West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 8D. Child Abuse

§61-8D-1. Definitions - In this article, unless a different meaning is plainly required:...

§61-8D-1a. Emmaleigh’s Law - The amendments made to this article during the 2017 legislative...

§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 - (a) If any parent, guardian or custodian shall maliciously and...

§61-8D-2a. Death of a Child by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian or Other Person by Child Abuse; Criminal Penalties - (a) If any parent, guardian or custodian maliciously and intentionally...

§61-8D-3. Child Abuse Resulting in Injury; Child Abuse Creating Risk of Injury; Criminal Penalties - (a) If any parent, guardian or custodian shall abuse a...

§61-8D-3a. Female Genital Mutilation; Penalties; Definitions - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

§61-8D-4. Child Neglect Resulting in Injury; Child Neglect Creating Risk of Injury; Criminal Penalties - (a) If a parent, guardian or custodian neglects a child...

§61-8D-4a. Child Neglect Resulting in Death; Criminal Penalties - (a) If any parent, guardian or custodian shall neglect a...

§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... - (a) In addition to any other offenses set forth in...

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 Verbal Abuse of Noncommunicative Child; Penalties - [Repealed.]

§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 - Any parent, guardian or custodian who, with knowledge, sends or...

§61-8D-7. Presentation of False Information Regarding Child's Injuries; Penalty - Any person who presents false information concerning acts or conduct...

§61-8D-8. Testimony of Husband and Wife - Husband and wife are competent witnesses in any proceeding under...

§61-8D-9. Convictions for Offenses Against Children - In any case where a person is convicted of a...

§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 - (a) Any person eighteen years of age or older who...