(a) Any person who gives another person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from bidding for a retail license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000, and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commissioner of not more than $1 million.(b) Any person who gives a person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from operating an outlet authorized under a retail license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000, and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commissioner of not more than $1 million.
West Virginia Legal Code