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State Government You can find some basic facts about state government below: WV Government website WV laws - search for any topic. [Use brackets around phrases] WV state rules - search for any topic. [No marks around phrases] WV supreme court - find rulings under "Opinions," by year or subject Public utilities - read rulings of Public Service Commission Other rulings are on Google news archive. Go to Fastcase.com first to see how they abbreviate the case title. You can subscribe by the month there, but you can get each case @$5 from them through the Google link. Other sources on the Google link have other subscription plans. For example loislaw has $24/day, again not available through its own website. Other States' laws Online forms Contact your state legislators Find how they voted Some State Laws (County ordinances are below) WV law on planning & zoning, including farmland protection Some WV Court decisions on planning & zoning WV law on transfer of development rights WV law on impact fees WV law on proffers & special assessment districts (6/03) WV law on building codes WV Law on Consolidating Local Governments WV law on Annexing land into towns & cities WV Law on County Commission WV Law on Tourism Bureaus & Hotel tax WV law on removing elected officials Some WV decisions on reimbursing public officials when sued WV Laws on injunctions, mandamus WV law on open public meetings Ethics ruling on sharing info by email Ethics ruling on a few members talking outside meeting WV law on freedom of information Court restricted what local agencies may charge for copies WV law on homeowner associations WV law on liability for government & volunteer boards WV laws against altering public records: 61-5-22, 51-4-3 WV law on trespass County Ordinances Jefferson county ordinance on zoning Jefferson county ordinances on subdivisions, building permits, floodplains Jefferson county ordinances on impact fees Jefferson county ordinance on addresses Jefferson county ordinance on connecting to sewers Jefferson county ordinance prohibiting smoking in restaurants, retail stores, offices that the public goes into, & other public places, except bars & Charles Town Races/Slots, effective 10/31/03

Voting Register online to vote WV election reform League of Women Voters Write-in votes Campaign contribution$ Crimes Divorces Help children in court: CASA Going to Court Advice from WV Supreme Court Advice from Legal Aid Private info on going to court Newsletter on local lawsuits: click on News/Jefferson Some land use lawsuits by citizens Ratings of lawyers by lawyers Virtually all in this area are rated at the middle level, among 3 levels; we haven't found any in top level; one or two in bottom. Some suppress their ratings. Getting Court orders US Laws & Regulations US 4^th Circuit Appeals Court Opinions Code of Federal Regulations at Findlaw Government Cornell US Laws available these places: Findlaw Cornell House of Representatives Section numbers in Clean Water Act & US Code Protection for web publishers

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