The director shall be charged with the duty and responsibility of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and to this end may call upon the Attorney General, the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties, the department of public safety and all other law-enforcement officers of the state. He shall have authority to compel compliance with and to prevent violations and threatened violations of any provisions of this chapter, lawful rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, and cease and desist orders issued pursuant hereto. He may invoke the processes of any court for coercive, remedial or preventive relief by injunction, mandamus or other appropriate proceedings.
West Virginia Legal Code