{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-88","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-1E-88","heading":"Contempt toward officials.","body":"Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Governor or Legislature of the state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 1E. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.","PART X. PUNITIVE ARTICLES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-1E-88/","current_through":"as of 2026-10-13; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session (newest effective date 2027-07-01)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-18T03:04:09Z","sha256":"cc445bc95ea28b09c18fddba27c2af215c373ef16cad2930b46f2db82aed372e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":false,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-87","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-89"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}