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W. Va. Code § 50-4-2: Commencement of criminal prosecutions.
Where this section sits in the code
- CHAPTER 50. MAGISTRATE COURTS.
- ARTICLE 4. PROCEDURE BEFORE TRIAL.
Except where the provisions of this code or rule of the Supreme Court of Appeals permit the commencement of a criminal prosecution through the issuance of a citation, a criminal prosecution shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint in accordance with the requirements of rules of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
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