, or otherwise violated a law relating to the public trust, the governing body for a municipality, or the municipality’s board, committee, or other entity authorized in this chapter shall timely report that information or allegation in writing to the county prosecutor’s office, the Legislature’s Commission on Special Investigations and the State Auditor.

(b) The reporting of the information under subsection (a) of this section does not prevent, relieve or replace a report to a law-enforcement agency, if appropriate or warranted.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-1 §8-1-1. Purpose and short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-2 §8-1-2. Definitions of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-3 §8-1-3. Classification of municipal corporations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-4 §8-1-4. How population determined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-5 §8-1-5. Existing status of municipalities confirmed; powers, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred by law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-5A §8-1-5a. Municipal Home Rule Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S5A.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-6 §8-1-6. Application of provisions of this chapter; inconsistent or conflicting special legislative charter provisions; amendment of special legislative charters; inconsistent or conflicting ordinance provisions; status and tenure of officers and members not affected; transactions already entered into not affected.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-7 §8-1-7. Construction of powers and authority granted.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-8 §8-1-8. References to code provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 8-1-9 §8-1-9. Reporting of fraud and misappropriations of funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C8_A1_S9.md)

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