2016 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE
ARTICLE 2. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN.
§49-2-112. Family homes; approval of incorporation by Secretary of State; approval of articles of incorporation.
(a) Before issuing a charter for the incorporation of any organization having as its purpose the receipt of children for care or for placement in family homes, the Secretary of State shall provide a copy of the petition, together with any other information in his or her possession pertaining to the proposed corporation, to the secretary, and no charter for a corporation may be issued unless the secretary shall first certify to the Secretary of State that it has investigated the need for the services proposed and the merits of the proposed charitable corporation and recommends the issuance thereof; applications for amendments of any existing charter shall be similarly referred and shall be granted only upon similar approval.
(b) A child welfare agency may not be incorporated in this state unless the articles of incorporation have first been examined and approved by the secretary, or his or her designee. Proposed amendments to articles of incorporation shall be subject to the examination and approval of the secretary, or his or her designee.
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