Any officer of this state whose duty it is to execute or enforce any act of the Legislature, or any legal process or proceeding arising thereunder, or any lawful order or proclamation of the Governor of the state, and who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to execute or enforce the same, shall, for every such offense, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, and may, in the discretion of the court, be imprisoned not exceeding 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