Whoever escapes or attempts to escape by any means from the custody of a county sheriff, the director of the Regional Jail Authority, an authorized representative of said persons, a law-enforcement officer, probation officer, employee of the Division of Corrections, court bailiff, or from any institution, facility, or any alternative sentence confinement, by which he or she is lawfully confined, if the custody or confinement is by virtue of a charge or conviction for a felony, is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a correctional facility for not more than five years; and if the custody or confinement is by virtue of a charge or conviction for a misdemeanor, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be confined in a county or regional jail for not more than one year.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 5. Crimes Against Public Justice
§61-5-1. Perjury and Subornation of Perjury Defined
§61-5-2. False Swearing Defined
§61-5-3. Penalties for Perjury, Subordination of Perjury, and False Swearing
§61-5-4. Bribery or Attempted Bribery; Penalty
§61-5-5. Demanding or Receiving Bribes; Penalty
§61-5-6. Receiving Bribe by Officer in Delay of Service of Process; Penalty
§61-5-9. Permitting Escape; Refusal of Custody of Prisoner; Penalties
§61-5-10. Persons in Custody of Institutions or Officers
§61-5-11. Escapes and Aiding in Escapes; Terms of Confinement in Addition to Previous Sentence
§61-5-12a. Escape From Custody of the Commissioner of Corrections
§61-5-12b. Escape From Custody of the Director of Juvenile Services
§61-5-13. Refusal of Officer to Make, or Delay in Making, Arrest; Penalty
§61-5-14. Refusal of Person to Aid Officer; Penalty
§61-5-15. Refusal of Person to Execute Order of Arrest by Justice; Penalty
§61-5-16. Refusal of Officer to Execute Act or Process of Legislature or Order of Governor; Penalty
§61-5-19. Compounding Offenses and Misprision; Penalties
§61-5-20. Exacting Excessive Fees; Penalty
§61-5-21. Issuing Fraudulent Fee Bills; Penalty
§61-5-22. Alteration, Concealment or Destruction of Public Record by Officer; Penalty
§61-5-23. Larceny, Concealment or Destruction of Public Record by Person Not Officer; Penalty
§61-5-24. Corrupt Summoning of Jurors to Find Biased Verdict; Penalty
§61-5-25. Procuring the Summoning of Biased Juror by Party Other Than Officer; Penalty
§61-5-25a. Discrimination Against Employee Summoned for Jury Duty; Penalty
§61-5-26. Contempt of Court; What Constitutes Contempt; Jury Trial; Presence of Defendant
§61-5-28. Failure to Perform Official Duties; Penalty
§61-5-29. Failure to Meet an Obligation to Pay Support to a Minor; Penalties