In addition to other rule-making requirements imposed by law and except to the extent specifically exempted by the provisions of this chapter or other applicable law, and except as provided for in article three-a of this chapter, every rule and regulation (including any amendment of or rule to repeal any other rule) shall be promulgated by an agency only in accordance with this article and shall be and remain effective only to the extent that it has been or is promulgated in accordance with this article.
W. Va. Code § 29A-3-1
Rules to be promulgated only in accordance with this article
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 209 W. Va. 274 - Coordinating Council for Independent Living, Inc. v. Palmer (2001)
Most recently applied in W. Va. Racing Commission v. Lawrence Reynolds (November 2015)
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