West Virginia Code
Article 8D. Child Abuse
§61-8D-7. Presentation of False Information Regarding Child's Injuries; Penalty

Any person who presents false information concerning acts or conduct which would constitute an offense under the provisions of this article to attending medical personnel shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, and shall be confined in the county jail not more than one year.

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West Virginia Code

Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment

Article 8D. Child Abuse

§61-8D-1. Definitions

§61-8D-1a. Emmaleigh’s Law

§61-8D-2. Murder of a Child by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian or Other Person by Refusal or Failure to Supply Necessities, or by Delivery, Administration or Ingestion of a Controlled Substance; Penalties

§61-8D-2a. Death of a Child by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian or Other Person by Child Abuse; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-3. Child Abuse Resulting in Injury; Child Abuse Creating Risk of Injury; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-3a. Female Genital Mutilation; Penalties; Definitions

§61-8D-4. Child Neglect Resulting in Injury; Child Neglect Creating Risk of Injury; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-4a. Child Neglect Resulting in Death; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-5. Sexual Abuse by a Parent, Guardian, Custodian or Person in a Position of Trust to a Child; Parent, Guardian, Custodian or Person in a Position of Trust Allowing Sexual Abuse to Be Inflicted Upon a Child; Displaying of Sex Organs by a Parent...

§61-8D-5a. Verbal Abuse of Noncommunicative Child; Penalties

§61-8D-6. Sending, Distributing, Exhibiting, Possessing, Displaying or Transporting Material by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian, Depicting a Child Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct; Penalty

§61-8D-7. Presentation of False Information Regarding Child's Injuries; Penalty

§61-8D-8. Testimony of Husband and Wife

§61-8D-9. Convictions for Offenses Against Children

§61-8D-10. Contributing to Delinquency of a Child; Penalties; Payment of Medical Costs; Proof; Court Discretion; Other Payments; Suspended Sentence; Maintenance and Care; Temporary Custody