West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 10. Crimes Against Public Policy

§61-10-1. Keeping or Exhibiting Gaming Table, Machine, or Device; Penalty; Seizure of Table, Machine or Device; Forfeiture of Money Used in Such Gaming - Any person who shall keep or exhibit a gaming table,...

§61-10-2. Permitting Gaming Table or Device on Premises; Penalty - If any person knowingly permit a gaming table, bank or...

§61-10-3. Unlawful to Act as Doorkeeper, Guard or Watch for Keeper of Gaming Table or Device; Penalty - If any person shall act as doorkeeper, guard or watch,...

§61-10-4. Playing or Betting at Gaming Tables and Devices; Playing or Betting on Games at Hotels and Public Places; Penalty - If any person bet or play at any such gaming...

§61-10-5. Betting on Games of Chance; Furnishing Money or Thing of Value Therefor; Penalty - If any person at any place, public or private, bet...

§61-10-6. Permitting Gaming at Hotels; Penalty - If the keeper of a hotel or tavern permit unlawful...

§61-10-7. Presumption Against Hotelkeeper - In a prosecution under the preceding section, if the gaming...

§61-10-8. Gaming at Outhouse of Hotel; Penalty - If the keeper of a hotel or tavern let or...

§61-10-9. Cheating at Gaming; Penalty - If any person playing at any game, or making a...

§61-10-10. Poolroom Defined; Selling Tickets and Chances in Lottery; Penalty - The word “poolroom,” wherever the same is used in this...

§61-10-11. Lotteries or Raffles; Penalty - If any person shall set up or promote or be...

§61-10-11a. “Policy” or “numbers”; Penalty - Any person who keeps, occupies or uses, or permits to...

§61-10-11b. Possession of “policy” or “numbers” Slips Unlawful - The possession, by any person other than a public officer...

§61-10-12. Proceeds of Lottery Forfeited to the State - All money and things of value drawn or proposed to...

§61-10-13. Associations and Companies Trading as Bank Without Authority of Law; Penalty - All members of any association or company that shall trade...

§61-10-14. Laws on Gaming, Lotteries and Unchartered Banks Remedial - All laws for suppressing gaming, lotteries and unchartered banks shall...

§61-10-15. Pecuniary Interest of County and District Officers, Teachers and School Officials in Contracts; Exceptions; Offering or Giving Compensation; Penalties - (a) It is unlawful for any member of a county...

§61-10-16. Picture or Theatrical Act Reflecting Upon Any Race or Class of Citizens; Penalty - It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or company...

§61-10-17. Lobbying on Floor of Legislature; Ejection of Lobbyist; Penalty; Jurisdiction - It shall be unlawful for any person to lobby for...

§61-10-19. Cornering Market in Foods or Other Necessities of Life; Penalty - It shall be unlawful for any person or body of...

§61-10-20. Failure of Employers to Provide Certain Benefits for Employees - (a) In addition to any other penalty or punishment otherwise...

§61-10-21. Unlawful Use of Prefix Doctor or Dr. Penalty - [Repealed].

§61-10-22. Bribery of Participants in Professional or Amateur Games and Horse Racing; Penalty - Whoever gives, promises or offers to any professional or amateur...

§61-10-23. Debt Pooling; Definition; Offenses; Penalty; Jurisdiction; Pleading and Proof - Debt pooling” shall mean the rendering in any manner of...

§61-10-30. Open Water Wells Prohibited - It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain...

§61-10-31. Conspiracy; Construction of Section; Penalties - It shall be unlawful for two or more persons to...

§61-10-32. Unlawful Contact With a Division of Corrections Employee or Member of the Parole Board; Penalty - (a) It shall be unlawful for a former inmate of...

§61-10-33. Prohibition Against Selling a Pure Caffeine Product - (a) "Pure caffeine product" means a product that is comprised...

§61-10-34. Critical Infrastructure Protection Act; Prohibiting Certain Acts, Including Trespass and Conspiracy to Trespass Against Property Designated a Critical Infrastructure Facility; Criminal Penalties; and Civil Action - (a) This section may be referred to as the "West...