Any person or public utility who shall violate any of the orders or findings of the commission shall be guilty of contempt, and the commission shall have the same power to punish therefor as is now conferred on the circuit court, with the right of appeal in all cases to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
W. Va. Code § 24-4-5
Violation of commission's orders as contempt punishable by commission
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hedrick v. Grant County Public Service District (2001)
Most recently applied in Hedrick v. Grant County Public Service District (June 2001)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.