West Virginia Code
Article 4. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
§16-4-26. Offenses Generally; Penalties; Jurisdiction of Justices; Complaints

Any person violating any provision of this article, where no other punishment is provided, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than $100, and may in addition thereto, at the discretion of the judge or justice trying the case, be imprisoned in jail for a period of not to exceed thirty days.
Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction to try and determine all offenses arising under any provision of this article. Any citizen of the state may make complaint before a justice of any offense hereunder, and all proceedings shall be in the name of the state, and security for costs shall not be required, nor shall costs be adjudged against complainant unless it appears that no reasonable grounds for making complaint existed, and only then when it is made to appear that complainant acted in bad faith.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 16. Public Health

Article 4. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

§16-4-1. Diseases Designated as Sexually Transmitted

§16-4-2. Investigations by Local Health Officers

§16-4-3. Medical Clinics and Detention Houses

§16-4-4. Evidence of Infection

§16-4-5. Examination of Convicts; Liability for Expenses

§16-4-6. Reports by Physicians

§16-4-7. False Report or Information

§16-4-8. Blanks and Fees for Reports

§16-4-9. Treatment

§16-4-10. Minors

§16-4-11. Precautions as to Exposure to Disease

§16-4-12. Persons Not Under Treatment

§16-4-13. Sources of Infection

§16-4-14. Issuance of Warrant or Order as to Custody

§16-4-15. Form and Execution of Warrant

§16-4-16. Hearing on Warrant; Detention

§16-4-17. Release From Detention

§16-4-18. Employment of Infected Person

§16-4-19. Voluntary Submission to Examination and Treatment; Charges; Disposition of Money Collected

§16-4-20. Communication of Disease; Certificate

§16-4-21. Quarantine

§16-4-22. Physicians to Furnish Statement of Qualifications and Facilities for Treatment of Venereal Diseases

§16-4-23. Costs and Expenses of Enforcement; Jointly Established Places of Detention

§16-4-24. Offenses by Druggists

§16-4-25. Advertisements Concerning Venereal Disease, etc.; Penalty; Exceptions

§16-4-26. Offenses Generally; Penalties; Jurisdiction of Justices; Complaints

§16-4-27. Additional Power and Authority of Local Health Officers

§16-4-28. Detention Places

§16-4-29. Detention and Treatment

§16-4-30. Continuous Jurisdiction