No officer in the lawful exercise or discharge of his official duty under any act of the Legislature, or any order or proclamation of the Governor of this state, shall be held personally responsible therefor in any action, suit, prosecution or proceeding, civil or criminal, by reason of such act, order or proclamation being afterwards adjudged by any court of this state to be unconstitutional. Nor shall his official bond be liable in any civil proceeding therefor.
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