West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 77 - Human Rights Commission
Title 77 - LEGISLATIVE RULE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Series 77-02 - Rules of Practice and Procedure Before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Section 77-2-12 - General Investigations

12.1. The Commission may, at its discretion and in accord with the power conferred upon it by the Act, conduct such general investigations and hearings into problems of discrimination as it deems necessary or desirable and may study and report upon the problems of the effect of discrimination on any field of human relationships.

12.2. In pursuing its functions authorized by the Act and by this section, the Commission may exercise its full powers of discovery as set forth in the Act and in these regulations.