(a) Any person eighteen years of age or older who knowingly causes or permits a minor to be present in a location where methamphetamine is manufactured or attempted to be manufactured is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than two nor more than ten years, fined not more than $10,000, or both.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any person eighteen years of age or older who knowingly causes or permits a minor to be present in a location where methamphetamine is manufactured or attempted to be manufactured and the child thereby suffers serious bodily injury is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than three nor more than fifteen years, fined not more than $25,000, or both imprisoned and fined.
(c) As used in subsection (b) of this section, “serious bodily injury” shall have the same meaning as this term is defined in section one, article eight-b, chapter sixty-one of this code.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 60A. Uniform Controlled Substances Act
Article 10. Methamphetamine Laboratory Eradication Act
§60A-10-5. Restrictions on the Sale, Transfer or Delivery of Certain Drug Products; Penalties
§60A-10-6. Registration to Sell, Manufacture or Distribute Products; Rule-Making Authority
§60A-10-7. Restricted Products; Rule-Making Authority
§60A-10-8. Reporting Requirements; Confidentiality
§60A-10-10. Authority of the Superintendent of the State Police to Leverage Grant Funds
§60A-10-12. Exposure of Children to Methamphetamine Manufacturing; Penalties
§60A-10-13. Exposure of First Responders to Manufacture Methamphetamine; Penalties
§60A-10-14. Illegal Storage of Anhydrous Ammonia; Exceptions