Legislative immunity extends to legislative staff, aides or assistants working on behalf of a legislator. Inquiry is prohibited into things done as a legislator's staff member, aide or assistant which would have been legislative acts if performed by the legislator personally.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 1A. Legislative Immunity
§4-1A-1. Purpose; Legislative Findings and Declarations
§4-1A-2. Applicability of Definitions
§4-1A-3. Legislative Act Defined
§4-1A-4. Legislative Sphere Defined
§4-1A-5. Political Act Defined
§4-1A-6. Scope of Legislative Immunity Generally
§4-1A-7. Legislative Immunity in Specific Instances
§4-1A-8. Actions Taken Without Lawful Authority Are Not Immune
§4-1A-9. Political Acts Are Not Privileged
§4-1A-10. Administrative Acts Are Not Immune
§4-1A-11. Certain Offers of Proof About Legislative Activities Not Prohibited
§4-1A-12. Legislative Acts of Legislative Staff, Aides or Assistants
§4-1A-13. Legislative Immunity From Ultimate Relief
§4-1A-14. Testimonial Immunity
§4-1A-15. Right to Interlocutory Appeal
§4-1A-16. Common Law Regarding Legislative Immunity Not Affected by the Enactment of This Article