It shall be unlawful for two or more persons to conspire (1) to commit any offense against the state or (2) to defraud the state, the state or any county board of education, or any county or municipality of the state, if, in either case, one or more of such persons does any act to effect the object of the conspiracy.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede, limit, repeal or affect the provisions of section eight, article nine, chapter three; section two, article one, chapter five; section thirty-eight, article three, chapter five-a; section seven, article seven, chapter twenty; section sixteen, article six, chapter sixty; sections seven, eight, nine and ten, article six, chapter sixty-one; or section one, article eight, chapter sixty-two; all of this code. It shall not be a defense to any prosecution under this section thirty-one that the conduct charged or proven is also a crime under any other provision or provisions of this code or the common law.
Any person who violates the provisions of this section by conspiring to commit an offense against the state which is a felony, or by conspiring to defraud the state, the state or any county board of education, or any county or municipality of the state, shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or, in the discretion of the court, by both such imprisonment and fine. Any person who violates the provisions of this section by conspiring to commit an offense against the state which is a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by confinement in the county jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or, in the discretion of the court, by both such confinement and fine.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy
§61-10-2. Permitting Gaming Table or Device on Premises; Penalty
§61-10-5. Betting on Games of Chance; Furnishing Money or Thing of Value Therefor; Penalty
§61-10-6. Permitting Gaming at Hotels; Penalty
§61-10-7. Presumption Against Hotelkeeper
§61-10-8. Gaming at Outhouse of Hotel; Penalty
§61-10-9. Cheating at Gaming; Penalty
§61-10-10. Poolroom Defined; Selling Tickets and Chances in Lottery; Penalty
§61-10-11. Lotteries or Raffles; Penalty
§61-10-11a. “Policy” or “numbers”; Penalty
§61-10-11b. Possession of “policy” or “numbers” Slips Unlawful
§61-10-12. Proceeds of Lottery Forfeited to the State
§61-10-13. Associations and Companies Trading as Bank Without Authority of Law; Penalty
§61-10-14. Laws on Gaming, Lotteries and Unchartered Banks Remedial
§61-10-16. Picture or Theatrical Act Reflecting Upon Any Race or Class of Citizens; Penalty
§61-10-17. Lobbying on Floor of Legislature; Ejection of Lobbyist; Penalty; Jurisdiction
§61-10-19. Cornering Market in Foods or Other Necessities of Life; Penalty
§61-10-20. Failure of Employers to Provide Certain Benefits for Employees
§61-10-21. Unlawful Use of Prefix Doctor or Dr. Penalty
§61-10-22. Bribery of Participants in Professional or Amateur Games and Horse Racing; Penalty
§61-10-23. Debt Pooling; Definition; Offenses; Penalty; Jurisdiction; Pleading and Proof
§61-10-30. Open Water Wells Prohibited
§61-10-31. Conspiracy; Construction of Section; Penalties
§61-10-33. Prohibition Against Selling a Pure Caffeine Product