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2015 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.
- §61-5-7. Bribery of commissioner of court, auditor, justice of the peace, arbitrator, umpire, juror, or other county official, either elected or appointed; penalty.
- §61-5-8. Aiding escape and other offenses relating to adults and juveniles in custody or confinement; penalties.
- §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.
- §61-5-12. Escapes from, and other offenses relating to, state benevolent and correctional institution, or private prison or mental health facilities; penalties.
- §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.
- §61-5-17. Obstructing officer; fleeing from officer; making false statements to officer; interfering with emergency communications; penalties; definitions.
- §61-5-18. Officer not liable for act done under statute or executive order afterward declared unconstitutional.
- §61-5-19. Compounding offenses and misprison; 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.
- §61-5-27. Intimidation of and retaliation against public officers and employees, jurors and witnesses; fraudulent official proceedings and legal processes against public officials and employees; penalties.
- §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.
- §61-5-28. Failure to perform official duties; penalty.
- §61-5-29. Failure to meet an obligation to pay support to a minor; penalties.
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