(a) Fines or incarceration. -- An individual who fails to comply with the relief granted in a temporary personal safety order or a final personal safety order entered pursuant to this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall:
(1) For a first offense, be fined not more than $1,000 or confined in jail not more than ninety days, or both; and
(2) For a second or subsequent offense, be fined not more than $2,500 or confined in jail not more than one year, or both.
(b) Arrest. -- A law-enforcement officer shall arrest with or without a warrant and take into custody an individual who the officer has probable cause to believe is in violation of a temporary or final personal safety order in effect at the time of the violation.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 53. Extraordinary Remedies
Article 8. Personal Safety Orders
§53-8-2. Confidentially of Proceedings
§53-8-3. Who May File; Exclusivity; Applicability of Article
§53-8-4. Petition Seeking Relief
§53-8-5. Temporary Personal Safety Orders
§53-8-6. Respondent's Opportunity to Be Heard; Notice to Respondent
§53-8-7. Personal Safety Hearing; Forms of Relief
§53-8-8. Modification and Rescission
§53-8-10. Statement Concerning Violations
§53-8-12. Priority of Petitions
§53-8-14. Service by Law Enforcement