W. Va. Code § 15-3D-8: Filing a false missing persons complaint; criminal penalties.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.
- ARTICLE 3D. WEST VIRGINIA'S MISSING PERSON'S ACT.
A person who knowingly and willfully files a false missing persons complaint is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200, or confined in jail for five days, or both fined and confined.
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