{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1f-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-1F-9","heading":"General penalty; jurisdiction under article.","body":"A person convicted of a crime declared by this article to be a misdemeanor shall, unless otherwise provided, be punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both. Any circuit, intermediate, criminal court, or justice of the peace shall have jurisdiction over offenses enumerated in this article.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 1F. PRIVILEGES AND PROHIBITIONS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-1F-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:40Z","sha256":"04ff60a39fba734b989a8bf900db4d9a4ebdd59c6b8a9e5cb29f8b46c2cead29","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1f-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1f-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}