West Virginia Code
Article 5. Crimes Against Public Justice
§61-5-14. Refusal of Person to Aid Officer; Penalty

If any person shall, on being required by any sheriff or other officer, refuse or neglect to assist him in the execution of his office in a criminal case, or in the preservation of the peace, or the apprehending or securing of any person for a breach of the peace, or in any case of escape or rescue, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than six months and be fined not exceeding $100.

Structure West Virginia Code

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

§61-5-7. Bribery of Commissioner of Court, Auditor, Justice of the Peace, Arbitrator, Umpire, Juror, or Other County Official, Either Elected or Appointed; Penalty

§61-5-8. Aiding Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Adults and Juveniles in Custody or Confinement; Penalties

§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

§61-5-12. Escapes From, and Other Offenses Relating To, State Benevolent and Correctional Institution, or Private Prison or Mental Health Facilities; Penalties

§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

§61-5-17. Obstructing Officer; Fleeing From Officer; Making False Statements to Officer; Interfering With Emergency Communications; Penalties; Definitions

§61-5-18. Officer Not Liable for Act Done Under Statute or Executive Order Afterward Declared Unconstitutional

§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

§61-5-27. Intimidation of and Retaliation Against Public Officers and Employees, Jurors, and Witnesses; Fraudulent Official Proceedings and Legal Processes Against Public Officials and Employees; Penalties

§61-5-27a. Fraudulent Official Proceedings; Causing a Public Employee or Official to File a Fraudulent Legal Process; Impersonation of a Public Official, Employee or Tribunal; Penalties

§61-5-28. Failure to Perform Official Duties; Penalty

§61-5-29. Failure to Meet an Obligation to Pay Support to a Minor; Penalties