2005 West Virginia Code - §48-12-118. — Failure of employer to comply with medical insurance coverage; penalties.

§48-12-118. Failure of employer to comply with medical insurance coverage; penalties.

For the failure of any employer, multiemployer trust or employee's union to comply with the requirements of this article the bureau for child support enforcement may assess a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the employer, multiemployer trust or the employee's union wilfully failed to comply with the provisions of this article the employer, multiemployer trust or employee's union shall be found guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.