CHAPTER 5B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1985.

ARTICLE 12. WV FIRST SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH ACT.

§5B-12-6. Investment prohibitions

No eligible business that receives a qualified investment under the provisions of this article, or any affiliates of such eligible business, shall directly or indirectly:

(1) Own or have the right to acquire an ownership interest in a growth fund or member or affiliate of a growth fund including, but not limited to, a holder of a capital investment issued by a growth fund; or

(2) Loan to or invest in a growth fund or any member or affiliate of a growth fund including, but not limited to, a holder of capital investment issued by a growth fund, where the proceeds of such loan or investment are directly or indirectly used to fund or refinance the purchase of capital investments under this article.

Bill History For §5B-12-6