West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 5. Crimes Against Public Justice

§61-5-1. Perjury and Subornation of Perjury Defined - (a) Any person who is under an oath or affirmation...

§61-5-2. False Swearing Defined - To wilfully swear falsely, under oath or affirmation lawfully administered,...

§61-5-3. Penalties for Perjury, Subordination of Perjury, and False Swearing - A person convicted of perjury or subordination of perjury shall...

§61-5-4. Bribery or Attempted Bribery; Penalty - If any person shall bribe, by directly or indirectly giving...

§61-5-5. Demanding or Receiving Bribes; Penalty - Any executive, legislative, judicial or ministerial officer, or member of...

§61-5-6. Receiving Bribe by Officer in Delay of Service of Process; Penalty - If any officer authorized to serve legal process receive any...

§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 - Any person who gives or offers, directly or through any...

§61-5-8. Aiding Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Adults and Juveniles in Custody or Confinement; Penalties - (a) Where any adult or juvenile is lawfully detained in...

§61-5-9. Permitting Escape; Refusal of Custody of Prisoner; Penalties - If a jailer or other officer, or private correctional officer...

§61-5-10. Persons in Custody of Institutions or Officers - Whoever escapes or attempts to escape by any means from...

§61-5-11. Escapes and Aiding in Escapes; Terms of Confinement in Addition to Previous Sentence - The terms of confinement specified in section eleven, article four,...

§61-5-12. Escapes From, and Other Offenses Relating To, State Benevolent and Correctional Institution, or Private Prison or Mental Health Facilities; Penalties - Except where otherwise provided, whoever abducts any person who is...

§61-5-12a. Escape From Custody of the Commissioner of Corrections - Any person who escapes from the custody of the commissioner...

§61-5-12b. Escape From Custody of the Director of Juvenile Services - (a) Any person, under the age of 18 years of...

§61-5-13. Refusal of Officer to Make, or Delay in Making, Arrest; Penalty - If any officer wilfully and corruptly refuse to execute any...

§61-5-14. Refusal of Person to Aid Officer; Penalty - If any person shall, on being required by any sheriff...

§61-5-15. Refusal of Person to Execute Order of Arrest by Justice; Penalty - If any person, being required by a justice, on view...

§61-5-16. Refusal of Officer to Execute Act or Process of Legislature or Order of Governor; Penalty - Any officer of this state whose duty it is to...

§61-5-17. Obstructing Officer; Fleeing From Officer; Making False Statements to Officer; Interfering With Emergency Communications; Penalties; Definitions - (a) A person who by threats, menaces, acts, or otherwise...

§61-5-18. Officer Not Liable for Act Done Under Statute or Executive Order Afterward Declared Unconstitutional - No officer in the lawful exercise or discharge of his...

§61-5-19. Compounding Offenses and Misprision; Penalties - If any person, knowing of the commission of an offense,...

§61-5-20. Exacting Excessive Fees; Penalty - If any officer, for performing an official duty for which...

§61-5-21. Issuing Fraudulent Fee Bills; Penalty - If any person authorized by law to charge fees for...

§61-5-22. Alteration, Concealment or Destruction of Public Record by Officer; Penalty - If any clerk of a court, or other public officer,...

§61-5-23. Larceny, Concealment or Destruction of Public Record by Person Not Officer; Penalty - If any person, other than an officer in lawful charge...

§61-5-24. Corrupt Summoning of Jurors to Find Biased Verdict; Penalty - A sheriff or other officer who, corruptly, or through favor...

§61-5-25. Procuring the Summoning of Biased Juror by Party Other Than Officer; Penalty - If any person shall procure or attempt to procure a...

§61-5-25a. Discrimination Against Employee Summoned for Jury Duty; Penalty - It is unlawful for any person to terminate or threaten...

§61-5-26. Contempt of Court; What Constitutes Contempt; Jury Trial; Presence of Defendant - The courts and the judges thereof may issue attachment for...

§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 - (a) Definitions. — As used in this section: (1) "Fraudulent"...

§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 - (a) Definitions. -- For the purpose of this section, the...

§61-5-28. Failure to Perform Official Duties; Penalty - Any person holding any office or appointment in this state,...

§61-5-29. Failure to Meet an Obligation to Pay Support to a Minor; Penalties - (1) A person who: (a) Repeatedly and willfully fails to...