# West Virginia — Construction prompt payment act deadlines by US state — owner-to-contractor and contractor-to-subcontractor payment windows, retention release deadlines, and late-payment interest rates

For West Virginia, owner-to-gc payment deadline (days) is 60; project types covered is public; attorney fees recoverable is no; statutory citation is W. Va. Code §§ 7-5-7, 8-13-22d, and 14-3-1, verified against its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** West Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Owner-to-GC payment deadline (days):** 60 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Project types covered:** public _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Attorney fees recoverable:** no _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** W. Va. Code §§ 7-5-7, 8-13-22d, and 14-3-1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> West Virginia does not provide a prompt payment for private projects.

## Source

- https://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/west-virginia-prompt-payment-faqs/

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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